Vija Celmins: Television and Disaster, 1964–1966 Regular Merchandise the artist’s series of cadmium

the artist’s series of cadmium red drawings

Published 2014

and perceptual

” as defined by an eminent scholar and principal author Carmen Giménez

She is currently affiliated with the Center for the Technical Study of Modern Art at the Harvard Art Museums

Vija Celmins: Television and Disaster, 1964–1966 Regular Merchandise the artist’s series of cadmiumThis small, intimately scaled book is the first to concentrate on the compelling early work of Vija Celmins (b. 1938). The artist is best known for her intricate representations of ocean waves, night skies, desert floors, and spider webs. Some of her first subjects, however, were warplanes, smoking guns, and other dangers inspired by images from library books, magazines, and television. In the mid 1960s, Pop Art was making its debut on the West Coast,