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020			_a9781879985438
020			_a1879985438
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050		4	_aND979.B27 _bA4 2022
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049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aLanger, Lawrence L., _eauthor. _919409
245	1	0	_aFiguring out : _bpaintings by Samuel Bak, 2017-2022 / _cby Lawrence L. Langer and Andrew Meyers.
264		1	_aBoston, Massachusetts : _bPucker Art Publications, _c[2022]
300			_a1 online resource (136 pages) : _billustrations
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
520			_a"Those familiar with the artistic lexicon of Samuel Bak will recognize many of the symbols present in the series Figuring Out, but they will also meet and explore a new cast of characters. Human figures in many guises navigate a search for identity in the postwar world and invite the audience into a dialogue about the future of mankind. The human face appears in various states-from flesh to stone, in wooden profile, or as a gigantic monument slowly sinking into the earth-but always in some way eroded, defaced, masked, blindfolded, bandaged, or distorted. Human figures inhabit a ravaged landscape but collaboratively and resolutely drag each other out of their wounded past in their determined journey toward an uncertain future. New to Bak's drama of identity is the figure of the magician, a master of manipulation who drifts between the whimsical and the grim. With this latest body of work, Bak steadfastly proves the important role of the artist in understanding the human experience and confronting difficult episodes in the history of our time. As author Lawrence L. Langer writes: "We are beholding a mute autopsy of the human journey, invited to become artists of the imagination ourselves as the only way of joining this arduous excursion into the meaning of our current existence." In his essay, Langer demonstrates his mastery of Holocaust history and his clear understanding of Bak's visual language, deftly guiding us through the complex ambiguities of the work. He offers ways of seeing beyond mere looking, noticing and expanding upon both broad themes and seemingly inconsequential details. In his essay, art historian Andrew Meyers places Bak's figures in context with historical approaches to the genre, then thematically classifies Bak's multivalent approaches to the subject in a nuanced continuum. Together, the artist and authors of Figuring Out turn the question of "Who am I?" into a question of "Who are we?"--Preparing the viewer and reader to pick up the mantle of this inquiry"-- _cProvided by publisher
588	0		_aPrint version record.
590			_aAdded to collection customer.56279.3
600	1	0	_aBak, Samuel _xThemes, motives. _919410
600	1	7	_aBak, Samuel _2fast _1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJjMDh6pkF9ryMC4M4gqcP _919411
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700	1		_aMeyers, Andrew _c(Educator), _eauthor. _4aut _919412
700	1		_aBak, Samuel. _919411
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aLanger, Lawrence L. _tFiguring out _z9781879985421 _w(DLC) 2021062746 _w(OCoLC)1296689078
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