Publisher's Synopsis
The first complete catalogue on John McCracken's work. John McCracken (Berkeley, California, 1934) is an internationally famous American artist known principally for what he defines as "blocks, slabs, columns, planks. Basic, beautiful forms, neutral forms." The starting point for such "neutral forms" is the minimalist object or primary structure such as the cube or plank. Made in plywood and then covered in fibreglass and polyester resin and lacquered in bold colours, the "neutral forms" transform into objects that knowingly bring together Minimal Art trends with the colours of the automobile industry and the idea of a mental and immaterial space. McCraken, famous mainly for these "minimalist, spiritual, enigmatic, irresistibly beautiful" sculptures and paintings was then a prominent artist on the international artistic scene in the 1970s for his Mandala cycle of paintings.
