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Michel Nedjar

animo.!

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  • © 2008

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Authors:
  1. Johann Feilacher

    1. Museum und Haus der Künstlerin Gugging, Österreich

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  • Dokumentiert die Bedeutung des Künstlers für die Art Brut und die Kunst der Gegenwart
  • Über 300 hochwertige farbige Abbildungen präsentieren das künstlerische Werk
  • Ausstellung „Michel Nedjar": Museum Gugging, 30.5.2008 bis 18.1.2009, im Kunstmuseum des Kantons Thurgau, Frühjahr 2009

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Table of contents (2 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-9
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  2. michel nedjar, wer bist du?

    • Sylvia Kummer
    Pages 10-35

  3. michel nedjar

    • Markus Landert
    Pages 36-48

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 49-207
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About this book

When Ifirst sawworks by Michel Nedjar three decades ago, Iwasdeeply touched from the start. His painting work in particular exerted a strong fascination upon me. With his bare hand and sometimes with the help of a pressing iron - in order to introduce chance - he drawsthe 'hidden' outof himself, ashe puts it. The archaic,the original reminds me ofthe roots of artistic endeavour. Roots like they could be found in tribal art thousands ofyears - and up to afew generations ago. Nedjar is a child of our time and subject to all influences. Yet his creations are not influenced by present dayartistic tendencies.He refusesany kind ofacademism. Although he does love museums and art, he still finds his models in the past. of their morbid The artist's early "dolls" took some getting used to on my part because appearance. But after a while their initially deterring effect wore off. and now they have a special place.which Itry to establish through the cover ofthe book. Ihavemet Michel Nedjaron many occasions at various exhibitions in Europeandthe USas well asin the HouseofArtists. Nedjar hasbuilt astrong connection to the Gugging Artists. andwhen JohannHauserdied,I receivedadrawing by Michel Nedjarofacrossin honourof Hauser. whom he held in great esteem. JeanDubuffet's support through early purchases, which took him to the Centre Georges Pompidou in quick succession,did nothingto change hiswork or determination.Hisriseto the arguably most important French artist alive, whose works are still considered art brut, wasfollowed by an international career in the same field.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Museum und Haus der Künstlerin Gugging, Österreich

    Johann Feilacher

About the author

Michel Nedjar. Geboren 1947 in Soisy bei Paris. Mit vierzehn Jahren verließ er die Schule, machte eine Schneiderlehre und besuchte eine Schule für Modedesign. Ausgedehnte Reisen durch Asien und Afrika folgten. 1975 entstanden aus alten Stoffen und gefundenen Materialien erste Puppen. 1979 wurde er von Jean Dubuffet entdeckt, der Arbeiten für die Collection de L’Art Brut erwarb. Hauptmotive seiner malerischen Arbeiten sind Menschen, Masken und Tiere, die einen ursprünglichen, primitivistischen Charakter haben.


Johann Feilacher studierte Medizin in Graz. Seit 1986 Leiter des Hauses der Künstler in Gugging und seit 2006 Direktor des Museums Gugging. Feilacher's eigenen bildhauerischen Arbeiten wurden in vielen Ausstellungen im In- und Ausland gezeigt.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Michel Nedjar

  • Book Subtitle: animo.!

  • Authors: Johann Feilacher

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-78712-0

  • Publisher: Springer Vienna

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Vienna 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 208

  • Number of Illustrations: 290 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Arts

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