Stefan Marx - Hatje Cantz

A black and white photograph of a city street corner. A large mural is painted on the side of an apartment building, featuring stylized white text on a black background that reads, A GOOD SHAPED DIAMOND IS HARD TO FIND. Pedestrians are visible on the sidewalk below.

A black-and-white two-page spread from a book. The page on the right features a large photograph of many small, rounded ceramic pots clustered together on the floor. The pots are decorated with bold, stylized, drippy white letters on a dark background. The page on the left is filled with columns of German text.

A black and white two-page spread from a book. On the left page, the words I FEEL BAD are handwritten in a simple, disjointed black script. On the right page, the words ART IS DEAD are shown in thick white letters against a black background, all heavily distorted with a wavy, liquid-like effect.

A diptych on a white background. On the left, a vertical abstract image shows a wavy, dripping black pattern over a background that gradients from pink to white. On the right, a smaller, square image shows a neon sign that glows pink and white, spelling out SUNDAAYYYSSSSS against a dark, warm-toned wall.

A page layout displaying two contrasting artworks. On the left is a graphic print with large, white, rounded letters on a textured red background. On the right is a blurry, soft-focus image in shades of blue and white, featuring the faint words BLUE SHADOW.

A two-panel image of contemporary ceramic art. On the left, a circular plate with a swirling blue glaze reads MOON LIGHT SSSS in puffy white letters. On the right, a black, hourglass-shaped vase is decorated with similar puffy, abstract letters in pink, white, and light blue.

A black and white photo of page 189 from a book, showing two artworks in a gallery setting. On the left, a large black canvas features white text distorted with a wavy, liquid effect. On the right, a smaller image shows seven individual framed artworks of ornate letters, arranged horizontally to spell out HAMBURG.

Stefan Marx

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By (artist): Stefan Marx

October 2020, 240 Pages, 100 Photos

softcover

208mm x 292mm

ISBN: 978-3-7757-4690-8

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| The Medium and the Message

The Medium and the Message Words become images—writing, drawings, designs. For around twenty years Stefan Marx has been studying script. Lines of songs, sayings, sentences, and quotations, which he then translates in his own script, his graphic writing, into paintings or drawings—two-dimensional surfaces. The poetry of the statements and the painterly quality of the execution combine to form strong works of art. Marx develops each of his pieces with great precision for the specific situation, for the individual work of art, regardless of whether it is an edition, a unique work, a house, or a small invitation card. This is the first book about his Word Paintings in their many varieties and in all media. Essays explain Marx's drawing, printmaking, and painting, as well as his unique interplay of art and pop culture, sign and life.

Over the past 20 years, STEFAN MARX (*1979 Schwalmstadt, Germany) has lent his unique handwriting to a variety of media: paper, canvas, porcelain and textiles. He publishes artists' books and zines, designs record covers for various labels, and shows his work in international exhibitions, at art book fairs and galleries. Marx lives and works in Berlin.