Thoughts as Drawings
Ilan Averbuch: Thoughts as Drawings
Published by Ilan Averbuch Studio, 2021.
Softcover, perfect bound, 8.5 x 11 inches, 124 pages
First edition of 200
Ilan Averbuch: Thoughts as Drawings brings together forty years of works on paper from the sculptor Ilan Averbuch. The book comprises over 140 color reproductions of small sketches and large drawings created between 1981 and 2020. Primarily a sculptor, the artist’s drawings have taken the backstage to his monumental public installations and works for exhibition. By concentrating on them here, the publication brings them to the fore and illuminates their role in Averbuch’s artistic practice. The large drawings are tied directly to the making of a large sculpture, often a public project proposal or commission. The artist uses watercolor, graphite and charcoal to represent his primary materials: stone, steel, wood, glass, and copper. The publication showcases sketches and large drawings for proposals never before seen by the public. Drawings of completed sculptures are juxtaposed alongside unrealized proposals, creating an archive of built and unbuilt works. The publication includes an essay highlighting the artist’s process, influences, and intentions as illustrated across the temporal and geographic span of the included works.
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