"iz .art" : Meditative
"... The artist sums up works that he calls 'evaporations', which is the name of the creative process: Water is poured onto a primed canvas that adapts to a predetermined shape, and over the course of several weeks, the water evaporates and leaves behind circular, partially broken paint traces ...". That's how "Kunststoff" the Art Magazine for Trier, Saarbrücken (Germany) and Luxembourg described the experimental painting by Iz Maglow in 1983.
Early, symbolic Evaporations
The surface of huge amounts of acrylic paint, which spread over a monochrome canvas and force itself into a geometric shape, respond to any slight wind and perform the "process of painting".
DOUBLE CROSS
acrylic on canvas,
1981, 141 x 200 cm
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study on floor and document of development process
"Kunststoff" the art magazine for Trier, Luxembourg and Saarbrücken: wrote in 1983 about the experimental color evaporation and Iz Maglow's intentions: "... The works ... are based on a concept that contrasts the following parameters: The shape of the canvas vs. the shape filled with color water; the solid vs. liquid material; the different colors. The material's behavior and colors, as well as the reflections that it causes in the viewer, are essential to him ..."
BIG DOUBLE CROSS
acrylic on canvas,
1981, 282 x 200 cm
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BLACK AND WHITE EVAPORATION
acrylic on canvas,
1981, 138 x 100 cm
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TRIANGLE EVAPORATION
acrylic on canvas,
1981, 130 x 150 cm
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VENUS
acrylic on canvas,
1981, 69 x 43 cm
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When Early Evaporations were exhibited in the Palais Walderdorff (Trier) in 1983, the Trierer Volksfreund wrote: "... there is a lot of effort to establish the development of an independent pictorial alphabet, with which in itself contained, but also elements of reality receptive and aesthetically more advanced works are formulated – such as 'Venus' or 'New Guinea' ..."
NEW GUINEA
acrylic on canvas,
1981, 200 x 150 cm
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documentation of development process
A simple process between water and air, documented on two discs as on two earth-colored shields reminiscent of those used in New Guinea. (Inspired by dance shields from New Guinea)
FROZEN STAR
acrylic on plastic foil,
1981, 250 x 250 cm
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temporary installation Stuttgart / Germany,
team project with Detlef Weidert
documentation of development process
In the midst of an accumulation of various kinds of evaporation, a FROZEN STAR forms the center. Different materials were brought together on several carriers and wind and sound generated reflections and sound waves.
BLACK FEATHERS
pigment, acrylic on canvas,
1981, 265 x 83 cm
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Many different types of black pigments produce this gloss of "black feathers".
THREE AREA EVAPORATION
acrylic on canvas,
1981, 99 x 72 cm
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THREE AREA EVAPORATION of development process
Experimental Evaporation Paintings
Playing with forms and experimenting with materials and "containers" are the hallmarks of evaporation paintings and "post-drawings", all of which, in their own quiet way, are part of an ongoing process.
VINCENT
acrylic on canvas,
1982, 63 x 103 cm
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private collection Stuttgart / Germany
The inspiration for this colorful and structured evaporation goes back to the painting "Crows over yellow Wheat Fields" by Vincent van Gogh.
The Art Magazine for Trier, Luxembourg and Saarbrücken: Kunststoff in 1983 wrote about these experimental paintings: "... It is evident that these works too are primarily to be understood as the end products of processes. These pictures or objects are in 'full' condition lying on the ground and filled with water, a quality completely different from that on display, the color water creates a meditative calm due to the surface tension and light reflection."
EVAPORATION ON WET LACQUER
lacquer and acrylic on bast canvas,
1981, 42 x 41,5 cm
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private collection Stuttgart / Germany
WHITE CORNER
textile color and acrylic on canvas,
1981, 42 x 42 cm
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private collection Frankfurt / Germany
TOYS
acrylic on canvas and wood,
1981, 92 x 43 cm
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document of development process
SWABIA BRIEFCASE
acrylic on canvas, briefcase,
1981, 40 x 45 cm
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WAX FORMS
wax on canvas, wood,
1981, 78 x 93 cm
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CONCENTRATION
acrylic and wax on canvas, can, wood,
1981, 61 x 57 cm
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CAN CROSS
acrylic on can,
1981, 32 x 32 cm
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CAN CROSS
acrylic on can,
1981, 32 x 31 cm
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STUDY OF EVAPORATION FORMS
charcoal and chalk on paper,
1981, 42 x 59 cm
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STUDY OF EVAPORATION FORMS
charcoal and chalk on paper,
1982, 170 x 120 cm
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STUDY OF EVAPORATION FORMS
charcoal and chalk on paper,
1981, 180 x 120 cm
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STUDY OF EVAPORATION FORMS
charcoal and chalk on paper,
1981, 180 x 120 cm
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Artistically related paintings
In connection with the evaporation work, the painter examined in the early 1980s how colored materials under different influences such as soak, grease, folding, ... behave and possibly "communicate" with each other. In the 1990s, he took up a structuring related to this work with a completely different style of painting in his "Color Corners" again.
Fold, drip and bulk Studies
"Folding Art" Iz Maglow called these monochrome studies. The idea for these paintings is based on experiments with materials such as wood, textiles, paper, canvas, water against oil, acrylic, graphite and various color pigments.
SQUARE FOLDING
mixed materials on paper,
1980, 48 x 44 cm
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STUDY: SQUARE
mixed materials on paper,
1980, 42 x 29 cm
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RED CHESS
acrylic on paper,
1980, 47 x 45 cm
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STUDY: RED CHESS
mixed materials on paper,
1980, 42 x 29 cm
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HANGING FOLDING
multiple,
1980, 173 x 77 cm
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STUDY: BROWN
mixed materials on paper,
1980, 42 x 29 cm
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RED BROWN
acrylic on wood,
1980, 127 x 108 cm
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"Drop and Draw" paintings: Contrasting, glossy or dull drops, lines and shapes that dominate these studies create an illusion of depth.
BLUE
acrylic on canvas,
1980, 138 x 100 cm
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WHITE WEB
acrylic on paper,
1980, 73 x 100 cm
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RED NET
acrylic on paper,
1980, 97 x 70 cm
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BLACK
acrylic and graphite on paper,
1980, 90 x 60 cm
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RED GOES WET
acrylic on canvas,
1980, 138 x 100 cm
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In these "Soak and Pour" paintings, the paint travels in thin and thick layers through wet, dry or greasy fields. It is partially sucked into dry canvas or poured in anticipation of its evaporation.
BLACK MEETS WHITE
acrylic on canvas,
1980, 138 x 100 cm
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COLOR GRADIENT OVER GRAPHITE
graphite and acrylic on wood and gypsum,
1980, 51 x 46 cm
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EVAPORATION ONE
lack and acrylic on canvas,
1980, 70 x 64 cm
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BLUE
acrylic on canvas,
1981, 138 x 100 cm
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BROWN
acrylic on canvas,
1981, 138 x 100 cm
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Color Corners
Each color corner is different in shape and angle. With such corner paintings (or corner sculptures) Iz Maglow wanted to artistically emphasize those spatial points in which all three dimensions meet.
YELLOW-RED CORNER
acrylic on cardboard, 21 wooden sticks,
1987, 32 x 40 cm
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private collection Berlin / Germany
Spatial planning pays priority to the lower corners of our rooms. Furnishings or smaller decorations rarely refer to corners under the ceiling. "These intersections are articulated through my 'color corners.' These accents can connect or disconnect walls and ceilings, make them glow with bright colors, or just push a kiss into the corner that will make you smile for the rest of the day ..." Iz Maglow once said about his artistic color corners.
RED CORNER
acrylic on cardboard and wood,
1987, 52 x 26 cm
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private collection Berlin / Germany
SUMMER NIGHT
acrylic on cardboard,
1987, 25 x 62 cm
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private collection Berlin / Germany
YELLOW CORNER
acrylic on cardboard, 7 sticks,
1987, 47 x 30 cm
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HOT CORNER
acrylic on cardboard,
1987, 60 x 38 cm
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private collection Bonn / Germany
WATER FLIRT
acrylic on cardboard,
1987, 32 x 50 cm
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