Eikon graphic press
eikon Grafik-Presse was a publishing company in Dresden that existed from 1964 to 1992 .
history
Under the direction of Rudolf Mayer (1928–2008) 55 high-quality editions of original prints were published under the title eikon graphic press at Verlag der Kunst Dresden . The spectrum of commissioned artists was particularly broad, ranging from prints from Vietnam to the modern age of the early 20th century to contemporary art from the two German states. "The eikon graphic press was a central forum for the variety of sophisticated artist graphics in the GDR, after all, a fixture in the (at least unofficial) art business."
The artist portfolios contain lithographs by Paul Mechel , Honoré Daumier or etchings by Dietrich Finndorf (first printing of the plates by the Mecklenburg artist from 1767). Rudolf Mayer worked together with Wilhelm Rudolph , Bernd Kretzschmar and Fritz Cremer , but also with the then young and progressive artists such as Eberhard Göschel , Max Uhlig , Michael Morgner and Wilhelm Müller . It can be stated that the well-known was not necessarily encouraged; rather, Mayer looked for the special, overlooked, forgotten or little-known artistic expressions. Editions were created from the bequests of Hans Theo Richter and Ernst Hassebrauk . Eastern European art also attracted attention, for example photographs and photomontages by Alexander Rodchenko , an outstanding portfolio with color lithographs by Victor S. Vilner , and etchings by Anatoli Lwowitsch Kaplan were also part of the publishing house . Rudolf Mayer particularly supported three artists, these were Hermann Glöckner , Otto Niemeyer-Holstein and HAP Grieshaber .
literature
- Rudolf Mayer (ed.): Aurora and the Eikon-Grafik-Presse Dresden 1964–1992: Documentation and review. With an article by Wolfgang Holler and an afterward by Werner Schmidt., Dresden 1999, ISBN 90-5705-135-4
- Lydia Klöppel: The eikon graphic press and avant-garde art in the GDR: Alexander Rodtschenko, Hermann Glöckner, Wilhelm Müller, Woldemar Winkler and Klaus Dennhardt, Dresden 2009
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mayer 1999 (see literature)