William Giersbach

William H. Giersbach (* 1941 in Portland , United States ) is an American object artist .

Career

William H. Giersbach received his bachelor's degree from Cooper Union , Lower Manhattan and studied from 1967 to 1969 at the University of New Mexico , Albuquerque , where he completed his studies with a master’s degree.

Since 1969 he has been a professor of art at Williams College in Williamstown , Massachusetts . Giersbach lives and works in New York City .

He exhibited in New York, Washington and Boston and made book objects with mirrors since 1973. He was invited to documenta 6 as a participant.

Two works

• "The shadow of a book" from 1976 is a work in which a white book painted on a pane of glass casts its shadow on a real book that is in front of it and is painted over black.
• The second “metamorphosis of the book” is the workpiece “After image”, in which an open book with black pages and a green cover is painted with the image of a white book with a red cover.

Awards (selection)

• In 1976 the couple Marilyn and William Giersbach were awarded the Arts / Humanities Foundation's fellowship.

literature

• Catalog for documenta 6: Volume 3: Hand drawings, utopian design, books; Kassel, page 313, 1977 ISBN 3-920453-00-X

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Center for Book Arts William Giersbach ( Memento of 18 October 2014 Internet Archive ) accessed on 12 October 2014 (English)
2. ↑ The times record: Promotions Announced At Williams accessed on October 12, 2014 (English)
3. ↑ The Berkshire Eagle from Pittsfield, Massachusetts • Page 8 accessed on October 12, 2014 (English)