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Architect John Pawson delves into all aspects of minimalism in this compact (five-by-five-inch) but thick (325-page) format. Reading Minimum is almost like sitting in a slide lecture given by a passionate professor of pared-down design. It is a picture book primarily, and Pawson's choice of images is personal and quirky. His chapter headings refer to many sources and aspects of design: Mass, Light, Structure, Ritual, Landscape, Order, Containment, Repetition, Volume, Essence, and Expression. The pictures in each section range from sculptures and paintings to landscapes to ritual objects to rooms to colonnades and piazzas, cityscapes and private homes. Pawson's selections are evocative, but not always effective. One caption reads, "The intense luminescence of Mark Rothko's painting," but the picture shown is one of Rothko's late, dark, depressed canvasses, which at three-by-five-inches seems more a smudge than a glow. Images dominate this book, but Pawson has also written an ardent introductory essay that places his selections in context. "What I look for is the excitement of empty space," he writes. "It has the capacity to bring architecture alive, just as it does a Chinese scroll painting. Emptiness allows us to see space as it is, to see architecture as it is, preventing it from being corrupted, or hidden, by the incidental debris of the paraphernalia of everyday life. It offers the space, both psychological and physical, for contemplation, and the serenity that can encourage meditative quiet and calm, without the jarring distraction of possessions." --Peggy Moorman
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From its translucent dust jacket and warm gray ink to its embossed linen cover and 145 superbly printed photographs, this elegantly designed and handsomely produced volume is presented as the bibliographic embodiment of the author's architectural philosophy. Pawson uses a photographic essay to develop a comprehensive definition of the minimalist sensibility. For the examples, he draws not only from the history of art, architecture, and design but also from the natural landscape. Each of the 11 chapters explores an aspect of design, such as mass, light, or structure. While the introductory essay serves as an argument for Pawson's own work, the captions provide thoughtful and insightful interpretations of the objects and images reproduced. His analysis of Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House, illustrated with a three-leaf gatefold, for example, provides a concise but substantive perspective on the relation of this modern monument to its site. Aspects of Minimal Architecture (Academy Editions, 1994) has a similar purpose and even includes one of Pawson's designs but does not equal this volume in breadth, graphic quality, or singularity of vision. Highly recommended for all architecture and design libraries.
Paul Glassman, Pratt Inst. Lib., New York
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
Paul Glassman, Pratt Inst. Lib., New York
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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For anyone interested in what space (not outer-space, but the space we live in) could look like if we'd but show the courage to get rid of trinkets, bric-a-brac, and other clutter, this is the perfect book. And for those who already embrace the simplicity of minimalism, this is a wonderful picture book of great minimalist spaces, and other flowing, graceful geometries. It is not a textbook or text-based lesson on minimalism, but instead a visual guide - nearly every page is a picture of a minimalist scene. The photography and the reproduction are done amazingly well, and the subjects chosen are varied and represent many forms of minimalist thinking/viewing. It's printed on great quality paper with a nice binding and cover. But, I can give it only 4 stars because, as other reviewer mentioned, Pawson adds lots of unnecessary (and unhelpful and inappropriately leading) captioning. The book is a slick little well-made art-piece itself, too.
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As a designer who surrounds herself with "things that I find compelling" as sort of religion, I found John Pawson's "minimum" an homage to the simplicity and grace that is everywhere, and is especially apparent in the finest of the modern masters. Unfortunately, Pawson chose to clutter his minimalist essay with unnecessary words in the form of individual captions, statements like "Agnes Martin's heartfelt expression of calm," describing her composition of fine horizontal line groupings against a grey tonal canvas, or "The moon on the sea at night - a picture of tranquility and calm." The work is better served when he leaves out the excessive adjectives and stays with the concrete, which is where the minimalist work truly belongs - material, light, space, line, form - such as his simple caption "Wall, ramp and stair flow into one another at Versailles." Any one of the captions on it's own would, perhaps, be fine, but page after page they become shallow and irritating, given the strength of the images. I found the introduction a bit on the trite side, as well. Pawson should follow one of his own maxims more closely -the power of silence. I would still recommend the book, however, as his choice of images is superb - and pulls from art as much as architecture, including a look at the abstraction of line made by-of all things-a stealth bomber in the sky. Best looked at as a secret treasure trove for designers and laymen alike, the images are undeniable in their economy-one of the mainstays of the poetic and the backbone of minimalism.
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This is a thought provoking book, which on the whole I recommend. I have only one complaint: the text is set in a small grey print that I find painful to read. Is this an example of good design?
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5* for the book-idea, 5* for the format, 4* for the content
it's hard not to talk to much about a book called "minimum". Previous review said exactly what is my only concern about this beautiful idea: words are in excess in that... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 18. Juni 2000 von www.delalonde.com
this visual essay is beutiful in its simplicity
if a picture is worth a thousand words this piece speeks volumes. the images are well chosen and beautifully pressented.
Am 18. Februar 1999 veröffentlicht
m i n i m u m' s .m a x i m u m .i m p a c t .
the true beauty of Pawson's quiet polemic is his restraint. remaing true to the theme, little text is offered, save a small elaboration for each image included as an appendix. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 10. Dezember 1998 von pablo_garcia@gensler.com
sublime
Pawson has put together an elegant and inspiring collection of both high modernist and simplistic images deriving from art, architecture, and our natural world. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 19. November 1998 veröffentlicht
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