Bruce Conner
Bruce Conner (1933–2008) was an influential artist who emerged from the 1950s San Francisco Beat scene.
Born: 1933, McPherson, Kansas
Died: 2008, San Francisco, California
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Recognition
An American pioneer in conceptual works and experimental film, Conner has been shown in Centre Pompidou, MoMA, Museo Reina Sofia.
Intent
This book was made with the San Francisco beat poet Michael McClure. Austere in its format, binding and restricted pallet, Adventures explores the meeting of poetic and artistic imagination of ink on deluxe paper.
Composition
Fascinated by the form and the psychological power of biateral inkblot drawings, Conner creates arrays of these images. Relief plates together with handset type of the Michael McClure text creates an orderly yet provocative work.
Ceres Take
Conner's artwork has historically auctioned for six figures.
PARENT TECHNIQUE
Etching
Etching is a form of printmaking that involves creating designs on a copper plate, using an acid-resistant material like wax or resin. The artist scratches through this material to expose the metal underneath. The plate is then submerged in an acid bath, which bites into the exposed areas, creating grooves....
