Product Description

Our 2004 publication of Erwin Hauer Continua resurrected the extraordinary but little-known work of this Austrian-born sculptor whose designs of perforated wall screens and modular structures are symphonies of measured elegance. Now available in paperback, Erwin Hauer Continua gathers stunning photographs, drawings, and descriptions of these classic works of design.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #117713 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 108 pages

Review
...places you intimately inside each cast-stone form and then retreats to present its full, integrated application. -- I.D., June 2004

In this exquisite monograph, [Haur's] structurally innovative walls of great beauty and utility . . . are lovingly captured in quality photographs . . . . Genius. -- Samuel Carpenter, Riba Bookshops

This elegant volume...demonstrates the rich results that can emerge from disciplined experimentation with geometry. -- Architecture Magazine, May 2004

Review
"This elegant volume documenting the work of Erwin Hauer demonstrates the rich results that can emerge from disciplined experimentation with geometry. Following a geometric recipe of his own divining, Hauer was able to discover extraordinarily complex patterns that possess a large measure of depth and beauty." Architecture

About the Author
Erwin Hauer has exhibited widely in the United States and Europe and his sculptures can be found in many public and corporate collections. He continues his work as a sculptor and is Professor Emeritus at the Yale University School of Art.

Customer Reviews

The logic of form
The Greeks used the word LOGOS to refer to reasonable speech, articulated reasoning expressed in words. Our modern word LOGIC derives from this root. Erwin Hauer has, over the many years of his career as a working artist, elaborated a visible LOGOS, a logos not of words but of forms. These forms were initially realized to serve a commercial, architectural purpose -- they were built as walls or screens -- but the logic they embody will delight, or thrill, any observer who pays close attention to the display they present. One comes to suspect that this logic, and not just the commercial commision that occasioned them, is the driving force behind Hauer's investigation.

The book is designed and produced with an eye towards clarity and precision, making it totally in sympathy with the vision it presents. Anyone who enjoys seeing an idea recognized, seized, and elaborated with intense concentration will enjoy this book.

Amazing Book
If you want a book that can be used as a tool for deriving patterns and architectural forms, this is a great book to add to the library. Very innovative works.

Genius
This brilliant body of work is currently experiencing a huge resurgence. Five big stars.