Author: Prinz, Ina
Title: Leon Polk Smith IM Arithmeum
Description: Bonn, Bouvier, 2001. Softcover. White card wraps with bw illus. and black lettering. 79 pp. with 37 color illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition held September 2001 to February 2002 at the Arithmeum (museum) at the University of Bonn. From the museum web site, about the artist/exhibition: "Over several screens of different shapes to draw a continuous line, overcomes the limitations and separation of images and makes them into one whole. This was founded on the basis of the polarity of two monochrome color fields compositions broach on the one hand the contrast and hard separation of the surfaces, but make the other hand, the function of each different shape and color and which thus refer to the natural and harmonious unit is also found in the universe. Leon Polk Smith, who had learned his nature-related and holistic approach of the Chickasaw Indians, so always tried to address the viewer emotionally and intellectually with individual agents to clear principles of composition in his artworks. His pictures have beyond itself. They are part of a universal idea." About the museum itself: "The Arithmeum is a modern museum which meet in a world of aesthetic environment science and art. In addition to the changing exhibitions, showing abstract geometric or constructivist art..The beginnings of the collection of mechanical calculators that applies to more than 2,000 exhibits as a world leader, date back to the 1970s. At that time mechanics was replaced by electronics; a 300-year development of complex mechanics went to an abrupt end. This prompted the founder of the collection, to collect already during his mathematics studies mechanical calculators from the very beginning in the 17th century until their technological doom." Includes an interview with the artist, a professional biography and vivid color plates. VG .

Keywords: American Artists; Leon Polk Smith; Arithmeum ; Smith, Leon Polk ; ;


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