KARL GERSTNER (b. 1930)

Swiss painter, designer and theorist, Gerstner as a young man was heavily influenced by the Bauhaus school, following the example of Max Bill, a former Bauhaus student working in Switzerland as an architect, designer, painter and sculptor. Gerstner first studied typography, then later began his ongoing obsession with color, forming a close friendship with the similarly inclined artist Josef Albers. Gerstner has worked in a variety of media, written numerous theoretical texts and for a time owned the influential GGK advertising agency, the largest in Switzerland. He has stated "I'm interested in how colors react on our emotions, our souls. The reality of color and the conscious experience of its effects is what I'm after."

Color Sounds

Serigraph, 31-1/2 x 31-1/4", pencil signed and numbered 110/175, unframed

From Color Sounds Portfolio III: Cycle From Light to Dark, Edition Denise Rene, circa 1969

Ref: The Spirit of Colors: The Art of Karl Gerstner, M.I.T. Press

Color Sounds

Serigraph, 31-1/2 x 31-1/4", pencil signed and numbered 110/175, framed.

From Color Sounds Portfolio III: Cycle From Light to Dark, Edition Denise Rene, circa 1969

Ref: The Spirit of Colors: The Art of Karl Gerstner, M.I.T. Press