1137999

Michael Knigin, Serigraph, Finest Hope #1137999

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Michael Knigin, Serigraph, Finest Hope #1137999
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Artist: Knigin, Michael

Title: Finest Hope

Year: 1980

Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil

Edition: 300

Paper Size: 24" x 31.5"








Michael Knigin was born in Brooklyn, New York. He did his undergraduate study at the noted Tyler School of Art at Temple University, Pa. Knigin later became director of Chiron Press, N.Y., a tine art silk-screen and lithography workshop. He has been affiliated as an associate professor at Pratt Institute for many years. Mr. Knigin's images are acclaimed internationally. Knigin intermingles a variety of images, including photo, with the purpose of making specific statements. Most often, he juxtaposes natural images with man-made works, often photographically rendering parts of the imagery for effect. The subjective content of Knigin's work illustrates his concern with specific themes: the dehumanization of mankind, the schism between modern man and nature, the appar- ent lack of concern with the "beautiful" and the "elegant" in the Mainstream of contem- porary culture.
With startling contrast, Knigin portrays the distances that have appeared in our lives between elements of nature and modern industrialized society. Always present is a profound sense of the whimsical, a touch of magic. Knigin's imagery takes us closer to our modern realities in a meld of the classical and the current, both technically and con- ceptually. The images, sometimes lyrical, other times piercing, transform the experience ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1980</td></tr>


<tr><td>Height:24</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:31.5</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Michael Knigin, Serigraph, Finest Hope</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:New York City, USA</td></tr>
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