_____ the painting.
_____ Anton Stankowski.
18th June 1906 in Gelsenkirchen to 11 December 1998 in Esslingen am Neckar. He was a German graphic designer, photographer and painter. He taught sometimes in Ulm at the College of Design. The work in graphic design for IBM, SEL usw., besonders die „funktionelle Grafik“, haben beispielhaften Charakter. In den 60ern entstand das heute legendäre „Berlin-Layout“, das visuelle Erscheinungsbild der Stadt. Anton Stankowski war von 1969 bis 1972 Vorsitzender des Ausschusses für Visuelle Gestaltung der Münchner Olympiade. 1972 trat Karl Duschek in das Grafische Atelier in Stuttgart ein, das er seit 1975 leitet. Für Anton Stankowski gab es keine Trennung zwischen freier und angewandter Kunst. Viele seiner fotografischen und malerischen Werke flossen in seine gebrauchsgrafische Arbeit ein.
"Schräge im Quadrat". 1969, Siebdruck 17x12,5 cm.
Ein breites Band durchzieht schräg die Grundeinheit. A particular rotation sequence combines 16 of these basic units to a next higher order, which is now repeated. The two triangular faces per unit are occupied with three colors constantly changing arrangement.
_____ The poem
_____ Eugene Gomringer
20th January 1925 in Cachuela Esperanza, Bolivia, the son of a Swiss father and a Bolivian . He is considered the father of concrete poetry. He studied from 1944 to 1952 National Economics and History of Art in Bern and Rome. From 1954 to 1957 he worked as a secretary by Max Bill at the College of Design in Ulm. Since 1971 he is member of the Berlin Academy of Arts. In 2000 he founded the Institute for Constructive art and concrete poetry (ICCS) to his longtime home, the Upper Franconian Rehau. His collection formed the foundation of the Museum of Concrete Art in Ingolstadt.
"The Easy Way" E. Gomringer used in his poem five different words that are repeated regularly. There is no real beginning and end of a sentence visible. The poem is variable to read.
_____ The piece of music.
_____ Philip Glass.
31st January 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland. He is an American musician and composer. It is composed Steve Reich, Terry Riley and LaMonte Young as the father of minimalist music and next to John Adams as the most important living American composer. Glass' music has more than any other living classical composers permeated the everyday world. Countless television soundtracks, commercials and advertising jingles imitate his style. His collaboration with Robert Wilson, a pioneer of multimedia is staging a musical work proves this as well as his frequent work as a film composer, just not only elitist and sophisticated art products, but also for mainstream movies like Candyman and The Truman Show .
"Mad Rush" P. Glass used in his play a few elements. His work consists of re-
repetitions and shifts of tone.
