Stone Garden
Poster
1967 (made)
1967 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Sätty was born in Bremen in 1939, a city which endured heavy bombardment in WW2. Its ruins were regularly incorporated into the magic realist prints, drawings, and collages he created in great number, subverting his traumatic experiences into a surrealist imaginary world. Gravitating to San Francisco in 1961, he was fascinated by alchemy and the occult, and naturally became part of the burgeoning psychedelic scene.
In an interview of 1970 for 'Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural', he stated: "I'm also very heavily into colour-mixing, which I also consider a form of alchemy. By experimenting with new applications of colours, I think I can help to open up the subconscious. When I imprint these new combinations of colours over mystical prints, I use the big lithograph press just like a paintbrush."
This poster has various hidden illusory elements designed to be revealed only under certain colour light filters.
In an interview of 1970 for 'Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural', he stated: "I'm also very heavily into colour-mixing, which I also consider a form of alchemy. By experimenting with new applications of colours, I think I can help to open up the subconscious. When I imprint these new combinations of colours over mystical prints, I use the big lithograph press just like a paintbrush."
This poster has various hidden illusory elements designed to be revealed only under certain colour light filters.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Stone Garden (assigned by artist) |
| Brief description | Poster by Sätty (Wilfried Podriech) entitled 'Stone Garden'. USA, 1967. |
| Physical description | Colour offset poster published by East Totem West, designed to be viewed in changing coloured light. A tonal change may define a partially concealed image or it may separate a superimposed image when seen in red, green, or violet light, or when seen through colour filters. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Sätty was born in Bremen in 1939, a city which endured heavy bombardment in WW2. Its ruins were regularly incorporated into the magic realist prints, drawings, and collages he created in great number, subverting his traumatic experiences into a surrealist imaginary world. Gravitating to San Francisco in 1961, he was fascinated by alchemy and the occult, and naturally became part of the burgeoning psychedelic scene. In an interview of 1970 for 'Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural', he stated: "I'm also very heavily into colour-mixing, which I also consider a form of alchemy. By experimenting with new applications of colours, I think I can help to open up the subconscious. When I imprint these new combinations of colours over mystical prints, I use the big lithograph press just like a paintbrush." This poster has various hidden illusory elements designed to be revealed only under certain colour light filters. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.719-1970 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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