{"product_id":"jan-zller-ritual-believer-9783969121467","title":"Jan Z?ller - Ritual Believer","description":"Jan Zö ller's (b. Haslach, 1992; lives and works in Karlsruhe) paintings, sculptures, and installations probe the discrepancy between economic production and the spiritual and magical dimension of art. The artist's book Ritual Believer surveys the so-called charcoal paintings series, created between 2019 and 2023. For these works, the artist paints directly in charcoal on the unprimed canvas, making it impossible to correct \" blunders.\" Another distinguishing feature is the virtual absence of color; the austerity of the compositions contrasts with Zö ller's other, often intensely colorful paintings. The motifs that are the hallmark of his oeuvre-- birds, running legs-- are complemented by writing and text. Another aspect of this shift is that the works' titles play a central part and almost figure as a creative element in their own right. For the text in the book, the artist sent the titles of the works shown to his brother, who wove them into a story. An appendix presents scanned archival materials. Notebooks and zines Zö ller produced between 2015 and 2017 provide interesting insight into how he finds his motifs and his compositional process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e DCV\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783969121467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 13.30h x 8.80w x 0.40d","brand":"Alexander Booth, Pilar Soler Montes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45351315472565,"sku":"9783969121467","price":42.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2692835e-3df3-462b-981a-156942d81d54.jpg?v=1746540974","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/jan-zller-ritual-believer-9783969121467","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}