KAREL MARTENS
OASE/
APRIL 6 – 21, 2011
FACULTY GALLERY
MONASH UNIVERSITY
ART & DESIGN BUILDING
900 DANDENONG ROAD
CAULFIELD EAST VIC 3145
AUSTRALIA
TEL +61 3 9903 2882
Open Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm
Saturday 12 – 5pm
Entry is FREE
Curated by Warren Taylor
Karel Martens graduated from the Arnhem School of Art in 1961. Since then he has worked as a freelance graphic designer, specialising in typography. Alongside this, he has always made free (non-commissioned) graphic and three dimensional work.
This exhibtion focusses on Martens contribution to the graphic style of OASE, Journal for Architecture. From 1990 (Issue 28) Martens took over the art direction of the journal, often working with students from the Werkplaats Typografie – an experimental typography school he founded in 1998 with Wigger Bierma. What began as a student magazine, evolved into an international professional journal in which a reflective and critical approach to architecture, urban design and landscape architecture is the mainstay. Recently celebrating its 75th issue, the success of OASE is, in part, due to Martens refined graphic statment, often absorbing his print and typogrpahic experiments and uplholding the dialogue between graphic design and architecture.
Featuring all 56 issues of OASE designed by Martens along with printed matter from his experiemental studio practice, the exhibtion will incorpate an open studio/workshop where Martens will host sessions with students of Visual Communictaion at Monash University.
EXHIBTION LAUNCH
Wednesday April 6, 5-7pm
ARTIST TALK
Tuesday April 12, 6:30pm
Lecture Theatre G1.09
Monash University, Art & Design Building
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Photo by David Bennewith