Badlands. Jan Hendrix

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Here, the interweaving of perspectives a feature of his approach to the botanic world takes on the metaphysical abandon of the surroundings and goes from panoramic views to zoomedin emblematic details that turn into abstractions. The photo and engraving sequences are interspersed with an essay by Juan Manuel Bonet, who places Hendrix's career within the tradition of great artist travellers. The book also includes a story by Javier Barreiro Cavestany, in which the writer presents a narrative dialogue with the prospects he is inspired by. Lastly, a long conversation with the artist examines the different stages of his work, which is thus placed within the realm of landscaping history and the relationship between art and science.
The publication of elegant and meticulous editions has been a constant facet of the activity of Jan Hendrix (1949), a Dutch artist resident in Mexico for more than thirty years now. This book, with its series of engravings inspired by the landscape of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, makes an unmistakable contribution to his vast production. The intertwining of perspectives characteristic of his visions of the botanical universe takes on the stripped down metaphysics of the environment he portrays in Badlands, moving from the panoramic view to the close-up of emblematic details transformed into abstractions. Between these fantastical sequences of photographs and engravings is inserted an essay by art critic and writer Juan Manual Bonet, which places Hendrix’s career in the tradition of the great artist travelers. From another perspective, a fictional narration by Javier Barreiro Cavestany dialogues with the views of the landscape by which it is inspired. Finally, a long conversation with the artista looks at the different facets of his work, placing it in the context of the history of landscape painting and relationship between art and science.

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