Herbert Maier: Who We are

Herbert Maier (b. 1959) has been working on this encyclopedia, which contains over 500 watercolors, since 2009. Originally from Germany, Meierwho studied with Emilio Vedova in Salzburghas traveled to such places as Pakistan, India, Nepal, Mexico, Guatemala, Israel, Iran, and the tribal areas of West Africa. The images with which he brings back from across the globe are those that people have created of themselves and of others: faces, portraits, heads, and masks showing human culture in all its facetsfrom its beauty to its abysmal dimensions. Maiers visual library is closely linked with these encounters with other people (and their artistic and cultural testimonies). This fascinating project, with texts by Isabell Herda and Volker Bauermeister, represents a successful attempt at global thinking: it bears witness to the availability of images as well as Maiers passion for travel and collections.

Herbert Maier (n. 1959) lucreaza la aceasta enciclopedie, care contine peste 500 de acuarele, din 2009.