Măiastra: A History of Romanian Sculpture in Twenty-Four Parts is a work of experimental fiction by visual artist Timothy Stanley. Using a combination of narrative techniques, Măiastra explores the accomplished perspective of Professor Igor Gyalakuthy, a retired art historian and widower, who is crafting a treatise on the plastic art of his homeland before time and the ravages of mental illness take him.
Măiastra is illustrated with original hand-drawings by: Ana Adam, Apparatus 22, Ana Botezatu, Corneliu Brudașcu, Megan Dominescu, Adrian Ghenie, Ion Grigorescu, Dana & Stéphane Maitec, Hortensia Mi Kafchin, Mirela Moscu, Ciprian Mureșan, OMARA Mara Oláh, Miruna Radovici, Şerban Savu, Larisa Sitar, Iulia Toma, Sabina Tupan, & Codruț Zele
It is made possible with generous support by Plastic Contemporary, with additional support by Sandwich Gallery, Eileen Mullady, & Long Road Projects
Hardcover, 180 pages
148 × 210 mm
Măiastra: A History of Romanian Sculpture in Twenty-Four Parts is a work of experimental fiction by visual artist Timothy Stanley. Using a combination of narrative techniques, Măiastra explores the accomplished perspective of Professor Igor Gyalakuthy, a retired art historian and widower, who is crafting a treatise on the plastic art of his homeland before time and the ravages of mental illness take him.
Măiastra is illustrated with original hand-drawings by: Ana Adam, Apparatus 22, Ana Botezatu, Corneliu Brudașcu, Megan Dominescu, Adrian Ghenie, Ion Grigorescu, Dana & Stéphane Maitec, Hortensia Mi Kafchin, Mirela Moscu, Ciprian Mureșan, OMARA Mara Oláh, Miruna Radovici, Şerban Savu, Larisa Sitar, Iulia Toma, Sabina Tupan, & Codruț Zele
It is made possible with generous support by Plastic Contemporary, with additional support by Sandwich Gallery, Eileen Mullady, & Long Road Projects
Hardcover, 180 pages
148 × 210 mm
