Edith Spira: Horizons 2000 - 2020

Edith Spira is an artist who works mainly with paintings and drawings. She works and lives both in Vienna and on the island Nû?tterû?y in Norway. The book concentrates on her 25 years of career. Texts by various authors highlight different aspects of the artist ́s work. Reproductions of her artworks make up the bulk of the book. In detail, Brigitte Birbaumer Borchhardt discusses the connection between painting and photography and the philosophy of the horizon in modern landscape painting; Manfred Langapproaches Edith Spiraª¡s drawings in a personal and poetic way; beginning with Spiraª¡s education and her artistic development, Tone Lyngstad Nyaas discusses the artistª¡s work in the context of the history of arts. She also relates to gender-specific aspects of Edith Spiraª¡s work and refers to Edith Spiraª¡s use of materials and colour; in her text Marjetica Potrc ́ focuses on Edith Spiraª¡s cultural heritage: in her view Edithª¡s works combine the (Jewish) non-representational tradition with a ªCentral- EuropeanªŒ storytelling. To complement these texts, the book publishes parts of a conversation between the Norwegian gallerist Kjell Strand and the artist where the working process as well as external influences like travelling, literature and other artists are discussed.