THE ARTWORK
Karl Korab’s Fuenf wiener lieder brings together four etchings and one screenprint as an artist’s book. In the photograph of the open page, a small etched portrait enters into dialogue with musical notation, connecting human presence and the score’s organised rhythm.
The 1970 work invites reading through pages and successive encounters. Image, musical notation and light space retain different languages yet share the same support. The eye can pause on figurative detail or follow the page’s structure, recognising an intimate dialogue between vision and music.
The 1970 work invites reading through pages and successive encounters. Image, musical notation and light space retain different languages yet share the same support. The eye can pause on figurative detail or follow the page’s structure, recognising an intimate dialogue between vision and music.