Becksteiner-Rasche, Astrid: Richard Kriesche

Based on Richard Kriesche’s works from the last six decades, the book focuses on art as an interface between man and a reality that is continually updating itself. Text in English and German. The international pioneer of media art Richard Kriesche is dedicated to visual, artistic research. He bases his work on the most diverse of mediums, from painting to video art, in order to explore the revolutions in media, information, and digitization that have taken place over the last 50 years as well as their influences on our daily lives. He conceives of man, technology, the social, and the political together and in doing so develops an utterly individual perspective on our society. Based on the artist’s works from the last six decades, the publication shows how human life can be permanently shaped and informed. This book focuses on art as an interface between man and a reality that is continually updating itself—shift of time in present times. Text in English and German.