Pat Steir & John Yau Rain Pillow , 2000 Material Color lithography and encaustic Edition Size 20 Measurement 53,34 x 50,8 cm Edition 20 Hand-signed and numbered on the front Details about the frame Handgefertigter schwarz gebeizter und gewachster Holzrahmen, Außenmaße ca. 58,5 x 56 cm. Inkl. Distanzleiste und entspiegeltem Museumsglas und rückseitiger Aufhängung. The new and affordable way to buy contemporary art Strictly limited and signed art editions Limited stock From emerging talents to today’s most sought-after artists Easy and free sign-up to shop our weekly deals SIGN UP NOW Already have an account? About the Edition What came first, the image or the word? The artist Pat Steir and the Chinese-American poet John Yau blur the traces of their close collaboration in the suite of lithographs - one merges into the other. In the orange-primed work entitled "Rain Pillow," Steir applies golden pigment. It splashes like the eponymous rain when it touches the ground. In her iconic "Waterfalls," the artistic act of spilling and dripping paint simulates falling water, which simultaneously creates the image of a waterfall. In "Rain Pillow," the rain reappears in Yau's poem as tears gathering in eyes. The arrangement and content of the words reflect the rectangular shape of the cloud and rain. And “Sky’s Four Sides” also explores the relationships between the painterly gesture and the printed word. Steir and Yau show us the natural conditionality and metaphorical power of sky and horizon in a dense atmosphere. About the artists The renowned painter and conceptual artist Pat Steir (*1938) is considered a pioneer in abstract art, or in her own words: “narrative abstraction”. She has exhibited in major art institutions since the 1960s. Her works are represented in public collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Whitney Museum of American Art, as well as the Tate. John Yau (*1950) is considered one of the most important poets of his generation, is an art critic and teaches art history at the Mason Gross School of the Arts and Rutgers University. His work has received numerous awards and is permanently influenced by collaborations with artists. Latest Exhibitions (Selection) Pat Steir: Light on Water” is the name of the exhibition at Lee Ufan Arles 2024/2025. The Locks Gallery in Philadelphia presented the solo exhibition “Snow and Waterfall” with works by Pat Steir in 2023. “Pat Steir: Blue River and Rainbow Waterfalls” was the name of the 2022 debut exhibition at Hauser & Wirth. Links of Interest (Selection) Pat Steir at Hauser & Wirth Pat Steir at Galerie Thomas Schulte John Yau at Poetry Foundation John Yau über Pat Steir Discover More Art Franck Noto Swimming Circles II, 2024 Norbert Schwontkowski Roter Sand, 2009 Stefan Marx Forever Yours, 2023 Elizabeth Peyton La Bayadère, 2017 Pat Steir & John Yau Sky’s Four Sides , 2000
