Yrjö Edelmann, Book. "Unwrapping Yrjö Edelmann". The luxury edition of 200 copies with a colour lithograph.
The colour lithograph, "Paper Object", stamp-signed 35/75. 239 pages. Box size 38 x 30 cm. Book size 33 x 25 cm. Printed by Göteborgstryckeriet/ByWind.
Published by Galleri GKM & Neumeister Strategic Design.
Galleri GKM
Yrjö Edelmann is a finnish/swedish visual artist born in Helsinki. Eedelmann studied at the Arts Academy in Stockholm. Early in his career, the artist was an illustrator for comicbooks and book covers. Ever since his artistic debut in his 30s, Eedelmann has worked with oil and graphics. Edelmann has, amoung other places, exhibited in New York, Tokyo, and Paris. His painting are illusionistic with a light colour scheme influenced by American photorealism. He is known for his very distinctive trompe-l'œil motifs, where his superrealistic motifs with crumbled paper, envelopes, and tissues have gained international acclaim. He made his debut in 1973.
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