Daim - Mirko Reisser (DAIM) 1989 - 2014

320 pages
Text(s) by Mirko Reisser
32 x 25 cm
Language: English, German
Hardcover
Publisher: Drago
2014

"The use of the name DAIM is becoming more and more complex. I perceive it as a kind of self-portrait – my entire personality has impact on the works. My development as a human being strongly corresponds to my development as an artist. [...] In this manner, one can learn something about oneself as a human being and a personality.“

The book Mirko Reisser (DAIM) 1989 – 2014 is the most extensive publication of the artist’s œuvre so far. In 1989 he realized his first works in the public space – in 2014 the artist looks back on his artistic career that spans 25 years. This book gives an all-embracing insight in the work of the artist for the first time, from the beginnings of his career that started with illegal works on the street, covering the time of his studies of fine arts in Switzerland up to the present, in which his works can mostly be seen in large scale museum presentations. This book shows the development of the works of the artist over a course of 25 years and also all important periods of his œuvre in more than 300 colour images, of which some have never been published before. Murals, canvases, sculptures, editions, graphics and the later tapings can be seen. The images furthermore grant a look behind the scenes and show production processes of some of the artworks.