The Medial Form, 1970
“I had a special fondness for egg cartons. I liked their shape, and felt that it was a shame to throw them away after use. So I did a series of objects painting them in a variety of combinations, highlighting their geometry.”
Visual Gramophone Record, 1968
“These ‘visual songs’ were meant to be put on the record-player and watched.I used the round-table for visual effects. I hand-made 50 ‘albums’ and sold them at the farmer’s market and on the streets.”
Visual Gramophone Record, 1968
“One particularly interesting item that transcended the fine art
context in the traditional sense was the visual gramophone records
produced as part of the OHO Editions. These were essentially intermedia
works, based on a paradox typical of reism3
− gramophone records
intended for viewing. Another aspect of their significance lies in their
spiral structure, which is an intermediate stage between Matanovič’s
early paintings and his later cosmic projects. The idea was that they
would be sold in record shops as multiples at regular prices, in this
way acquiring the status of a consumerist object, freeing themselves
of the constraints of a closed art space and interacting with the viewers directly. The records were kinetic artworks of sorts, on a par with
contemporary optic and kinetic art, but deliberately unsophisticated”-Igor Španjol
Object Made from Egg Cases, 1968
“I had a special fondness for egg cartons. I liked their shape, and felt that it was a shame to throw them away after use. So I did a series of objects painting them in a variety of combinations, highlighting their geometry.”
The Fifteen Hills of Rome, 1969
“This piece was made with old umbrellas that I opened, cut off the handles, placed them on the ground and covered them with hemp.”
Object: The Worm, 1968
“I would regularly visit hardware stores to see what interesting materials
I could find there. I bought sheets of foam and the 'worm' was the
first object I created with foam. I had it at home only – I do not think
that it was ever shown publicly –, and I also put lights inside the work
so it would glow. I used UHU glue to tie pieces together.”
