Abdul Mati Klarwein

As Yourself (Lips, again shut)

Abdul Mati Klarwein's As Yourself (Lips Again Shut) is one of his largest and most riveting original lithographs. Set against the reds of the terraced landscape and the blues of the water and sky, the heads of a man and woman face one another. Their eyes, however, are firmly shut and no form of communication passes between them. This is a surreal form of isolation, further enhanced by Mati Klarwein's addition of a thin strip of dividing masking tape and even in the manner he has written the title. Lips (again shut) adorn an easel to the upper left and add more mystery to this truly strange and melancholy image. As Yourself is printed upon sturdy wove paper and with full margins as published in New York in 1978. It is signed, dated and inscribed "Mati Klarwein - 78 - P.P. II" in pencil by Klarwein along the back of the image.

As Yourself (Lips, Again Shut)

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Abdul Mati Klarwein 'Mati Klarwein' (Hamburg, Germany, 1932 - Majorca, Spain, 2002)
#	Image	Title	Medium	Date	Edition	-
1.-		As Yourself (Lips, Again Shut) by Abdul Mati Klarwein	Original Lithograph	1978	Titled in pencil by the artist in the upper middle edge and signed, dated and inscribed, "Printer's Proof 1", in pencil by Mati Klarwein along the lower left margin.	Sold
2.-		Beautiful Beast (Bather) by Abdul Mati Klarwein	Original Lithograph	1978	Signed, dated and inscribed "Solo Press Impression II" in pencil by Mati Klarwein along the lower left margin.	Sold
3.-		Development (Rooftops) by Abdul Mati Klarwein	Original Lithograph	1978	Signed, dated and inscribed "Printer's Proof 1" in pencil by Mati Klarwein along the lower left margin.	Sold
4.-		Way Out (Spotlight, Candles, the Guiding Light in a Maze) by Abdul Mati Klarwein	Original Lithograph	1978	Signed, dated and inscribed "Mati Klarwein - 78 - P.P. II" in pencil by the artist along the back of the image.	Sold
5.-		The Good Life (Tennis Balls) by Abdul Mati Klarwein	Original Lithograph	1978	Signed, dated and inscribed "Solo Press Impression II" in pencil by Mati Klarwein along the lower left margin.	Available
6.-		Parcellation (Undiscovered Land) by Abdul Mati Klarwein	Original Lithograph	1978	Signed, dated and inscribed "Solo Press Impression" in pencil by Mati Klarwein along the lower left margin.	Sold

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Title:	As Yourself (Lips Again Shut)
Artist:	Klarwein, Abdul Mati 'Mati Klarwein' (Hamburg, Germany, 1932 - Majorca, Spain, 2002)
Date:	1978
Medium:	Original Lithograph Printed in Color
Note:	Mati Klarwein: One of the most remarkable Surrealist artists of the twentieth century, Mati Klarwein never worked conventionally with galleries, exhibitions or with arts societies. In fact, from 1960 to 1980, he was more or less shunned by the conventional art establishment. This did not prevent Mati Klarwein from accepting commissions for paintings from such noteworthy individuals as Brigitte Bardot, Leonard Bernstein, Jackie Kennedy, Richard Gere and Michael Douglas, nor did it prevent fellow artists such as Andy Warhol proclaiming that Klarwein "was his favourite painter".
	Born in Germany in 1932, Mati Klarwein fled the country (when Hitler came to power) with his parents at age two. They settled in Palestine, now Israel. Mati Klarwein stated, "I grew up in three different cultures, the Jewish, Islamic and the Christian. These circumstances and my family's stern resistance against being part of any kind of orthodoxy has made me the outsider I am today and always have been. That is also why I took the name Abdul. " * (C. Lindstrom and P. Holmlund, "The Manic Landscape: Mati Klarwein", )
	In the early 1950's Mati Klarwein moved to Paris to study art under Fernand Leger. Leger's style, however, made little impression upon him and he began looking elsewhere for sources of inspiration, most notably in the paintings of Flemish and Italian masters and in the contemporary paintings and prints of Salvador Dali. During the following years, Mati Klarwein traveled and worked throughout the world, including visits to Tibet, India, Bali, North Africa, Turkey, Cuba and the United States.
	The year 1964 marked a pivotal point in Mati Klarwein's career. In New York, he was at work on a series of paintings to adorn the walls of the Aleph Sanctuary. One painting entitled Crucifixion caused an immediate tempest of controversy. Combining Christ's Crucifixion with a Bosch-like setting of 'earthly delights', Mati Klarwein faced charges of blasphemy and was actually attacked by an axe wielding fundamentalist.
	Yet others admired these paintings, including the musician, Carlos Santana. In 1970, Santana used one of the paintings for the cover art of the album, Abraxas. The vivid and intricate imagery found in Klarwein's art also attracted Miles Davis, who commissioned the artist to design the covers for such classic albums as Bitches Brew and Live-Evil. Since that time, such musicians as Jerry Garcia, Eric Dolphy, Mark Egan and Earth, Wind and Fire have also requested Mati Klarwein's album art.
	In recent years the art establishment has caught up with the rest of the world and recognized the unique genius of Mati Klarwein's art. In 1996 the Royal Museum of Stockholm hosted a large retrospective of the artist's paintings and prints.
	In the late 1970's, Mati Klarwein experimented with the medium of fine art lithography. Like his paintings, the lithographs are dominated by almost hallucinatory, dream-like images. About ten such lithographs were created by him. Published in 1978, As Yourself (Lips Again Shut) originates from this period. As Yourself is set against the reds of the terraced landscape and the blues of the water and sky, the heads of a man and woman face one another. Their eyes, however, are firmly shut and no form of communication passes between them. This is a surreal form of isolation, further enhanced by Mati Klarwein's addition of a thin strip of dividing masking tape and even in the manner he has written the title. Lips (again shut) adorn an easel to the upper left and add more mystery to this truly strange and melancholy image. This impression is inscribed "Printer's Proof # 1" in pencil by Mati Klarwein.
	Books by Mati Klarwein include, Milk n’ Honey: Words n’ Pictures, Harmony, New York, 1973, God Jokes: The Art of Mati Klarwein, Harmony, New York, 1976, Inscapes: Real-Estate Paintings, Harmony, New York, 1983 and Mati & the Music: 52 Record Covers 1955-2005, with text by Serge Bramly, RM Verlag SL, 2012 and others. Some good books dealing with the artist's work and psychedelic art include, Mati Klarwein is Dreaming Light by Ricardo Cortes, 2012, Collected Works 1959-1975, Raymond Martin Press, Germany 1988, and Electrical Banana - Masters of Psychedelic Art, with forward by Paul McCartney, text by Norman Hathaway and Dan Nadel, Damiani, 2012.
Edition:	Printer's Proof # 1
Size:	24 3/4 X 24 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition:	As Yourself (Lips Again Shut) is printed upon sturdy wove paper and with full margins as published in New York in 1978. Titled in pencil by the artist (upper middle edge) and Signed, dated and inscribed, "Printer's Proof 1", by him along the lower left margin. It is a fine impression and in very good condition throughout. 'As Yourself' represents an original example of Mati Klarwein' art, one of the most stirring surrealist artists of modern times.
Price:	Sold - The price is no longer available.
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