Ex Libris: History of Painting Vol. 1 (1898)
Ex Libris: History of Painting Vol. 1 (1898)
$5,000.00
Materials: book (History of Painting, 1898) found objects, images, ground glass, judas, plywood, brass hardware, stain, acrylic sheet, lamp.
Book Dimensions: 10 x 7.5 x 2in / 25 x 18.75 x 2cm
Full Installation: 48 x 30 x 12in / 120 x 75 x 30cm
2017
In these works the original text has been removed and preserved under Plexiglas. Each book then becomes a container and the remaining text becomes context for a visual daydream. The interior is viewed through a judas in the spine of the book.