Argentina: Marina Soria, 2022. Hardcover. 1 of 9 copies. Part of a series inspired by a visit to Monet's gardens in Giverny. Each book represents a different season in the year and a different time of day, much like Monet's famous paintings of his gardens. Silkscreen printing of poetry on Canson and Fabriano green colored papers featuring a poem in Spanish by the artist written using an experimental alphabet. Handcolored with soft pastels and embellished with a pop-up bridge and collaged papers. Binding and pop-up created by Diego Ismael. In blue paper dust jacket, which can be removed to open and display the book fully. The original Spanish as well as the English translation are printed on a paper enclosure within the box.
The English translation of Soria's poem "Monet's water lilies pond" follows:
There is something that cannot be described.
An indecipherable language.
Something that is only emotion, silence, mystery, mirage.
Where is up? Where is down? If all is reflection!
Where is life, separated by a thick layer of water lilies?
Where does the time of the seasons stop? if the music of colors and sounds Is it reality or a dream?
Original text in Spanish by the author, “El estanque de ninfeìas de Monet”
Hay algo que no se puede describir.
Un lenguaje indescifrable.
Algo que solo es emocioìn, silencio, misterio, espejismo.
Donde estaì el arriba y el abajo?, si todo se refleja!
Donde la vida, separada por una espesa capa de nenuìfares?
Doìnde se detiene el tiempo de las estaciones? si la muìsica de los colores y sonidos es infinita. Es realidad o es un sueño?
Size: 16 x 28 cm, closed.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Marina Soria is a seasoned artist and educator with degrees in Fine Arts and Graphic Design. Not content to just immerse herself in learning calligraphy at international conferences, and through courses with renown calligraphers, she studied Eastern principles of Beauty in sumi-e (Japanese painting). She distilled and blended these principles with her rich experience and background in the fine arts, typography and graphic arts, employing unique approaches and techniques. She has also dabbled in the textile arts, creating a metaphor for weaving; letters as stitches and text as if it were a textile. Her works, vibrating with a love for nature and exploding with life and color, can be found in calligraphy collections in museums, universities, and libraries in the U.S., Europe, and South America. Marina has received numerous national and international awards, and has been featured widely in calligraphic arts publications. A prolific artist, experimental calligrapher, book artist, and educator, her goal is to mingle diverse disciplines to challenge the limits of conceptual art and technique. ARTB/022024. Fine. More