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New York: Beatrice Coron, 1999. Hardcover. Number 3 of 3 copies. Beatrice is particularly renowned for her skills and creativity with paper cutting. She writes: "For the last 20 years, I have been exploring visual storytelling in artist books, paper cutting and public art. Collecting memories from individuals and communities, I stage narrative allegories in silhouette to create a dialogue with the viewer in playful fantasies. These visual chronicles record archetypal stories that transcend time and space. I have been fascinated by the relation of people to their space and the sense of belonging. Using papercutting where everything is cut from a single piece of Tyvek, the profusion of individual stories makes a coherent whole world."
This charming work displays Beatrice's skill in creating papercut scenes that capture the variety of human activities. In this case, her four panel papercut depicts a restaurant outing, with diners arriving at a restaurant, having their meal and wine, and happily departing after their dinner. The black papercuts are laid over white gauze paper that showcases the images. There is a title overlay preceding the panels. Bound in black paper covers with a delighful tiny place setting of silverware that is visible through a cut-out to the cover of the box in which it is housed. Covers are in black paper with a gray paper spine. In fine condition. Measures 5 x 7.75 inches closed and 5 x 32 inches open. ARTB/062024. Fine.
Item #37324
Price: $700.00