The Pond / El Estanque - Summer
Argentina: Marina Soria, 2022 - 2023. Paperback. Number 1 of 20 variant copies. Part of a series inspired by 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. This book is part of "Summer." Silkscreen printing of poetry on Canson and Fabriano blue colored papers featuring a poem in Spanish by the artist written using an experimental alphabet. Handcolored with soft pastels and embellished with penciled script, which flows between the lily pads. Created from two folded papers that can be opened and rotated to create a pop-up pond scene with lily pads. Housed in a small box covered in blue colored Ingres paper with paper title label to lid, created by Diego Ismael.
English translation by the author, printed on a paper enclosure within the box:
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?
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/021925. Fine.
Item #37796
Price: $425.00