Guerra, Antonio, book artist and author

Trazos / Sentimientos [Traces / Feelings]

Mexico: Antonio Guerra, 2024. Number 3 of 5 copies. A sumptious collection of three original erotic poems (in Spanish) illustrated with twelve engravings of nude figures of both male and female forms. According to the artist: The "text and images are closely linked ... [in this piece, I] describe the deepest human feelings, with a subtle touch of eroticism. The reader, in a game-like way, must build [their] own story with the moving nudes and the texts presented by the author."

English translations of the three poems follow:

"There is never darkness in the night
when our bodies
burning the sheets they melt
tireless fire and light."

"last night I dreamed of you...
between fire your skin and mine
burned with our humidity."

"Sink into my hummingbird flower of a thousand colors
and use your tongue to drink the honey
that causes your fluttering between my legs"

The unbound sheets including 12 linocut engravings, 3 poems, and colophon are housed in a beautifully crafted folding box. The box is covered in grey cloth with interior panels lined in floral patterned silk. The poems were hand typed on a typewriter. The small-format linocuts are printed in black ink on Hanemuhle fine art paper. Box size: 8.25 x 11.5 inches. Page Size: about 8 x 10.5 inches.

The book artist Antonio Guerra trained as an architect and also studied sculpture and graphics. In 2009 he began working in the book arts. His books are completely handmade in his workshop, either as unique pieces or in very limited series. They are impeccably produced and each one is signed and numbered. His work is found in private and public collections worldwide. ARTB/022725. Fine.

Item #37821

Price: $3,200.00