Tuco III
2024. Number 3 of eight copies signed and numbered by the book artist. Number 7 of 8 copies, signed by the artist. A beautiful recent artist's book by notedArgentinian calligrapher, Marina Soria, featuring a sensory poem about cooking with her grandmother.
Accordion bound with a rainbow of hand-embroidered lines on one side and vibrant watercolor with pasted down calligraphic text (in English) on the verso. The text is digitally reproduced on hot press paper. Printed on Rives BFK paper. slides recycled with illustrations by the artist are inserted on the top of each of the eight panels. Bound in linen covers by Diego Moyano. Accompanied by a handsewn green paper pamphlet with the colophon and full text of the poem in both English and Spanish. A single bead adorns the binding of the pamphlet. The book and pamphlet fit into a handsewn fabric pouch made from an antique linen curtain with handmade lace from the artist's grandmother. The pouch has a few stains and small holes as a mark of time. In fine condition.
Text of the Poem (in English):
“The mixture crackles in the pot.
The smell rises and gets into my nostrils
and explodes in my face.
The red brilliant tomatoes
with the sparkling onions.
The evergreen parsley
chopped by skillful hands.
The shiny silver blade and
those twisted fingers due to age
are nevertheless handy
for dumping the mixture into the boiling oil.
Finally, the carrots are sliced and
chopped to form orange cubes.
All of them will take their place
in the bubbling preparation.
When there was some mix left,
Granny used to delicately put the carrots,
the tomatoes and the parsley in a glass jar,
just like the little jars
loaded with different colored earths,
souvenirs from the North of Argentina.
The preparation took its place in the fridge
waiting for the next tomato sauce.
These memories of colors, smells and
flavors will forever be named Abu
even when today the hands,
the pan and the fridge are others”
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.
Size: 8 x 3.25 inches, closed; 27 x 8 inches, open. ARTB/03/09/26. Fine.
Item #38310
Price: $1,850.00