exhibits and represents artists working across a variety of disciplines with particular focus on contemporary book arts, works on paper, collage and assemblage. |
910 Santa Fe, #101, Denver, Colorado, USA at the north end of the 910 Arts Complex street entrance just south of Swift's Diner Open |
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Marianne DagesPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Oculus Songhandmade paper, recycled paper, linen thread, soy and rubber based inks 7.25 x 4.5 x 0.25 edition size: 16 © 2013 $180Oculus song is a meditation on the night sky and our mind’s interiors. The images evoke atmospheric phenomena and the geometry of architecture. The text is an original poem composed using an experimental technique of writing using translation software to alter the text and generate spontaneous new content. The text was handset in 12 pt Futura and letterpress printed. The imagery is letterpress and Risograph printed. Written, designed, printed, and bound by Marianne Dages, Huldra Press in 2013. 
Small Fires No. 4cotton paper, rubber based ink 15 x 11 edition size: 15 © 2013 $300Small Fires is an ongoing body of work that explores pictographic images as modes of communication. This print was created using only letterpress printed handset wood and metal type. Marianne Dages is an artist who makes books, drawings, and prints. Her work combines traditional letterpress techniques with hand-drawn and photographic imagery to create a personal and idiosyncratic dictionary of symbols and preoccupations. A skilled letterpress printer and bookbinder, she is the owner of Huldra Press Studio in the Frankford section of Philadelphia. |