• Istoriato / Mare Blocker
Istoriato / Mare Blocker Istoriato / Mare Blocker

Istoriato / Mare Blocker

Boxed sets

FA.SA2.0756
Fine Art Collection
clamshell box: 6 x 28 x 28 cm; book: 10 leaves; 26 diameter
2001
Center for Book Arts
Mare Blocker
Sally R. Bishop Fellowship Program
artists' books, ceramics, letterpress printing, maiolica, mythology
Number 19 in an Edition of 50, signed by the artist. Iris cloth-covered, printed clamshell box that contains a round, iris cloth-covered, case bound concertina book; printed front cover. Book presents multiple color linoleum block illustrations, inspired by Greek and Roman mythology; the last page of the book represents Sally R.Bishop. Type printed on Magnani Pesciaset. This work also also includes a unique plate glazed in the style of Maiolica pottery. CBA copy contains a plate entitled, "Harpie". "The invention of the printing press changed the design of maiolica pottery. Istoriato, story painting, began when potters started to copy prints of masterworks. I have always been interested in the influence of scientific innovation over art, and how a seemingly unrelated advance in one craft can change everything in another."--[artist's statement], recto of last page.