Kowalsky, Elaine – Heart Rendering Stuff (and Other Such Stories).
(Kowalsky, Elaine) Heart Rendering Stuff (and Other Such Stories). Elaine Kowalsky in collaboration with Charles Gledhill. London. 1988. 8.75″ x 15″. Eight original color lithographs and silkscreens, drawn and printed by the artist on fabriano Rosapina Bianco paper. Bound by Charles Gledhill in multi-colored paper over boards with title in black on front cover. The book is composed of 8 separate pop-ups combining the techniques of lithography and silkscreen on the themes of love, loneliness and lust in the post-modern age. The Pop-up devices can be read chronologically by turning the pages or extended into a panorama. Dropback box. No. 6 in an edition of 12 numbered copies signed by Elaine Kowalsky. Fine.
To mark Kowalsky’s received the Henry Moore Fellowship in Printmaking; the Leeds City Art Gallery held a major exhibition of her work in 1988. Kowalsky was a Canadian artist who lived and worked in London for over 30 years. She passed away a few years ago.
Charles Gledhill is a bookbinder known for his work with book artists and as a conservator of rare books.
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