A Rose
Rezny, Mary S.
An artist's book consisting of 7 unnumbered leaves in a single sewn signature with rose stem stick binding. Prints made from original photograms. A window cut in front cover reveals a pressed rose petal.
"Every summer day I am greeted at the back door by a blooming rose bush. No matter what kind of day I have had the rose's beauty always makes me smile. I wanted to enjoy that feeling every day of the year. I began a study of the rose's pattern by placing parts of the rose bush on photographic paper, exposing it to the sun and making a photogram. After reducing the rose to basic photographic tones, I added a small amount of paint to remind me of the color of the leaves and petals. Finally a dried element of the rose was added into the composition. This study of pattern and recognition keeps the rose alive throughout all the seasons"--Colophon.
"Each of the pages in this book is an archival printed detail from the one-of-a-kind original photogram. The cover is 90# Strathmore paper incorporating a pressed rose petal and hinged by a stem segment"--Colophon.
Title
Creator
Publisher
Date
Description
"Every summer day I am greeted at the back door by a blooming rose bush. No matter what kind of day I have had the rose's beauty always makes me smile. I wanted to enjoy that feeling every day of the year. I began a study of the rose's pattern by placing parts of the rose bush on photographic paper, exposing it to the sun and making a photogram. After reducing the rose to basic photographic tones, I added a small amount of paint to remind me of the color of the leaves and petals. Finally a dried element of the rose was added into the composition. This study of pattern and recognition keeps the rose alive throughout all the seasons"--Colophon.
"Each of the pages in this book is an archival printed detail from the one-of-a-kind original photogram. The cover is 90# Strathmore paper incorporating a pressed rose petal and hinged by a stem segment"--Colophon.
Rights
Format
Source
Files