Vision of Hope

Description:	Printed in an edition of 10.Medium: Pamphlet-sewn binding, laser and inkjet printed onto collaged Sundace Text paper. The underlying text is from the Quran; Revelation of Abraham, with the overlaying text from Steven Jobs, Lord Alfred Tennyson, Jimi Hendrix, and the artist. The Revelation of Abraham was copied in English and Arabic from the website Oneummah.net, then duplex printed onto the paper. The printed pages were chopped up into 1-inch strips, woven and pasted back together again, creating a random surface. The woven text sheets were white-washed to obliterate more of the text. Then gradient images with text were then inkjet printed onto the surfaces of the new paper. The result is a remix of ancient dogma, with a hope for a peaceful new understanding.I work with a diverse assortment of old and new materials to creatively communicate personal interests and resolve internal conflicts. My intent is to visually integrate and express universal relationship with earth, spirit and humanity, while inspiring viewers to consider their own connection to these themes. In my studio, youll find flat files and cabinets filled with hand made papers, printmaking papers, sheet metal, wood, stones, gelatin, limestone, acrylics, oils, pastels, wax, inks and pigments, as well as found objects. The tools in my studio range from computer, digital printers, digital cameras, scanner, brushes, knives, brayers, drill, hammers, clamps and saws. Materials come to me from art suppliers, friends, hardware stores, dumpsters, recycling bins, thrift shops, and tag sales. From all these resources, I create one of a kind wall hung art and artists books. Occasionally, I will create variant multiples (editions of 2 to 10 pieces). Many of my art pieces include digitally collaged photographic images that I meld with hand wrought surfaces, applying appropriate contemporary printmaking and image transfer processes. Inspiration for the assemblages and artists books frequently starts with found objects and discarded bits and pieces that stimulate an association in my mind. To create artists books, my ideas are expressed with painted paper, collaged papers, and monoprints.
Origin:	2011
Created By:	Taylor, Mary
Contributor(s):	Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here Coalition
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/AMSSH/id/720
Collection:	Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here Coalition Collection
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Copyright:	In Copyright
Subjects:	artists book art bookworks

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