River mangroves mud

A$3,600 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

[Brisbane : the artist, 2020]. Artist s book, handbound by David Bedford in salvaged mangrove wood (with salvage permit reference numbers included), stitch binding by the artist, pp. [16], handprinted sheets with collage, concrete poem in manuscript by Jennifer Stuerzl inside upper board, manuscript map of the Brisbane River to lower board, a stunning book housed in a custom slipcase with mixed media panel. Painted in 2020 during COVID lockdown a response to Maiwar the Brisbane River near my home and sensations feelings at this time. Book is hand stitched by the artist in salvaged mangrove wood showing growth patterns over many years. River mangrove mud was created in 2020 as a response to living near the Brisbane River. The lockdown in the early months meant that more time was spent at home near the river. The work focuses on the mangroves mud the river sediment and the tidal flow of the river. The sensation of mud habitat of birds inflow outflow are evoked. The wash includes painting with watered down synthetic polymer river sediment. It also includes river prints of mud that are collaged into the paintings. This remarkable artist s book won the Response to Text Prize at the Firestation Print Studio Artists Book Prize 2020. The text in Stuerzi’s artist book tells us she is taking us on a journey down a Queensland river filled with mangroves and mud, a place close to the artist’s heart filled with memories of home. Her watercolours wash over the pages and lap at their imperf

• Binding: Hardcover

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