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A Mischievity
of Craneflies: or the Roguery of Holorusia rubiginosa Prints and Essay by Ian Boyden. Edition of 11. 1998. price $1,200.00 This twenty-four-foot accordion book explores the roguish and calligraphic nature of craneflies. It contains nine copperplate drypoints of craneflies interacting with other animals (each print accompanied by a rigorously playful title) as well as an essay considering the scientific, aesthetic and spiritual aspects of the cranefly. Inspiration was drawn not only from the artist’s monumental collection of these insects but also from the 12th c. Japanese satirical animal scroll of the Chójú Jimbutsu Giga (Scroll of Frolicking Animals and People) and the 14th c. scroll Tsuchigumo Zóshi (Story of Monstrous Spiders). The books are printed on Hahnemühle German Etching, the typeface is Spectrum. The individual folios are bound together with Douppioni silk. The cases are made from rejected guitar backs, the wood being variously padauk, figured maple, mahogany, and Madagascar rosewood. Each book comes in a walnut and cedar slip case. All copies are signed by the artist. Dimensions: 5.25 x 14.5 inches. 18 pages. Note from the press |
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