Icarus
- Title
- Icarus
- LC Subject
- War War in art Genocide Political violence Iraq War, 2003-2011 Icarus (Greek mythology) Daedalus (Greek mythology)
- Repository
- University of Oregon. Design Library
- Creator
- Ellis, Elsi Vassdal
- Contributor
- Plato
- Description
- Accordion-folded pages are glued to one side of the paper-over-board covers and cloth-case binding. The book can be read as if the folded pages are part of a codex, or with the complete page block turned to the front, the back of the accordion can be read, or the accordion can be pulled fully out. Images and text run continuously over the folds. The book is about the horrors of war and specifically of genocide, discussing 20th century genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Iraq and El Salvador. Extensive personal notes by artist concerning her decision to make this book. Includes bibliographical references Signed by the artist
- State Edition
- No. 52 in an edition of 60
- Work Type
- folded books
- Issued
- 2003
- Identifier
- Elli_Icar_03
- Item Locator
- x N7433.4.E347 I33 2003
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- EVE Press
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Measurements
- 40 x 15 cm
- Set
- Artistsʼ Books at the University of Oregon Libraries
- Primary Set
- Artistsʼ Books at the University of Oregon Libraries
- Institution
- University of Oregon
- Mode Of Issuance
- monographs; Editioned
- Place Of Production
- Bellingham >> Whatcom County >> Washington >> United States
- Description Of Manifestation
- The running text for Icarus has been handset in 18 point Optima Bold ... The title page makes use of 24 and 14 point handset Optima. The remainder of the text has been digitally composed in Adobe Optima via Adobe Illustrator 10 and converted to photopolymer plates...The illustration for the cover is a linoleum cut with the texture created using the sandragraph technique of Harry Reese ... The bird feathers have also been cut out of linoleum. The interior illustration was created in Photoshop using skeleton parts from the 1999 Shambhala Agile Rabbit Edition, Images of the human body. It was also converted into photopolymer plates. All letterpress printing has been done on a Vandercook 4 on Cougar Opaque cover, 80#.
