Interstices & Intersections, Or, An Autodidact Comprehends a Cube. Thirteen Euclidean Propositions. Translated by Sir Thomas Little Heath. Commentary & Illustrations by Russell Maret.
NY, 2014. 11 x 13 1/2. Two-sided spineless accordion-fold. 30 double spreads. Geometric design covers of blue calfskin & Tim Barrett's grey UICB paper. Laid in are Instructions for opening the book, and "Russell's Paint-it-yourself Pavement." Item #17343
A tour de force of design, printing (color printing in particular) by Russell Maret. Circular printing, shaped printing, diagonal printing, pentagonal printing. Color diagrams & illustrations incorporated with the text throughout.
Maret writes "The book featured thirteen Euclidean propositions, one from each of the books of Euclid’s Elements of Geometry. I wrote a companion text for each proposition and drew accompanying illustrations for both texts. " "I began by drawing proofs of the 465 propositions contained in Euclid's thirteen books. Then I chose one proposition from each book that stood out as a bridge to some aspect of my life. Many of the images...were painted first and then redrawn in separation." Printed by Maret in type faces of his own design: Gremolata, Cancellaresc Milanese, Saturn, Saturn Shadow, and Texto Portuquez. Bound by Daniel Kelm.
“Interstices & Intersections is evidence, not only of Maret’s artistic creativity, but also of his mastery of materials and technique. To achieve the look of depth and light, Maret mixes his own ink using hand ground pigments and creates the plates from drawn textures and photographically transferred tones and outlines. Then through a complex layering of varying hues, Maret builds the image into a stunningly luminous letterpress print. Each spread required up to 19 press runs, registered with expert precision. Comprised of 30 spreads, the book required some 225 press runs, translating into tens of thousands of hand cranks of the Vandercook Universal III to complete the edition. In the same way “The Elements” lays out a theorem, illustrated with drawings, the exhibition sets out to prove the proposition that Russell Maret is the foremost letterpress printer of his generation." (The Printing Museum)
No. 20 of 75 copies, signed by Maret. (There were also 16 deluxe copies.).
Price: $16,000.00