The First Writing.
San Jose, 2004. Original calligraphic manuscript. 6 x 8 (closed). Accordion-fold of 10 pages, mostly double spreads. The text is lettered on acrylic paste painted Arches, in gouache, pastel, and metallic ink. Each page shimmers. Bound in earthern-toned paste paper over boards tied with beaded suede thongs. Enclosed in a hand sewn folder of dark brown paper & golden suede with ties and a wooden button. Signed. Fine. Item #18808
This unique artist's book is dedicated to the archeologist Marija Gimbutas, "who theorized that writing grew out of symbolic marks on ritual objects made to venerate the Great Mother in Old Europe...I adapted an alphabet style based on Gimbutas' catalogue of marks, and in the background of the pastepaper used symbols found in the 5000-year-old passage grave Newgrave in Ireland." The text is comprised of one lengthy sentence. Ferraro studied with Nancy Leavitt and Suzanne Moore.
Price: $1,800.00