Encyclopedia Dots (2024)Collage
by Amelia Coward

One hundred dots decoupaged images from vintage encyclopedias and mounted geometrically.

I collect and sort hundreds and hundreds of images from antique books. I group them by theme and over time amass enough of a certain theme to create an artwork.

Some of these little images are from vintage books of up to approx 70 years old. I am particularly drawn to the vintage imagery that's created using old litho print methods. The colours of the landscapes are often a violet or green hue.

The old plates are carefully extracted from the books, bonded onto birch plywood boards giving them a textured hand-painted surface texture. The sheets are then laser cut into these 3cm dots.

55cm x 55cm

Framed in a white box frame.

We use museum-quality UV perspex glaze to protect the artwork from fade.

Carefully wrapped and packaged inside a custom-made box with protective corners for safe shipping worldwide.

Materials used:

birch wood, vintage book pages, glaze

Details:

• Collage on Paper
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 55 x 55 x 5cm (framed) / 55 x 55cm (actual image size)
• Framed and ready to hang
• Signed certificate of authenticity
• Style: Geometric
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky

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