Osowski, Francis, 1947-2016
Dates
- Existence: 1947 - 2016 May 8
Parallel Names
- FnL Osowski
Nationality
Australian
Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:
A postmodern mini book in text and collage: (In) Memory of Video 3 / Osowski, F'nL., 1999
A postmodern mini book in text and collage:F(l)ight unto Memory No.2 / Osowski, F'nL., 1999
A Sado-Masochistic Evaluation of Rust / Osowski, F'nL., 1999
The book consists of photocopied photographs of industrial water sites and descriptive texts unrelated to them. The authors are Francis Osowski and Leonie aka Catherine Bourbon. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Academy of Memory / Osowski, FnL., 2002
Each of the small booklets contains part of the three volume story. The booklets are bound in black fabric and tied to small wooden toothpicks with thread. The booklets are placed in a small metal case that is hand engraved with the title Academy of Memory. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Almost Purple / Osowski, F'nL., 2000
Almost Stalingrad, 1998
This book is a neo-dada perspective of Melbourne, Australia. The introduction states that this "discourse is useful in gaining insight into human interaction, disciplines, boundaries, place, space. But, of course, the possibility of gaining insight is a Modern notion...and this is a postmodern work" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Animal Auto Volume 1 & Volume 2 / Osowski, F'nL., 2000
The book covers are silk fabric. Osowski writes that the work is a "treatise regarding Animal-Auto interaction." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Anthracite and Coke / Osowski, F'nL., 2000
Cafe Angst / Osowski, FnL., 2002
The mostly French text consists of hand painted photographic reproductions, collages, and decoupages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Circus of the Dead / Osowski, F'nL., 1999
The first letter of each page is collaged and colored red. The Circus of the Dead is a midsummer event of Melbourne's gay and lesbian festival. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Collaged Border Theory / Osowski, F'nL., 1999
The pages are collaged with map fragments and printed texts. The authors are Francis Osowski and Leonie aka Catherine Bourbon. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fetiche Rouge: a play for theatre / Osowski, F'nL., 2002
Key 164 / Osowski, FnL., 2001
The text is printed on the right facing pages. The left facing pages consist of varyied typographic designs of rubberstamped letters of the title and Asian calligraphy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Kiss of Gold / Osowski, F'nL., 2000
L'artiste et le modele, 2001
The paintings are large abstract colored strokes on the fragments of yellow pages from the telephone directory. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Le Blue Jean / Osowski, FnL., 1999
The cloth cover was made from blue jeans' cloth. The authors are Francis Osowski and Leonie aka Catherine Bourbon. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Lesbians Are Not Women / Osowski, FnL., 2002
Melbourne Poetica / Osowski, FnL., 2002
This book presents two perspectives of poetry during a soiree in Melbourne by performance poet Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz. The first half is conventional poetry and the second is part is concrete poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Mon Amour / Osowski, FnL., 2002
(of the) Stone Story / Osowski, F'nL., 2000
The book covers are metalic fabric. Osowski writes that the purpose of the Stone Story "is to contradict the sheer mass of many, many tonnes of stone." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.