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Osowski, Francis, 1947-2016

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1947 - 2016 May 8

Parallel Names

  • FnL Osowski

Nationality

Australian

Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:

A Sado-Masochistic Evaluation of Rust / Osowski, F'nL., 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-36575-38380
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1999

Academy of Memory / Osowski, FnL., 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-38957-40893
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 2002

Almost Stalingrad, 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-34435-36132
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1998

Animal Auto Volume 1 & Volume 2 / Osowski, F'nL., 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-34491-36188
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 2000

Cafe Angst / Osowski, FnL., 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-39554-41512
Scope and Contents

The mostly French text consists of hand painted photographic reproductions, collages, and decoupages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Circus of the Dead / Osowski, F'nL., 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-36000-37769
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1999

Collaged Border Theory / Osowski, F'nL., 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-36573-38375
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1999

Key 164 / Osowski, FnL., 2001

 Item
Identifier: CC-36165-37944
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 2001

L'artiste et le modele, 2001

 Item
Identifier: CC-36079-37856
Scope and Contents

The paintings are large abstract colored strokes on the fragments of yellow pages from the telephone directory. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

Le Blue Jean / Osowski, FnL., 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-36574-38376
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1999

Melbourne Poetica / Osowski, FnL., 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-38907-40837
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 2002

(of the) Stone Story / Osowski, F'nL., 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-34492-36189
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 2000