Folder 17
Contains 18 Results:
Stickerman Museum, 1991
This suite of 12 stickerpoems (stickers by Piermario Ciani and Vittore Baroni; collages by Vittore Baroni) relates to an exhibition to take place in 1992 at the "Stickerman Museum," Viaregio, Italy. It will be an international historic review of Adhesive Art. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Obsolete/Up to Date, 1992
Poem contrasts the process of handmade (handwriting) vs. computer made (computer generated). Included in plastic envelope as "7 Assorted Pieces." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
23rd Tomb on the Left, 1992
The poem is a statement on the dangers of automobile racing. Included in a plastic envelope as "7 Assorted Pieces." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Cristoforo Returns, 1992
Poem deals with 500th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America. Included in a plastic envelope as "7 Assorted Pieces." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
No Way Out, 1992
The letraset letters placed in a labyrinth that does not have an exit serve as a metaphor for Baroni's negative prediction for the place of visual poetry in the 90's. Included in a plastic envelope as "7 Assorted Pieces." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Elemental Diptych, 1992
The poem expresses creation of the world. Included in a plastic envelope as "7 Assorted Pieces." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Serial Piece, 1989
Though seemingly a part of "7 Assorted Pieces," this piece was not originally listed alongside ithe other 6 artworks. The recorded date indicates it was made earlier and separately.
Art on the Grill, 1995
Image consists of "fingerprinted' penises placed on page to form the word "ART." Twelve identical, commercial labels, have been collaged onto the print, "Made Fresh in the Sausage Shop, Hot Italian Style..." The print constitutes one of a series of 8 Unrelated Pieces for the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Juggler, 1995
The central image is a skeletal, rubberstamped figure who juggles 5 rubberstamped spherical objects, perhaps key locks to a room. The figure stands on 2 mounds of letraset letters. A relief object collaged to the upper left corner consists of handwritten cancelled numbers on top of letraset letters with a paper fragment of blue sky and a cloud. The image may be a metaphor for Baroni's questioning his art, music, or hotel careers. This is one of a series of 8 Unrelated Pieces for the Sackn -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Rush Hour Piece, 1995
The collage depicts seemingly unrelated found images. The drawing near the center of the collage depicts Baroni arising from his bed saying "I just don't understand why others should be interested in what I think..." The collage is one of a series of 8 Unrelated Pieces for the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Chirac's Paint-By-Numbers Apocalypso, 1995
The image of an explosive cloud formed by a dense collage of letraset numbers originates from a letraset formed word whose base spells "MuRuaONEY." This word may be a combination of two elements, Money and URUA, with the latter being an unidentified acronym. The image and its caption refer to the hard political policies in 1995 recommended for the French Welfare State by Chirac, the French president. The collage is one of a series designated by Baroni as 8 Unrelated Pieces for the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
WMI? Membership Piece, 1995
The title WMI? made from cut colored paper collaged onto the cards and tickets at the bottom of the collage appears to be an acronym for Who aM I? with the response being Baroni's memberships and photos. The collage is one of a series of 8 Unrelated Pieces for the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Smoke Refrain Stickerpiece, 1995
Consists of a dense collage of examples of stickers sent to Baroni for his Stickerman Museum. This is one of a series of 8 Unrelated Pieces for the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Old Fan of Visual Poetry, 1995
The photocopied print framed with a letraset outline of an opened fan depicts a Manet painting of three adults on a balcony with their faces partially obscured with white paint. A seated woman holds a closed fan. The fan, which is attached to the col tied string, is a commercial object made from painted brown wood and gold paper. Baroni collaged a letraset letter picture onto the paper of the fan. The collage is one of a series of 8 Unrelated Pieces for the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Bad Habits Kit, 1995
The collage consist of 9 images on a square grid. Except for the center image solely of a warning label on smoking, the other images consist of a label warning on the dangers of suffocation with plastic bags. Four of the latter have fragments of the face of a painted cartoon animal collaged to the labels, a metaphor for stupidity. The other four have a cellophane bag containing cigarettes that spell NOTI = Not I. The collage is one of a series of 8 Unrelated Pieces for the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Pocket Calculator Poems, 1988
One print has a hand calculator glued to it. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.