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Calligraphic text

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:

2000 i nuovi podrons / Miglietta, Enzo., 1998 - 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-35795-37553
Scope and Contents

The micrographic drawing of white micrographic text with a large gray, draftsman's compass is covered by a clear sheet of acetate with random handwritten phrases in red ink. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998 - 1999

A Manner of to Live / Miglietta, Enzo., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-06632-6751
Scope and Contents

The title phrase is repeated throughout the entire drawing in different calligraphic styles and colors. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Ai Limite / Miglietta, Enzo., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-06515-6634
Scope and Contents

This drawing consists of an expressionistic calligraphic image almost like the Futurist's parole in liberta. It is atypical of Miglietta's typical, controlled style. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Cammini/Inversioni / Miglietta, Enzo., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-06492-6611
Scope and Contents

This drawing composed with black and red inks on blue paper has a quasi-Moire effect when viewed from a distance. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

convincere con um fiore / Miglietta, Enzo., 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-35796-37554
Scope and Contents

The micrographic drawing of white micrographic text on brown paper is collaged with offset printed material that consists of a commercial label for a cooking pan in its center and a constructivistic design border incorporating prior visual poetic printed material by Miglietta. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Corri Consuma / Miglietta, Enzo., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-06432-6550
Scope and Contents

The image of this drawing is constructivistic in content. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Denaro e Violencia / Miglietta, Enzo., 1981

 Item
Identifier: CC-06495-6614
Scope and Contents

Text in the form of an intersecting square grid has been written in black ink on a white painted surface. Spots of red paint are placed at random overlying the grid. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

E Noiu in Carcere / Miglietta, Enzo., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-06499-6618
Scope and Contents

In this drawing on translucent paper, the words "sky message earth message" (translated into English from Italian) have been repetitively written in green ink over a square grid of written micrographic letterforms. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Esempi Di Scritture / Miglietta, Enzo., 1981

 Item
Identifier: CC-06497-6616
Scope and Contents

The image consists of four abstract forms on white paper composed from calligraphic texts, markings and flourishes reminescent of the late 60's style of Judith Copithorne, a Canadian poet. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

Il Respiro Corto (Shortness of Breath) / Miglietta, Enzo., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-06062-6176
Scope and Contents

This piece was commissioned for "The Beauty In Breathing" exhibition. Miglietta writes in an accompanying letter that the most important sign of sickness is shortness of breath. In this picture, he depicts breathing as a diamond shape which becomes smaller from outward inward as breathing shortens owing to environmental damage present on earth and in air, such as smoke, toxins, wasteful consumerism etc. In hundreds of cells, he writes the names, causes and possible causes of these insults. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Il Respiro del Cielo della Tierra dell Uomo (The Breathing of the Sky, of the Earth, of the Man) / Miglietta, Enzo., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-06063-6177
Scope and Contents

Commissioned for "The Beauty In Breathing" exhibition. Miglietta writes the Sackners that he considers breathing as a metaphor for origins of the universe (implosion and explosion). He depicts a white lifeline for the sky, earth or man and breathing as an infinite succession of diamond shapes. The blue color indicates sky, green earth, and red men, all bound to the harmonious lifeline in which is written "live together." A surrounding, infinite grille symbolizes ideas beyond his comprehension. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Ipermarket / Miglietta, Enzo., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-06431-6549
Scope and Contents

The multicolored images consist of a grid depicting objects stacked on the shelves of a supermarket, viz., bottles, boxes, paper rolls, glasses etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

L Partito Une De La Avita Legalizza / Miglietta, Enzo., 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-35797-37555
Scope and Contents

This is two sided drawing with an identical image done in different color schemes. Miglietta's photographs of the two images is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

[La Bella Chimera] / Miglietta, Enzo., 1978

 Item
Identifier: CC-06507-6626
Scope and Contents

This main image of this drawing is a series of concentric black and red circles formed from text with written letterforms. The upper and lower borders depict linear text. This drawing was not titled by Miglietta. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

L'Incantiere. No.6/Jun / Miglietta E., 1988

 Item
Identifier: CC-07009-7146
Scope and Contents

Contains reproductions from the Artist Book "Libro Dei Contrari" by Enzo Miglietta. This book is held by Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Nuvole / Miglietta, Enzo., 1981

 Item
Identifier: CC-06498-6617
Scope and Contents

This drawing of five images with surrealistic creature-like shapes composed with white ink on black paper was done in the style reminescent of Judith Copithorne's calligraphy of the late 60's. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981