Aphorism
Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:
Saint-Just Sundial Badge, 1981
Depicts sundial with the caption "Too Many Laws Too Few Examples." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Scud / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1991
Scud was the acronym for the land to land missile launched by the Iraqis during the Gulf War 1991. In this booklet, Finlay provides alternate definitions from the dictionary in the form of a poetic metaphor. For example, "to sweep along easily and swiftly: to drive before the wind: to traverse swiftly; to spank. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Small Is Quite Beautiful / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1976
Small Is Quite Beautiful / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Gratsby, Richard., 1976
This is a preparatory drawing for a sculpture with the same title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Snow Bark / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Costley, Ron., 1979
Contrasts the usual and nautical meanings of the words, Bark and Snow. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Swastika, n. / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1988
Table Talk of Ian Hamilton Finlay / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1985
This finely printed book consists of a listing of aphorisms such as 1) Vengeance is an act of good faith, 2) Concrete poems were thought childish because they were seen but not heard, 3) Schemes for making a great deal of money usually cost a lot. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Terror Is the Piety of the Revolution: A Commentary / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Stoddart, Alexander., 1986
Thus a commentary about one of Finlay's inscriptions in the Garden Temple in Little Sparta. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Present Order Is the Disorder of the Future / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Sloan, Nicholas., 1983
This card provides instructions for cutting out the words of this poem that have been carved on stones. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Thoughts on Waldemar / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1986
Two Visions / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1987
Printed by Stellar Press, this is an attack on the adverse criticism of Finlay's Garden Temple for its architecture in the book, Follies, A National Trust Guide. In this print, Finlay reviews the etymology of the word "folly" and notes that it is derived from the latin word "follis" meaning a ball, balloon or bellows. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.