Typewriter art
Subject Source: Sackner Database
Found in 169 Collections and/or Records:
La Danse Des Oh!, 1992
The Letter "O" has been typed as an overlay to create Moire effects. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Le Bibelot, No. 18: Poeme Froufroutant Electronique, 1991
Le Temps Aujourd'hui, 1972
This print is divided into an upper half that depicts a typewriter poem with a typed frontal view of a face. The lower half depicts the tItle in bold typography and a collage of an eye and dentures. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Letter from Kythera, 1994
The photocopied black & white image depicts a nude frontal view of a woman emphasizing her pubic hair. The white portion of the print is filled in with dense typed letters that do not have any linguistic meaning. Kythera aka Cerigo is a Greek island in the Mediterranean which had a temple of Aphrodite in antiquity. Presumably, Diotallevi is pointing out that language doesn't matter in a Temple of Love. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[letterpress prints], 2014
Little Xerox Book: Eon Pulse (for Sylvia). No.3, 1981
This work was first published by NRG magazine. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Little Xerox Book: Eon Pulse (for Sylvia). No.3, 1981
This work was first published by NRG magazine. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
london, 1986
Lost Alfabet Found, 1979
In this book, almost each page depicts a typewriter piece that is constructivistic in appearance. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
L's & Mirror Imaged L's, 1967
This print depicts L's and mirror imaged L's. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Luce Lune, 2001
This magnificent presentation of poetry and typewriting art uses varying shades and types of silver papers, several different type fonts and letter sizes and 16 typewritten poems that Chopin calls Dactylo-Poems. There is an inserted nine page accordion pamphlet entitled "Phases de Lune." The typography in this book dances across the pages. In this example Number A, there are five unique typewriter drawings; three represent the full moon and two are square figures. In addtion and not called for in the colophon, Chopin inserted a unique typewriter poem as the frontpiece that is captioned, "fresco for the signs in 2001 for Ruth and Marvin Sackner..." This tirage consists of 150 unsigned examples, 10 signed examples including an original typewriter poem, and the unique edition, copy A, that is signed and includes five unbound original typewriter poems as well as an additional smaller size typewriter poem within the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[mailing envelope], 2014
masking, 2014
Masking Page (Typed Circles from Masks) / (Perforated Circles), 2014
Masques D'Ecrit: Le Theatre de L'Ecriture, 1986
The sculpture is a plastic an opened plastic cylinder that contains a face from hand crumpled paper with typed letters. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Messages from a Typewriter, 1980
The selections of this book are classified according to the following topics: Bus and Beasts, Levitation Practice, the "a" s, Words & Allusions, Landscapes, Bananas. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Metacubus (1/12/77), 1977
Klaus Basset was born in 1926 and died in 1996. This drawing is reproduced in his book held by the Sackner Archive, "Ein Leben in Zeichen." In this book, it is dated 1977/1983 and shows minor differences from the original. This typing (1/12/77) and the prepatory drawings (30/11/77) and (29/11/77) are framed together. This work was purchased from the Modern Art Gallery in Vienna and mrked the first typewriter piece purchased by the Sackners. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Metakuben, 1978
The text was written by Basset. Klaus Basset was born in 1926 and died in 1996. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
