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Florilegium Solmentes
Florilegium Solmentes
A portfolio of twenty-four flowers
$4500
Contents
Florilegium Solmentes is a portfolio of
twenty-four unique ‘digital’ flowers created by David Esslemont
from ‘nature prints’ of leaves, from scanned petals and from
other parts of plants found on his farm in northeast Iowa. Some flowers
are wholly imaginary, others are loosely based on real specimens. The
project evolved from nature printing experiments inspired by the writings
and examples of some notable pioneers such as Luca Pacioli.
An accompanying book, The Making
of Florilegium Solmentes, tells the story. It describes how the
flowers were created using image-editing software and how the geometry
of the flower led to some interesting diversions into the world of mathematics,
optical illusions and pattern making. Included are eight original prints
from leaves, (two with watercolour washes).
The Flowers
Each flower is printed on archival Somerset Enhanced paper, 17 x 22 inches,
signed by the artist and with the edition number and title.
Individual Prints
The flowers are also available as signed prints in the same format, 17
x 22 inches.
Edition details
Published in October 2010.
Printed on 17 x 22 inch (432 x 559 mm) Somerset Enhanced paper with pigment
inks. Each print is matted and mounted on conservation board. Presented
with a title-page (above left) and colophon (below left) in a cloth-covered
drop-back box together with The Making of Florilegium Solmentes: Nature
prints & digital flowers.
Ten numbered sets.
$4500
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