Search Results: the elastic membrane by kidner michael

Guildford (Circle Press), 1979.. Ensemble including 6 original prints and 2 facsimile notebooks, in an elaborate wood and perspex case. Contents as follows: Title/colophon leaf. Prints: 3 photo etchings and 3 continuous tone lithographs, each signed and numbered in pencil by the artist (most on the verso), loose as issued within individual colored paper folders. Sheet size: 432 x 338 mm. (ca. 17 x 13 1/4 inches). Facsimiles: Continuity Book: 1f., 28 plates (partly printed on translucent vellum). 4to. Wraps., wire-bound. Signed by the artist under front cover. Note Book: (72)pp. Facsimile of the artist's manuscript notes. Lrg. 8vo. Wraps., wire-bound. Signed by the artist under front cover. Case: polished plywood, with interior compartments, closed by a sliding plexiglass cover. Folio. One of 35 Artist Proof copies, signed and numbered by Kidner in the colophon, from the edition of 350 in all, designed in collaboration with the artist and produced by Jack Shirreff, 107 Workshop. Presentation copy,… Read More

Guilford, Surrey: Circle Press, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. [Ltd. Edition of 300]. Perspex and Plywood. Very Near Fine/Very Near Fine. 2 v., [6] loose plates, 1 board : ill. facsimiles. ; 45 x 35 cm.. Consists of: 1. Continuity Book 2. Notebook (facsimile), 3. Loose title-page. 4. Three photo etchings and three photo lithographs (each one signed and titled by artist and contained their own individual folders, each folder a different color). and 5. The practical homemade computer (powered by the elastic membrane of the title). When packed & repacked correctly (an impressive exercise in it's own right) these elements fit together snugly in a large compartmented rectangular plywood and perspex container, a container way too elegant to be referred to as just a box. Edition is limited to 300 copies, each signed by the artist. Designed by the artist in collaboration with Jack Shirreff, the master craftsman of 107 Workshop where the work was produced. Condition of all elements: Virtually flawless,… Read More

Guildford, England: Sovereign Arts, 1979. A production in three parts by this ‘system artist’, contained in a wooden box with perspex cover. The first part, a ‘Practical’, is an example of a home-made computer used to generate the images which follow (made from wood, perspex, and an elastic membrane). The second is made up of three signed etchings and three signed lithos. The third consists of two spiral note books: 1) a 54 pp Continuity Book, 25 x 21 cm and 2) a 72 pp facsimile of the artist’s Note Book, 20 x 17 cm – 300 signed copes, 40 proofs – the whole measures 46 x 36 x 7cm.Kidner’s first solo exhibition was held at St Hilda’s college, Oxford in 1959 where he showed his After Image paintings. However it was not until 1965 that he became recognised as a pioneer of Op Art following the publicity surrounding the exhibition called The Responsive Eye organised by William Seitz at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Both Kidner and Bridget Riley’s work were included.… Read More