Hi,
I'm an artist and design student. I am currently showing a piece that explores the issue of language, using type to do so:
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Thought some of you might enjoy this.
I'm showing the piece at Soil (http://www.soilart.org) an artist-run gallery in Seattle, Washington. If you are in the Seattle area, stop on by.
And thanks to all of you for all the wonderful knowledge you bring to this great resource!
Erin Kendig
www.littleredgirl.com
Paul Flora published similar drawings in the 1970s in the German ZEIT magazine. They were published under the title "Vergebliche Worte": http://lccn.loc.gov/81201219
Here is one of the drawings, p.87: http://www.daily-ivy.de/2009/05/paul-flora/
The soil is made up of small block printing, which you can't see due to the poor quality.
Oh! That is so great! I wish I could see the detail. I love pen and ink...I'll have to snoop around and see if I can find more of her images.
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