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After the Storm - William H. Hays.
American, b. 1956 -
Color linocut reduction on wove paper, 12 x 9 in. 31 x 23.5 cm. Ed. 100.
Saype, born Guillaume Legros, is a French artist living in Bulle, Switzerland. A self-taught artist, Saype’s giant biodegradable artworks adorn fields, are best seen by drones and last only days. The artist is represented by MTArt Agency since 2018. Beginning his career as a young graffiti artist, Saype’s work quickly gained recognition and became highly sought after, resulting in him landing his first gallery exhibition at age 16. Saype is a pioneer of the land art movement, focusing upon large scale biodegradable paintings with strong social messages.
Using 100% biodegradable paint composed of water, chalk, coal and casein, Saype’s ephemeral land artwork disappears after a month due to regrowth of the grass it is painted upon, the weather and the passage of visitors. With each project he completes, his recognition grows, capturing the attention of those on social media as well as landing extensive global media coverage. Career highlight for Saype have included gaining thanks from the Swiss President, Doris Leuthard, for the social vision of his art, in 2017, and following that in 2018, the publication of his book, ‘Green Art’, which highlights the innovative qualities of the biodegradable paint Saype has created.
I can’t quite put my finger on it, but this feels vaguely relevant…
Skin peeled back to show muscles. A compleat treatise of the muscles. 1681.
Textile pattern. Block prints from India for textiles. 1924.
Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales (1913), a book of Turkish folk stories collected by Hungarian-born linguist Ignác Kúnos, with illustrations by Hungarian illustrator Willy Pogany: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/forty-four-turkish-fairy-tales-1913
Vera et accurata delineatio omnium templorum et coenobiorum quae tam in caesarea urbe ac sede Vienna, Austriae (1724).
Source: archive.org
17th-century Dutch engraving showing a team of pigs spinning cotton, while in the corner a woman — who’d normally be associated with the work — sleeps: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-spinning-sow-1673