Artists' Books
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Creation Date
2023
Keywords
artists' books; maps; landmarks; Bellini, Giovanni (Venetian painter, born 1431-1436, died 1516); Carpaccio, Vittore (Italian painter and draftsman, ca. 1460-ca. 1526); Carriera, Rosalba (American conceptual artist and art historian, contemporary); Lama, Giulia; Tintoretto, Jacopo; Vecellio, Tiziano; Veronese, Paolo
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : map. 1 plastic envelope with zip closure holding 2 sheets of paper and 7 plastic sheets (each 28 x 44 cm) that include a map of Venice and index to locations of works of art; plastic stencil sheets have names of artists and pricked points for overlaying on map to discern locations of works. "VeneTron is a low-tech art-finding device that reveals locations of work by seven important Venetian artists. It addresses the complicated and confusing geography and history of Venice, Italy and is named for the Tron family, which rose to power in the 15th century. Getting from point A to point B in Venice is challenging because the city "center" is a series of islands currently connected by bridges. However, the VeneTron map is a watercolor based on an 18th century engraved map with only one bridge in the entire city, the Rialto. At that time boats were used even more, and bridges were wooden planks used or removed at will. Today, even with hundreds of bridges at your disposal, you might be headed in the right direction "as the crow flies" but suddenly the street will dead-end at a body of water. There are mistakes on maps, including Google Maps, when compared to Google Earth. It is very easy to get lost or take a wrong turn, even when you basically know your way around. Also, the VeneTron map has canals that don't exist today, except for on street signs; where the street name begins with "Rio terà" that tells you a former canal, or rio, was filled in."-- Colophon. Giovanni Bellini -- Vittore Carpaccio -- Rosalba Carriera -- Giulia Lama -- Jacopo Tintoretto -- Tiziano Vecellio -- Paolo Veronese.
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Press
Bologna, Italy : Angela Lorenz, 2023.
Rights
©Bologna, Italy : Angela Lorenz, 2023.
Materials / Techniques
plastic (organic material); stencils (images)
Measurements
32 x 49 cm