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Axis
A gicle'e reproduction print
on archival rag paper
edition of 50 images total
Signed and numbered by the artist
Premiere price: $215 unframed
image size of print: 24.125 x 16.25 inches
The Original Image By
Douglas E.Taylor
Axis is a balanced line between forces or matter. Axis is to pivot, an arbor, a spindle, a shaft. Axis is also defined as the crux, basis, essence of something. In this image I intend the title, Axis, to suggest the delicate but always pervasive balance between the natural laws of nature. Here the crane balances on his spindly legs in a graceful and stable way. The crane, a great bird of air, water and earth, acts as a connection between it's three different worlds. Perhaps it is a spirit like the ancient people believed. A spirit that could ascend from this earthly plain to the sky, to heaven and descend at will to tell us stories. The firmament sits on the horizon as easy as our eyes find that seemingly flat line. The great birds know how round the Earth is and how deep the sky is.
There is silent poetry between the fish and the birds. The same music quietly played at the shift of the seasons. These hushed sounds tint the colors of the leaves and shade the feel of the wind. There is an axis, a twilight, a crest between the seasons.
Click here to see images of Tahoe and the Sierra that inspires some of these images.
The Original Media: mixed media: collage of mixed process printmaking and acrylic and iridescent acrylic painting (see detailed descriptions of printmaking processes enclosed). Axis utilizes collagraphs, etchings, linoleum relief prints, monotypes, dry points and photocopy transfer.
1997 copy right, All Reproduction Rights Are Reserved To The Artist
gicle'e reproduction print copyright 2003
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