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Alex Appella A book to honor the community within the Southern Punilla Valley in Córdoba, Argentina that I call home, a lovely fall, and this titan of econobox transportation: The Renault 12. This auto was manufactured in many countries including Turkey, Romania, Colombia, Spain & France, and specifically in Argentina from 1971 to 1994, where it lives on today as an accessible solution from getting the family from point A to point B. Each page features a different family pop-up portrait plus information about the owners and their car. The inside of the front and back covers boast original publicity material. Behind each pop up are glimpses of pages from a 1971 owner's manual. Six full-color collages/pop-up pages sewn onto linen tapes. Flat back binding. Each book housed in its own “glove box wallet ” 4.75 x 8.25 inches. RENAULT 12 was printed on Colorspot Nieve paper, using an Epson Ink Jet Printer. All acid-free materials. The bi-lingual pages are accompanied by a glossary at the end of the book. Open, numbered edition. 2009 To purchase this work please contact Laura at 23 Sandy Gallery. |
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Alex Appella My great-grandmother Berta, from Hungarian Transylvania, taught her four daughters to embroider; just as generations of mothers before her had learned from their mothers. As I grew up, the embroideries of my great-grandmother, along with those of my grandmother and great aunts punctuated our home, grounding those of us living in the United States in the traditions and expressions of our ancestors’ homes. Here in Argentina, where two of my great-aunts settled, and where Berta herself passed away, the homes of offspring also are enlivened with this link to our identical heritage. In the newer generations, across the continents, the ability to embroider, design, sew—the ability to express oneself—has expanded and evolved just as our grandmothers’ designs and embroideries expanded and evolved in their new homes. The stitches not only hold us to our heritage, they inspire us into our futures. Archival ink jet prints of digitally produced collages bound in a hardback flat back binding. Pages are sewn onto linen tapes. 8 x 8 x .5 inches. 6 pages. Open edition. To purchase this work please contact Laura at 23 Sandy Gallery. |
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Alex Appella In 1994 I traveled to Argentina to meet János, to ask the questions. The answers—the secrets—revealed our identity, and revealed the pain of lying, even to protect those you love.not only encompasses a family’s history, it reveals the man who, at the age of 90, decided to tell it. The reader is taken on a journey from Oregon to Argentina, to Transylvania, and beyond. Original letters, photographs and paintings entwine János’ testimony with my poetry to reveal a family’s identity whispered away 70 years ago. 12 years in the making,tells a novel’s sized story in 29 wide format, digitally produced collages of text and images. Boards in black cloth with Japanese stab binding. Cut out on front board to reveal the face of one brother. Housed in a blackcloth clamshell box. Printed on 120 gram Bakri Avorio Paper using an Epson Inkjet printer and Epson Durabright Inks. Research, writing, design, printing, and binding by Alex Appella. 8.5 x 25 inches; 35 pages printed on one side. Includes 29 full color collages. 2006. Edition of 50. To purchase this work please contact Laura at 23 Sandy Gallery. |
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