Basic Information
Title: Diamond Lake Apocalypse
Artist(s):
Roman Verostko
Date Created: 1994
Framed Dimensions: 27 x 35 in.
Unframed Dimensions: 22 x 30 in.
Medium: algorithmic plotter drawing in ink and gold leaf on paper
Inventory ID: Verostko-1994-01
Description
signed and dated lower right in graphite
artist’s label adhered to the back of the frame
description from direct communication with the artist:
“The Diamond Lake Apocalypse series were formatted somewhat like medieval manuscript illuminations. In the late 1980’s I came to view my studio as a 20th Century electronic scriptorium illuminating the codes of our times similar to the way medieval monks illuminated the texts of their time.”
signed and dated lower right in graphite signed, titled, and dated lower right corner on the reverse in graphite “used for a FAX show @ Bilboa First of the Sun Canticles with gold leaf” inscribed lower left corner on the reverse in graphite
signed and dated lower left in graphite artist’s seal printed in red ink lower right description from direct communication with the artist: “The Diamond Lake Apocalypse series were formatted somewhat like medieval manuscript illuminations. In the late 1980’s I came to view my studio as a 20th Century electronic scriptorium illuminating the codes of our […]
signed and dated lower right in graphite titled and dedicated “to Anne with best wishes, Roman” lower left in graphite
signed and dated lower right in graphite artist’s seal printed in red ink middle right margin description from direct communication with the artist: “Shown at SIGGRAPH in 1997 this work was part of my “Struggle” series that was first shown at Artec’95 in Nagoya Japan. The characters are non-rational strokes generated with coordinates that control […]
