QUEST

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Quest

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Quest, concertina artist book made with drypoint prints and hand-colouring, letraset text, black and gold check Japanese paper covers, decorated box.

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Quest, concertina book, and box.

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Quest, concertina book of drypoints with hand-colouring.

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Quest, page 1 to chance, and page 2 and seek.

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Quest, page 3 to love, and page 4 the spirit.

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Quest, page 5 the light, and page 6 as death.

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Quest, page 7 through time, and page 8 a crown.

Dianne Longley - Title of Book: Quest
Medium: 8 pages, concertina artist book made with drypoint prints on Velin Cuve Rives 250gsm paper, hand-colouring, letraset text, black and gold check Japanese paper covers. Boxes made by Banksia Bindery, and then decorated with gold leaf.
Size: box 10.5 x 7.5 x 2cm, book open 9 x 60cm
Edition of 8 : signed and numbered, 1989
Brief Description: Quest is a miniature book incorporating symbolism to describe stages of a metaphysical quest. The images respond to the notion of life as a journey, and to what is possible and what is inevitable.