Tony Twigg, The Dead Actor. 1980-1983
Rubber stamped title page followed by a series of 6 rubber stamped images based of a portrait of the artist Joseph Beuys with interleaved with pages from the telephone book. Through each image of Beuys runs a series of single repeated lines; 1) “ a portrait of” 2) “cult artist of the 70s” 3) “was born in the barth" 4) “blank piece of paper” 5) “Marat” 6) The text appears as a combination of the previous 5. The portrait slowly fades. The second half of the book consists of overlaid rubber stamped texts The first of which reads “ They started running towards me.”
Author/Artist: Tony Twigg
Title: The Dead Actor
Publisher: Self published by Tony Twigg
Publication date: 1983
Format: Felt covered boards
Designer: Tony Twigg
Images: 14 including text images
Pages: 28
Condition: Very Good
Provenance: Peter Townsend
Stock Number: RB04443 PT 78
Rubber stamped title page followed by a series of 6 rubber stamped images based of a portrait of the artist Joseph Beuys with interleaved with pages from the telephone book. Through each image of Beuys runs a series of single repeated lines; 1) “ a portrait of” 2) “cult artist of the 70s” 3) “was born in the barth" 4) “blank piece of paper” 5) “Marat” 6) The text appears as a combination of the previous 5. The portrait slowly fades. The second half of the book consists of overlaid rubber stamped texts The first of which reads “ They started running towards me.”
Author/Artist: Tony Twigg
Title: The Dead Actor
Publisher: Self published by Tony Twigg
Publication date: 1983
Format: Felt covered boards
Designer: Tony Twigg
Images: 14 including text images
Pages: 28
Condition: Very Good
Provenance: Peter Townsend
Stock Number: RB04443 PT 78
Rubber stamped title page followed by a series of 6 rubber stamped images based of a portrait of the artist Joseph Beuys with interleaved with pages from the telephone book. Through each image of Beuys runs a series of single repeated lines; 1) “ a portrait of” 2) “cult artist of the 70s” 3) “was born in the barth" 4) “blank piece of paper” 5) “Marat” 6) The text appears as a combination of the previous 5. The portrait slowly fades. The second half of the book consists of overlaid rubber stamped texts The first of which reads “ They started running towards me.”
Author/Artist: Tony Twigg
Title: The Dead Actor
Publisher: Self published by Tony Twigg
Publication date: 1983
Format: Felt covered boards
Designer: Tony Twigg
Images: 14 including text images
Pages: 28
Condition: Very Good
Provenance: Peter Townsend
Stock Number: RB04443 PT 78
