Anima Mundi - Information Sheet

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www.antlersgallery.com [email protected] Anima Mundi Artist Book information Sheet March 2015 TITLE OF BOOK : Anima Mundi ARTIST : Tim Lane PUBLISHER : Antlers Gallery EDITION : Limited edition of 200 (approx. 120 sold and 80 remaining) SIZE : Concertina book which when fully unfolded extends to over 5 metres (16 ft) long – folded down it is approximately A5 and fits in to a bespoke made hardback slipcase (5 x 21 x 2.5 cm). PUBLICATION DETAILS : Published July 2014 in Bristol, U.K. PRODUCTION : Produced for Antlers / Tim Lane by Book Works, a highend, not for profit artist book studio in London. SELECT COLLECTIONS : The British Library (London, UK), Musée d’art et d’histoire de Genève (Geneva, Switzerland), Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection (Chicago, USA), St Peter's House Library (Brighton, UK). ARTWORK DESCRIPTION : This is a limited edition bookwork created by UK artist Tim Lane. The original work is a graphite on paper drawing (which took over two years for Tim to produce), this has been high resolution scanned and reproduced by Book Works Ltd the same size as the original. This is produced with toner based digital printing onto Zerfall 170g paper. The book is bound with two hardback ends – the front cover, blinddebossed with the title of the book and presented in a bespoke hardback slipcase (bound with the same cloth as the book). All books are signed and editioned by Tim and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity (also signed by Tim). The production of this book was made possible through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that saw just fewer than 100 of the books be preordered before being made. Editions of Anima Mundi have been bought by private collections all over the world. ARTIST STATEMENT : The title Anima Mundi is derived from the Latin phrase for ‘Soul of the World’ and represents the intrinsic connection between all living things. It reflects the energy of our world much like how the soul is connected to the human body. The layout of the book evades any finite ending as the viewer creates layers of mystery that reject the notion of a linear narrative. In turn, the viewer is given ownership of their own personal narrative as they interact with the work. Anima Mundi explores Myth bringing together icons and motifs from different world mythologies to create an enigmatic openended narrative. Dripping in sensuality and symbolism, Tim Lane’s beautiful draftsmanship invites us into a world where nothing is set in stone and everything has a duality of meaning. As severed heads and skeletal frames are juxtaposed with fertile plants and flowers, questions emerge about: chaos, life, death and decay. Anima Mundi explores not only the artist’s subconscious through these dreamlike scenes but also gives access to this wider collective consciousness. Tim Lane is a contemporary fine artist living and working in Bristol, UK. Graduating from Falmouth College of Art in 2004, Tim has been concentrating on fine art painting and drawing. Tim’s degree helped to give structure to his love for working directly from his imagination and also encouraged a passion for drawing, which is at the core of all his work. With styles influenced from Classic Literature and World Mythologies, Tim seeks to explain the world in a visceral, imaginative, dark way, often with an animalistic element.

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www.antlersgallery.com  [email protected]  

   

Anima  Mundi  Artist  Book  information  Sheet  

 March  2015  

TITLE  OF  BOOK  :  Anima  Mundi    ARTIST  :  Tim  Lane    PUBLISHER  :  Antlers  Gallery    EDITION  :  Limited  edition  of  200  (approx.  120  sold  and  80  remaining)    SIZE  :  Concertina  book  which  when  fully  unfolded  extends  to  over  5  metres  (16  ft)  long  –  folded  down  it  is  approximately  A5  and  fits  in  to  a  bespoke  made  hardback  slipcase  (5  x  21  x  2.5  cm).    PUBLICATION  DETAILS  :  Published  July  2014  in  Bristol,  U.K.    PRODUCTION  :  Produced  for  Antlers  /  Tim  Lane  by  Book  Works,    a  high-­‐end,  not  for  profit  artist  book  studio  in  London.      SELECT  COLLECTIONS  :  The  British  Library  (London,  UK),  Musée  d’art  et  d’histoire  de  Genève  (Geneva,  Switzerland),  Joan  Flasch  Artists'  Book  Collection  (Chicago,  USA),  St  Peter's  House  Library  (Brighton,  UK).    ARTWORK  DESCRIPTION  :  This  is  a  limited  edition  bookwork  created  by  UK  artist  Tim  Lane.  The  original  work  is  a  graphite  on  paper  drawing  (which  took  over  two  years  for  Tim  to  produce),  this  has  been  high  resolution  scanned  and  reproduced  by  Book  Works  Ltd  the  same  size  as  the  original.  This  is  produced  with  toner  based  digital  printing  onto  Zerfall  170g  paper.  The  book  is  bound  with  two  hardback  ends  –  the  front  cover,  blind-­‐debossed  with  the  title  of  the  book  and  presented  in  a  bespoke  hardback  slipcase  (bound  with  the  same  cloth  as  the  book).    All  books  are  signed  and  editioned  by  Tim  and  accompanied  by  a  certificate  of  authenticity  (also  signed  by  Tim).      The  production  of  this  book  was  made  possible  through  a  Kickstarter  crowd-­‐funding  campaign  that  saw  just  fewer  than  100  of  the  books  be  pre-­‐ordered  before  being  made.  Editions  of  Anima  Mundi  have  been  bought  by  private  collections  all  over  the  world.    ARTIST  STATEMENT  :          The  title  Anima  Mundi  is  derived  from  the  Latin  phrase  for  ‘Soul  of  the  World’  and  represents  the  intrinsic  connection  between  all  living  things.  It  reflects  the  energy  of  our  world  much  like  how  the  soul  is  connected  to  the  human  body.  The  layout  of  the  book  evades  any  finite  ending  as  the  viewer  creates  layers  of  mystery  that  reject  the  notion  of  a  linear  narrative.  In  turn,  the  viewer  is  given  ownership  of  their  own  personal  narrative  as  they  interact  with  the  work.    Anima  Mundi  explores  Myth  bringing  together  icons  and  motifs  from  different  world  mythologies  to  create  an  enigmatic  open-­‐ended  narrative.  Dripping  in  sensuality  and  symbolism,  Tim  Lane’s  beautiful  draftsmanship  invites  us  into  a  world  where  nothing  is  set  in  stone  and  everything  has  a  duality  of  meaning.  As  severed  heads  and  skeletal  frames  are  juxtaposed  with  fertile  plants  and  flowers,  questions  emerge  about:  chaos,  life,  death  and  decay.  Anima  Mundi  explores  not  only  the  artist’s  subconscious  through  these  dream-­‐like  scenes  but  also  gives  access  to  this  wider  collective  consciousness.    Tim  Lane  is  a  contemporary  fine  artist  living  and  working  in  Bristol,  UK.  Graduating  from  Falmouth  College  of  Art  in  2004,  Tim  has  been  concentrating  on  fine  art  painting  and  drawing.  Tim’s  degree  helped  to  give  structure  to  his  love  for  working  directly  from  his  imagination  and  also  encouraged  a  passion  for  drawing,  which  is  at  the  core  of  all  his  work.  With  styles  influenced  from  Classic  Literature  and  World  Mythologies,  Tim  seeks  to  explain  the  world  in  a  visceral,  imaginative,  dark  way,  often  with  an  animalistic  element.    

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PRICING  :  1  x  limited  edition  copy  of  Anima  Mundi  with  slipcase  :  £160  Delivery  to  UK  address  (Special  Delivery)  :  £10    //  Delivery  to  non  UK  address  (International  Track  +  Sign)  :  £15    Prices  are  subject  to  rise  as  the  edition  sells  out.  Currently  there  are  approximately  120  sold  and  80  available.    *The  original  graphite  on  paper  drawing  of  Anima  Mundi  bound  as  a  concertina  book  is  also  available  please  email  for  details.      SELECTED  QUOTES  :  ‘Richly  detailed  and  arresting’  –  Jess  Denham,  The  Independent,  June  2014    ‘….a  mix  of  time  honoured  tradition  and  a  playful  wink  to  postmodern  society.’    -­‐  Billy  Black,  Crack  Magazine,  July  2014    ‘The  beauty  of  this  unusual  creation  is  its  ability  to  be  interpreted  from  so  many  alternative  viewpoints..’  –  Natalia  Fedoruk,  Beautiful  Bizarre,  May  2014    FURTHER  LINKS  :          http://www.antlersgallery.com/artist/tim-­‐lane    Watch  a  video  with  Tim  talking  about  the  ideas  behind  the  book  and  details  of  the  crowd-­‐funding  here:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/antlersgallery/anima-­‐mundi-­‐tim-­‐lanes-­‐5-­‐metre-­‐concertina-­‐book-­‐draw    Anima  Mundi  on  BBC  :-­‐  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-­‐england-­‐bristol-­‐27146637    Anima  Mundi  in  The  Independent  :-­‐  http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-­‐entertainment/art/features/tim-­‐lanes-­‐vivid-­‐illustrations-­‐bring-­‐timeless-­‐themes-­‐of-­‐love-­‐and-­‐death-­‐to-­‐life-­‐9529973.html    Glass  Magazine  :-­‐  http://www.theglassmagazine.com/against-­‐the-­‐clock/    Online  shop  entry  for  Anima  Mundi:-­‐  http://shop.antlersgallery.com/product/anima-­‐mundi      CONTACT  INFORMATION  :  For  further  information  or  to  purchase  please  contact  :  Jack  Gibbon,  Director  –  Antlers        [email protected]    //  +44  (0)  7780  503  180      GLOSSARY  OF  IMAGES  IN  FURTHER  PAGES    1.  Book,  Slipcase,  Certificate  of  Authenticity,  Gold  Postage  Packaging  2.  First  four  page  spread  including  artist  signature  3.  Six  page  spread  4.  Four  page  spread  5.  Six  Page  Spread  6.  Tim  Lane  Solo  Exhibition      

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    Book,  Slipcase,  Certificate  of  Authenticity,  Gold  Postage  Packaging  

 

 First  four  page  spread  including  artist  signature  and  editioning  

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Four  page  spread    

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Anima  Mundi  blind  debossed  cover      

 Installation  View  of  Anima  Mundi  Solo  Show  /  Launch