LEGEND OF UPPSPRETTA (fine art print)
Fine art print of The Legend of Uppspretta. High quality, colorful, signed and numbered.
Free shipping on orders over Є150,00
- Minimum order is Є50,00
- Satisfaction guaranteed
- 30 days easy returns
- Secure payments
Description
PROJECT: WATER TOWER – THE LEGEND OF UPPSPRETTA
Starting date: juli 24th 2013 – Reveal: september 6th 2013
10 meter high, 36 meter circumference
11 Toyists from The Netherlands, Iceland, Canada, Romania, Australia
Narrative
Once upon a time there was a little puffin. His name was Uppspretta, since he was always bursting with energy. Living with his parents in a nice clean nest in Keflavik, Iceland, he was very anxious to discover the world and he wanted to know more about his own background and the country of Iceland.
The little puffin studied hard, read many books, and figured out that the island was geologically born around 20 million years ago out of volcanic activity. With regards to Icelandic settlement, he learned that a Norse chieftain became the first permanent settler on the island. And then Uppspretta knew for sure he had to go to Norway in order to find himself a nice future wife. His parents assured him that he should never fly above land because he would drop out of the sky if he did. But the little puffin was very curious and stubborn and as soon as he was ready to leave the nest he flew very far across the water and finally fell to earth as his parents had predicted. Looking around he saw strange buildings that we humans call windmills. Uppspretta did not land in Norway, but arrived instead in Holland.
The little puffin fell asleep and dreamt about people who could play music and would fly back with him to his homeland. These people looked like giant violins, trumpet plants and other instruments. He lay there waiting for a man to pick him up, but he didn’t know at all what a man would look like. He remembered that his parents had once told him that people could not fly and sing like birds do. Instead they made use of odd things like, for example, airplanes and musical instruments.
In the middle of his dream loomed a large ship that brought the little puffin back to the sea. The instruments took Uppspretta away and launched him above the water where his body transformed into an airplane. Geysers and volcanoes propelled him upwards so that he soared high in the sky. A choir of Instrument-people was singing to encourage him. Everyone could hear the music and everything was surrounded by joyful colors. Nature and people carried the little puffin back to Keflavik.
Back home he gave his life a new meaning. Uppspretta got married to a female puffin from Norway and became the leader of all puffins in Iceland. All over the county today everybody is still playing music as a tribute to him.
PACKAGE DEAL: hardcover book Uppspretta + piezo graphic + photo = together only EUR 299,00
Product Details
- Title: Legend of Uppspretta
- Artists: Toyists
- Technique: Piezo Graphic
- Material:Hahnemuehle German etching paper
- Image Size: 26 x 26 cm
- Paper Size: 29 x 29 cm
- Limited Edition: 100 (numbered & signed)
- Price: On request
See more about the Uppspretta project in Iceland here
Product Material
German Etching – a white, 100% a-cellulose paper – guarantees archival standards. First the mould-made etching paper features a distinct textured surface. Secondly with its premium matt inkjet coating German Etching meets the highest industry standards regarding density, colour gamut, colour graduation and image sharpness. Accordingly preserving the special touch and feel of genuine art paper. Therefore German Etching is one of the most popular media worldwide for artwork and photography.
Matt FineArt – textured
310 gsm, 100% a-Cellulose, white, mould-made
Fine Art Print/ Giclée/Piezo Graphic
Fine art print is a high resolution printmaking technique whereby high quality ink is sprayed onto paper. When the process was invented in the late 1980s the name originally applied to fine arts. At the same time, fine art print is also known as giclée or piezo graphic. To clarify the word Giclée we have to look at the French word gicleur, which means ‘nozzle’. While the term piezo is derived from the Greek word piezein, meaning to press. Therefore an indefinite number of prints can be made with this technique. However Toyism fine art prints/giclées/piezo graphics always come in a limited edition, are numbered, signed and come with an official certificate.
Shipping: Europe 1-2 weeks, outside Europe 2-3 weeks
View terms & conditions
