Paul was a gilder. (The Gilderbook 1)
He loved the glint of gold. (The Gilderbook 2)
One day, Paul gilded all the picture frames in his house. (The Gilderbook 3)
It wasn’t quite right, so he gilded the walls too. (The Gilderbook 4)
In the kitchen, he mused/ something was wrong. (The Gilderbook 5)
So he gilded the table; (The Gilderbook 6)
the chairs; (The Gilderbook 7)
and then his parakeets, Myrtle and Mae (The Gilderbook 8).jpg
Upstairs (and those were gilded too) (The Gilderbook 9)
with much deftness, Paul gilded his bed to better dream of gold (The Gilderbook 10)
The time came when Paul’s house was golden and shone like the sun (The Gilderbook 11)
And then the doorbell rang. (The Gilderbook 12)
Friends were calling and Paul felt immediately happy. (The Gilderbook 13)
Together they set off. (The Gilderbook 14)
And Paul soon forgot his golden house. (The Gilderbook 15)
Alexander Massouras
with much deftness, Paul gilded his bed to better dream of gold (The Gilderbook 10), 2011
Series: Etchings
Etching with Gold Leaf
19 x 27.5 cm
Edition of 60
Further images
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 1
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 2
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 3
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 4
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 5
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 6
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 7
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 8
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 9
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 10
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 11
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 12
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 13
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 14
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 15
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 16
)
Three Moderately Cautionary Tales is a series of fifty hard-ground etchings in three cycles: each cycle loosely follows the narrative arc of an epiphany. The first cycle- The Gilderbook- narrates...
Three Moderately Cautionary Tales is a series of fifty hard-ground etchings in three cycles: each cycle loosely follows the narrative arc of an epiphany. The first cycle- The Gilderbook- narrates the protagonist’s unrelenting pursuit of beauty. The etchings trace his obsession with gilding and its effect on his world, and the progressive incorporation of gold leaf within the etchings formally mirrors the encroachment they narrate; the narrative bleeds into the form.