| Title | Then Entrust Love |
| Artist / Creator | James Allen |
| Artist's Nationality | USA |
| Place of Publication | Portland, OR |
| Publication Date | 2016 |
| Structure / Binding | book excavation |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 6 x 9 x 1.25 inches |
| Edition Size | Unique Artist Book |
| Box / Wrapper | Shadowbox Frame 12.25" x 9.25" lined with acid free foam core and UV filtering acrylic glazing |
| Signed & Numbered | Signed by the Artist |
Then Entrust Love by James Allen
$2,200.00
Then Entrust Love is a book excavation created by carving into the pages of a found book called Hypnerotomachia Poliphili which is titled in English Poliphilo's Strife of Love in a Dream. Filled with wonderful woodcuts the original version of this book, first published in Venice, is a great example of an incuncable. Of course the version here is a recent reprint. The many wonderful illustrations are layered and combined with text that reads ' Take away order and the norm, with a burning flame and, on its face, an eye and a vulture. then entrust LOVE Their sweet laughter abated as they tenderly sympathized with me. Six little spouts protruded among the fruits I could best interpret this as: Always hasten slowly.'
Artist Bio
James Allen currently lives and works in Nashville Tennessee. He has shown his work at museums and galleries across the country including Bellevue Arts Museum, Morris Museum, Whatcom Museum, Cameron Art Museum, and Brooklyn Central Library. His book excavations are also in special collections libraries at UCLA, Ringling College of Art and Design, John's Hopkins University, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, University of Puget Sound, Baylor University, Swarthmore College, Virginia Commonwealth University, and University of Colorado Boulder.