1wcarter
Moving by Hilary Paynter– NOMAD LETTERPRESS LIMITED EDITION 2024
A PICTORIAL REVIEW
No.13 of 130 copies
Signed by Hilary Paynter.
35 engravings, all printed from the original blocks.
Preface by Max Porter.
Printed letterpress by Helen Hillman and Pat Randle at Whittington on the last of the Zerkal ENE paper.
Illuminated chapter caps in blue.
Bound by Roger Grech in pale blue quarter-buckram with white paper sides printed with a monochrome engraving on cover and a paper title label on spine.
White endpapers.
White slipcase with pale blue caps, bee printed on lower edge.
36.4x29.1cm.
88 pages
£295
Moving is arranged around five themes that are central to Hilary’s work; from sweeping dramatic landscapes to social injustice and the abuse of power, there is a constant creative tension in her engraving, often offset by humour and humanity. Hilary’s confident mark-making and draftsmanship skills can be seen too have developed from her early blocks to the present day, but the interplay of tone and light on the page are always central, alongside and uncompromising response the natural world an out often brutal mistreatment of it, as well as of each other.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the this series can be viewed here.
A PICTORIAL REVIEW
No.13 of 130 copies
Signed by Hilary Paynter.
35 engravings, all printed from the original blocks.
Preface by Max Porter.
Printed letterpress by Helen Hillman and Pat Randle at Whittington on the last of the Zerkal ENE paper.
Illuminated chapter caps in blue.
Bound by Roger Grech in pale blue quarter-buckram with white paper sides printed with a monochrome engraving on cover and a paper title label on spine.
White endpapers.
White slipcase with pale blue caps, bee printed on lower edge.
36.4x29.1cm.
88 pages
£295
Moving is arranged around five themes that are central to Hilary’s work; from sweeping dramatic landscapes to social injustice and the abuse of power, there is a constant creative tension in her engraving, often offset by humour and humanity. Hilary’s confident mark-making and draftsmanship skills can be seen too have developed from her early blocks to the present day, but the interplay of tone and light on the page are always central, alongside and uncompromising response the natural world an out often brutal mistreatment of it, as well as of each other.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the this series can be viewed here.
3tim_rylance
>2 kermaier: At a superficial glance, that might appear to be the case. But the engravings larger than a page are always on the innermost sheet of a gathering - if you look carefully at Warwick's photos you can see the binding threads.
4Glacierman
I particularly like the one of Avebury, with the rocks floating above. We visited there in 2004 and spent several hours wandering around the stones. Had lunch there, too.
5LT79
I managed to pick up one of the last few copies of this and I don't regret it. I'm not used to this level of detail. It will take a while to absorb.
6jsg1976
I wanted to preorder a copy as soon as I got the prospectus, but my book budget wouldn’t allow it given everything else that came out this year. Congrats to all who snagged a copy of what looks like a beautiful book.
7CTPress-Tony
>1 wcarter: Beautiful work by all involved, thanks for sharing. Do you keep Pat's notes? I have a folder with all of his written correspondence from the projects we work on together. With most everything done via emails and phone calls it's nice to have hand written notes.
8kermaier
>3 tim_rylance: Good eye! That is unusually sensitive book design.
9paulm16
I sat down with my copy today and quickly thought that this book is quite a tour de force. The review here, which we are very grateful for, shows just one third of the prints in the book and other than one (just my opinion) I thought they are all outstanding.
The book included some very personal moments from Hilary Paynter, for me making the reading aspect equally meaningful as the prints.
I hold the 2020 Vision book in high regard but feel that this book lifts itself to at least similar heights, if not even higher.
The book included some very personal moments from Hilary Paynter, for me making the reading aspect equally meaningful as the prints.
I hold the 2020 Vision book in high regard but feel that this book lifts itself to at least similar heights, if not even higher.
