An image of a tall book laying flat on a surface. The cover is regular, white paper. Printed on the white paper is an image of a drawing illustrated in black ink. The drawing features three black columns. In the space between the columns is a gestural zig-zag pattern. There are also small, organic shapes towards the tops of the column with each column having its own unique set of shapes.

An image of a book spread laying flat on a white surface. The spread contains four illustrations on the left page and one full-page illustration on the right. The illustrations are gestural and created with black ink on white paper. The drawings are of geometric and organic illustrations.

An image of a book spread laying flat on a white surface. The spread contains four illustrations on each page, split up into a grid made of equal sizes. The illustrations are gestural and created with black ink on white paper. The drawings are of geometric and organic patterns and illustrations.

Elisabeth Kley: Egypt Drawings

Description

An immersive, large-scale zine of Elisabeth Kley’s drawings printed in black and white. Printed in conjunction with her 2021 FWM exhibition Minutes of Sand, this zine is a deeper exploration of her fascination with Egyptian pattern and decoration. Her brushwork is quick and suggestive, sometimes even wobbly, creating a sense of playful movement in the index-style collection of imagery. Kley hones in on very particular images from various aspects of Ancient Egyptian history, celebrating the small details.

2nd edition, 100 copies
12 pages, staple bound
Black and white
11″ x 14″

Meet the Artist

A photograph of a middle-aged woman at the center standing behind a long table, turned at an angle. Her hair is dark and short and she is wearing black rimmed glasses with a loose green blouse over a black t-shirt. On the table is a very bright and colorful design with bars of orange-red interrupted by large yellow fans and buds, outlined in blue.

Elisabeth Kley

Known for her distinctive black-and-white ceramic objects, Elisabeth Kley’s work stands at the nexus of pattern, decoration, and play. In Kley's first solo museum show, Minutes of Sand, her textile works intermingle with her signature black-and-white ceramics to create a space uniquely hers, defined by bold colors, strong lines, and distinctive forms.

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