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THE WELL BEYOND THE WORLD. 2023.

paul robertson — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:14:10 +0000

Rannoch Moor: s.p. (Maris), 2023 21 x 1cm, 1pp typographic artists postcard for with a text and b/w work by the Scottish land artists - The Dark Infinity of Her Eye (made from decayed heather in an acrylic medium on gesso panel.) The artist's wrote: "On the perfect palindrome of 21 February 2012, I found his Shieling of the Pool, and opened the stone chamber in which he had interred Her heather amulet.

I gathered up the remains - a spoonful of peaty compost flecked with flakes of rotting wood.

Over the next few months, I carefully transformed the Prima Materia into just enough pigment to cover a small gesso panel with a brown so deep it is nearly black. I have no doubt that it matches the iris of the Muse, for I too have looked into that dark infinity, and caught the seven catchlights of Her own sacred constellation - Corona Borealis."

"I have set the painting's value as equal to the house in which its existence was prevised:

She picked up a small twig from the sea-scorched heath and offered it to him. "Here, is your Home." He returned her smile as he accepted her modest gift.

"No honestly. Do not doubt me.

This is all you will"

VG+.

tapestries 2013 – 2023. 2023.

paul robertson — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:01:36 +0000

Rannoch Moor: s.p. (Maris), 2023 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp typographic announcement card for an exhibition of tapistries by the Scottish land artists. VG+.

WORLDWIDERUBBERSTAMPLETTERBOXCIRCLEPOEM. 2004.

paul robertson — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:27:27 +0000

Edinburgh: Alex Finlay, 2004 12 x 17cm, 2pp announcement card for an Alex Finlay project where participants were invited to visit "letterboxes sited around the world and collect circle poems". However the front fo the card is a photograph byMaris of a Scottish forest landscape. The back of the card is signed "Best wishes Maris". VG+.

STILL LIFE. 2014.

paul robertson — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 17:44:43 +0000

Loch Ruthven: HICA, 2014 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp announcement card for a show by the land and environmental artists. One photographic work (Still Life from 1986) reproduced on the front, verso gallery details. A mailed example but VG+.

NATURAL ANARCHY. 2013. ONE OF 150 SIGNED & NUMBERED PRINTS. CATALOGUE & AUDIO CD>

paul robertson — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:44:58 +0000

Edinburgh: Royal Scottish Academy, 2013 21.5 x 21.5 x ).7cm printed silver on black folder content of a 21 x 21cm, 96pp exhibition catalogue with tipped on musical cd. The annual exhibition displaying the Academicians annual output. This 187th annual show includes major Scottish artists such as John Byrne, Adrian Wiszniewski, John Knox, Kenny Hunter, Maris and others with colour images of new works. The CD includes work by Maris, Zoe Irvine, Hanna Tuulikki and Marcus Coates. Additionally this was the deluxe version of the catalogue which contained a 21 x 21cm, giclee print by Graham Fagan - Natural Anarchy - which is one of 150 pencil signed and numbered examples. Very slight crease along the bottom blank edge (due to the way in which the print was inserted into the folder) else VG+ with like book.

FRIDAY 8 MAY. 2003. SIGNED BY THE ARTISTS.

paul robertson — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 15:52:55 +0000

Edinburgh/Newcastle: Morning Star Press/Baltic, 2003 12 x 18cm, 64pp plus card covers. Artist's book which takes original photographs of Joseph Beuys (taken by Richard Demarco) and Demarco's young female assistant Sally Holman of a visit to Loch awe and then later Rannoch Moor on Friday 8 May 1970 when Beuys dissolved a chunk of fat into the rivers there by burying it. Maris later found the exact locations where this happened and re-photogrpahs the views 30 years later (using the exact same models of photographic equipment) along with geolocated coordinates. The scenes are shown in reverse order from the originals. VG+. This copy is signed by Maris on the first page.

MOORBROCK HILL. 2006.

paul robertson — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 14:33:21 +0000

N.p. (Glasgow): s.p. (Maris), 2006 15 x 10cm, 4pp plus wrappers and printed black on light brown typographic dust jacket. Artist's book which simply notes two Scottish locations - Big Strongbeaver and Little Strongbeaver - with each on a page - the former at the top of the page, the latter at the bottom. Limited edition - possibly only 13 made. VG+.

THE PURSUIT OF FIDELITY. 2010. EXHIBITION HANDOUT.

paul robertson — Sat, 09 May 2020 17:48:39 +0000

Edinburgh: Stills Gallery, 2010 21 x 15cm, 4pp. Exhibition handout for a retrospective of the artists' work - typographic only. VG.

HEATHER TEA ON RANNOCH MOOR. 2005.

paul robertson — Sat, 09 May 2020 17:42:43 +0000

N.p.(Glasgow): s.p. (Maris), 2005 30 X 21cm, 1pp. Artist's designed ink jet print on card with one reproduced photograph of the artist's kettle making heather tea (simple boiled heather water) on one of the rivers of Rannoch Moor. Below the image the text reads "The conversation turns to Beuys and the homeopathetic virtues of gelatin." The work references Jospeh Beuys dissolving gelatine into the rivers of Loch Rannoch. Theoretically there should be at least one atom of that original gelatine in each cup drank by the artists. This work relates to the object multiple KETTLE published by Show and Tell editions - see separate listing. VG+.Edition size not known.

ALEXANDER & SUSAN MARIS. 2005. BUSINESS CARD.

paul robertson — Sat, 09 May 2020 17:36:21 +0000

N.p.(Glasgow): s.p. (Maris), n.d. (c. 2006) 5.5 x 8.5cm, 2pp. Artist designed business card with two images by the artists. VG+.

SGURR NAN GILLEAN (THE PEAK OF THE YOUNG MEN). 2005.

paul robertson — Sat, 09 May 2020 17:34:04 +0000

N.p.(Glasgow): s.p. (Maris), 2005 9 x 12cm, 4pp. Artist's designed Xmas card sent out to friends - with one reproduced photograph of the mountain on the front. VG+

YOU’LL HAVE HAD YOUR TEA. 2009.

paul robertson — Sat, 09 May 2020 17:31:00 +0000

Loch Ruthven: HICA, 2009 10.5 x 15cm, 2pp. Announcement card for a joint show between Finlay and Maris. Two works (one each from each artist) on the front. Verso gallery details. VG+