Robert FILLIOU 1926-1987
7 Childlike Uses of Warlike Material: A Contribution to the Art of Peace (Ein Beitrag zur Kunst des Friedens), 1971
Set of 7 handprinted screenprints
(Portfolio) 55.2 x 75.2 cm: (sheet) 49.5 x 69.5 cm
Edition 89 of 100
Published in conjunction with the following: a saw could be a submarine a nail,, ,, a missile a shirt,, ,, an uniform an old can,, a tank sticks of wood...
Published in conjunction with the following:
a saw could be a submarine
a nail,, ,, a missile
a shirt,, ,, an uniform
an old can,, a tank
sticks of wood could be guns
old newspapers,, ,, bureaucratic documents
something burned out could be a bonfire
O.K. Now
planks could be mountains
a round rusty piece of metal: the moon
buckets could be stars
sand could be desert
a pool of water: the ocean
an old frame: outer space
junk could be the war academy
Then
I can put the submarine on the mountains.
the missile on the moon. the uniforms around the stars
the tank in the desert. the guns into the ocean.
the bureaucratic documents in outer space
I can set the war academy on fire.
It will become
A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ART OF PEACE
all this to be built
along the Rhine with
Hartmut Kaminski
The 7 works will be left on the spot. 7 photos will be taken, then 7 silk prints made, grouped together in a portfolio outlining the spirit
and the method of work.
Dusseldorf, winter-spring 71
a saw could be a submarine
a nail,, ,, a missile
a shirt,, ,, an uniform
an old can,, a tank
sticks of wood could be guns
old newspapers,, ,, bureaucratic documents
something burned out could be a bonfire
O.K. Now
planks could be mountains
a round rusty piece of metal: the moon
buckets could be stars
sand could be desert
a pool of water: the ocean
an old frame: outer space
junk could be the war academy
Then
I can put the submarine on the mountains.
the missile on the moon. the uniforms around the stars
the tank in the desert. the guns into the ocean.
the bureaucratic documents in outer space
I can set the war academy on fire.
It will become
A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ART OF PEACE
all this to be built
along the Rhine with
Hartmut Kaminski
The 7 works will be left on the spot. 7 photos will be taken, then 7 silk prints made, grouped together in a portfolio outlining the spirit
and the method of work.
Dusseldorf, winter-spring 71
Literature
Robert Filliou, Editions & Multiples Catalogue Raisonne, Cat 43.
Robert Filliou: Poet. Sammlung Feelisch, 1997. Illustrated p. 62, no 35