Ilene Meyer World Composite Illuminated Clear Art Object, Numbered 32/50, Backlit Frame, Certificate
Ilene Meyer World Composite Illuminated Clear Art Object, Numbered 32/50, Backlit Frame, Certificate
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A world lit from within
For a dim corner of a room that wants a picture which is also a lamp.
Best for: Interiors and edition collectors
Condition notes
Light scuffs to the acrylic face. Scuffs and small marks to the frame. Back light tested and working.
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Meyer World Composite by Ilene Meyer: a numbered image on clear acrylic, lit from behind within its own pale blue frame.
The Piece
A planet hangs over a landscape of striped, shell like forms in orange, blue and white; small jewelled creatures sit among the folds and a frog rests on a sphere in the foreground. Every surface is patterned, and the back light makes the colours glow like enamel. The edition number 32/50 is engraved in the plate.
The object measures H 39.1 x W 51.7 x D 4.8 cm (image about 27 x 39.4 cm). It runs from a mains adaptor, which is included, and the light has been tested and works. A certificate comes with it.
The Artist and the Format
Ilene Meyer (1939 to 2009) was an American painter of the fantastic, self taught, whose crowded and brilliantly coloured worlds were published widely in Japan in the 1980s and 1990s and appeared on the covers of science fiction novels. The clear art object was a format produced by Japanese publishers in that period: an image printed and engraved on a transparent plate and set in a light box, so that it could be shown like stained glass in a room without daylight. Editions were small, usually fifty, and each is numbered.
Details
- Artist: Ilene Meyer
- Title: Meyer World Composite
- Edition: 32/50
- Format: Printed and engraved acrylic, back lit
- Size: H 39.1 x W 51.7 x D 4.8 cm (image about 27 x 39.4 cm)
- Power: Mains adaptor, Japanese plug, 100 V
- Includes: Frame, certificate, adaptor
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- Light scuffs to the acrylic face.
- Scuffs and small marks to the frame.
- Back light tested and working.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade B (good, light wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Offered as a numbered edition with its certificate. The adaptor is made for Japanese mains at 100 volts; a suitable transformer should be used elsewhere. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Japan with rigid protection and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
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