sketchbook 1998 - Stefan Gmoser

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A sketch and note book, made of some constituents of a "Taschen" calendar (steel wire linkage, half transparent plastic book cover). Cardboard dividers. Items of the original calendar were scanned and re-used, new inscriptions in the same style where added. The pictographs originate from Zapf Dingbats(tm) and CombiNumerals(tm). The title pages were printed both on cardboard and on tracing paper and arranged successively. Printing took place on a laser printer, therefore the entire work is monochrome.

Software used: Adobe Photoshop.
Other: Logitech Scanman, HP Laserjet 5; Music: U2: POP.
Unique piece, January 1998

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Cover
"Carry me everywhere" the hand says and at the same time repels unwanted visitors. Hasty inscription on the diskette label.

Rear

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Note Book Section
The asterisk has a five-axial structure and actually points to all directions. Now it points back.

transparent
=== === == = = = transparency == = = = = = = = ====== === === leads == = == ===== === = = == ==== = together = = = = == === == = = ===== == === == = = == = =

Year Planner
No more discussion about direction any more. Cardboard structure contrasts beautifully with the clearly cut forms of the pictographs.

transparent
+++ ++ transparency ++ + + ++ + + + + ++ ++ + + + + + ++ + +++ +++++ + + + + + + ++ +++ ++++ + + + + + + + + + ++ +++ ++ +++ + + + + + + +++++ + + ++++++ + + + +++ +++++ ++++ +++ +++ groups ++++++++

January until April
~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~ transparency ~~ ~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~ confuses ~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~~~ ~ ~~~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~

Sparkling wine and fireworks on the 1st of January, no Viennese Waltz. In mid-January: two years. Then (03/98) L.A.
January until April

May until August
-- ---- -- --- ---- transparency ---- --- --- --- - -- --- -- arranges --- ----- --- -- --- -- -- -- --- - ----- -- -- - - -- - -

From from the 1st of May: www.kirchen.net/
June: End of public relations.
Summer without sun.
May until August

September until December
... .. ..... transparency ... .. ... ... . .... .... . ... .... ... ... . .... . .... . . ..... ... is .... ... . . . .. ... . .. ... ... ... .. .. . .. .. . .. ..... ....... ..... .... visible . . . .

Autumn: New dwelling found, arranged, lived.
October: Privacy?
September until December

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Rear Cover

"End of book. Do not exceed" the warning symbol says.