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Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken

Print
ca.2012 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A Two Pipe Problem is a one-man letterpress studio run by the artist Stephen Kenny. He considers his printing presses to be artistic tools, working with fonts dating back to 1836, incorporating the wear and imperfections of the letters into the aesthetic of the work. He uses evocative, open-ended texts that he either finds or creates himself. Sources for example include newspaper articles, such as 'Actress Shoots Andy Warhol'. The mood of the typeface is matched to the emotion of the words he has selected.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleBe Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken
Materials and techniques
Letterpress print
Brief description
Letterpress print (1 of 4) by A Two Pipe Problem entitled 'Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken'. Great Britain, ca. 2012.
Physical description
Letterpress print depicting the Oscar Wilde quote, 'Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30cm
  • Width: 23.3cm
Dimensions measured 07.11.2014
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Designed and Printed By A Two Pipe Problem Letterpress (Lettered up the left hand side of the sheet)
Credit line
Given by Stephen Kenny of a Two Pipe Problem letterpress
Subject depicted
Association
Summary
A Two Pipe Problem is a one-man letterpress studio run by the artist Stephen Kenny. He considers his printing presses to be artistic tools, working with fonts dating back to 1836, incorporating the wear and imperfections of the letters into the aesthetic of the work. He uses evocative, open-ended texts that he either finds or creates himself. Sources for example include newspaper articles, such as 'Actress Shoots Andy Warhol'. The mood of the typeface is matched to the emotion of the words he has selected.
Collection
Accession number
E.653-2014

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Record createdNovember 7, 2014
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