Karel Martens – Small Prints, Roma Publications, 2023

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‘This artist’s publication contains a sequence of unique letterpress monoprints, made by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens between 2014 and 2022. The prints, which are both highly geometric and brightly coloured, are reproduced in the book at their actual size. Textual elements accent the various abstract shapes and repetitions on almost every page. ‘Small Prints’ is available in two different cover versions, which itself is the result of a printing experiment. By printing the contents of the book in three layers on a single print sheet, which was then cut and folded, variations in the cover emerged.’

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Karel Martens - Small Prints, Roma Publications, 2023
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Karel Martens - Small Prints, Roma Publications, 2023
Karel Martens – Small Prints, Roma Publications, 2023
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