Richard Kegler was inspired in part by the documentation of saw patterns on the backs of wood type done by David Shields for his research on American wood type manufacturing of the 19th Century, the undersides of all type high blocks are generally as printable as the faces. Combined with the discovery of misused broken wood type blocks, the imagery of manufacturing by products and neglect become something more formal and beautiful when locked up in a form. Add in the inspiration of flying cross-country on a clear day and staring out at the flat landscape, and this is how this series came to be.
Landscape #1
The first in the series was built around three broken large wood blocks which were aligned to imply a river cutting through farm fields.
• 19 ½" × 13 ½" (Image size: 16 ¼" × 11 ¼")
• 3 colors
• Magnani Incisioni 310 gsm. Deckle edge
• Signed and numbered
• Limited edition of 25
Landscape #2
This second print in the series uses 10 line circles cut by Moore Wood Type along with 10 line slices of tree branches.
• 19 ½" × 13 ½" (Image size: 15 ¼" × 13 ½")
• 3 colors
• Magnani Incisioni 310 gsm. Deckle edge
• Signed and numbered
• Limited edition of 25
Landscape #3
This third print in this series looks towards a winter landscape with pale grey and pale brown-green and a touch of black shadow and asphalt peeking through.
• 19 ½" × 13 ½" (Image size: 14 ½" × 8 ½")
• 3 colors
• Magnani Incisioni 310 gsm. Deckle along bottom edge
• Signed and numbered
• Limited edition of 30
Landscape #4
A much more regular grid implying the central plains at a lower altitude. The post-harvest Autumn season field colors of drab green, yellow, and light brown are featured with a lone farmhouse and red roofed barn outbuilding. The outbuilding is an upside-down sans-serif Cyrillic Tse wood type letter. Its symbolism can be taken any way you like. Other tiny details include red fence posts in the far right field and a circular stock tank in the upper left.
• 19 ½" × 13 ½" (Image size: 15" × 10")
• 5 colors
• Magnani Incisioni 310 gsm. Deckle along bottom edge
• Signed and numbered
• Limited edition of 25