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- Panamarenko - Manpowered Blimp Papaver - 2002
Offset technique is used here, but this is not a poster. Panamarenko uses this technique for his graphics.
Frame dimensions 103 x 85 cm, frame is anti-reflective so no reflections.
Hand signed with silverpoint.
Back also printed with logo and address of Antwerp Airship Construction - Engineer
Panamarenko, offset has been folded, see photos.
Panamarenko's self-built aircraft are often derived from flying techniques and shapes that occur in nature, such as the poppy flower here. They have a typically fragile, crafted appearance and balance between art and science, between dream and reality. Due to the aesthetic and poetic power of the idiosyncratic constructions, we almost spontaneously forget to ask ourselves whether they can really fly. It is precisely this poetry and the possibility of failure that were the most important aspects of Panamarenko's work. We are challenged to see to what extent 'Papaver' could really fly and where the technical genius or imperfections lie.