Chiara Boeri My Books – Altered Books

As Picasso said “Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.” So is with my work. Since I love books and live among thousands of them, books naturally serve as my inspiration, and frequently are the point of origin of my works. This is my way of translating books into images. Since I also love calligraphy, words are also often part of my works, no matter what language and alphabet, with different colors and shape, following the meaning of the books from which I took them.

Media: Paint Box, Photoshop, Acrylic Paint, Oil Paint, and inks on canvas.

Sources: FAUST – Several pieces from Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in three languages: German, English and Italian.
LIMERICKS – Scientific limericks from scientists who actually did not sign them.
ILIAD – An extract from the Iliad by Homer: Book VII. Italian and English.
MILANO ROLL – Poetry and short extract from Carlo Porta, Bonvesin de la Riva, Jacopone da Todi, Carlo Bertolazzi, Alessandro Manzoni.