Poppy-cock (sure) : (or What Thought thought) : a vague thought that Polonius's foolish thoughts might make for a great play / written & illustrated by Phil Day
- Bib ID:
- 6537370
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Day, Phil, 1973-, author, artist
- Description:
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- [Melbourne] Mountains Brown Press, 2013
- 48 unnumbered pages : coloured illustrations ; 14 cm
- Summary:
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An artist's book consisting of 4 leaves of letterpress and 38 pages of intaglio print illustrations with pencilled captions. The artist writes, "For a while (years) I've fantasised about a production of Hamlet that only presents scenes when Polonius is present." Julian Davies explains the idiosyncratic series of prints accompanying this re-casting of the play, "Phil has chosen objects to represent the players - a wine glass for Gertrude, a lobster pot for Hamlet, a bra for Ophelia, a knife within a condom for Laertes, a walking frame with a flaccid sock for Polonius - to create his own cast of images. To illustrate Hamlet literally would produce a series of pictures of people standing around talking (with a ghostly apparition here or Hamlet holding a skull there). Phil, by contrast has allowed his metaphorical objects to interact in an alternative world where the subtle interplay of the imagery makes pictures that respond imaginatively to the play rather than mimicking it. No artist can offer a greater compliment to another than this... while also pursuing an authentic personal vision."--Mountains Brown Press website.
- Performer:
- Hellmut's sleeping dad, poddy lamb ; Helmut, lobster pot ; Les, knife inside a condom ; Polly, sock draped on a walking frame, Phillippa, bra ; Ray, spyglass ; Trudy, champagne flute ; Claud, arsehole wearing boots ; Ras & Gill, two hands on one dick ; (first player), domestic cat ; Helmut hatched, monster ; Ghost of Hellmut's dad, latex glove.
- Notes:
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- Limited edition of 5 signed and numbered copies.
- National Library's SR copy is no. 3/5, signed and dated by the artist.
- Binding:
- Bound in natural linen covered boards with a dark magenta spine, red illustrated endpapers depicting a cat, and a polished hollow cross-sectional slice of bone on the front cover above a woodcut printed image of a walking frame.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Mountains Brown Press
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2013
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