{"id":81,"date":"2021-04-28T10:16:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T10:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.romulusstudio.com\/rt\/?post_type=editions&p=81"},"modified":"2024-12-15T01:06:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T01:06:19","slug":"ruth-ewan","status":"publish","type":"editions","link":"https:\/\/dev.romulusstudio.com\/rt\/editions\/ruth-ewan\/","title":{"rendered":"RUTH EWAN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u2018Silent Agitator (Wall Clock)\u2019, 2020
engraved traffolyte, quartz clock mechanism, hand painted aluminium
30cm diameter x 3.5 cm, edition of 20
\u00a3550 (inclusive of VAT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018They Shall Never Pass, Bonehead\u2019, 2013
bronze cast from a plastic model of a Pachycephalosaurus, or bone-headed dinosaur, damaged in the arson attack on the Freedom Press, Whitechapel in 2013, 8.5 x 4.25 x 11.5 cm, edition of 5
\u00a31,440 (inclusive of VAT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u20181215 Magna Carta\u2019, 2015
woodblock letterpress print, 83.4 x 35 cm, edition of 20
\u00a3250 unframed (inclusive of VAT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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‘1771 Wilkes: Freedom of Speech in Parliament’, 2015
woodblock letterpress print, 83.4 x 35 cm, edition of 20
\u00a3250 unframed (inclusive of VAT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Dreadnoughts (I advise you to learn Ju-Jitsu)\u2019, 2010
letter-press poster, 59.5 x 42cm, edition of 20
\u00a3200 unframed (inclusive of VAT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Dreadnoughts (They Shall Never Pass)\u2019, 2010
letter-press poster, 59.5 x 42cm, edition of 20
\u00a3200 unframed (inclusive of VAT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Dreadnoughts (Childrens Swings not Diamond Rings)\u2019, 2010
letter-press poster, 59.5 x 42cm, edition of 20
\u00a3200 unframed (inclusive of VAT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dreadnoughts (Agrarian Alchemy\/ High Rent)\u2019, 2010
letter-press poster, 59.5 x 42cm, edition of 20
\u00a3200 unframed (inclusive of VAT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Meet and Sing (Krusonean)\u2019, 2024
screenprint, 59.4 x 42 cm
Edition of 30
\u00a3350 inclusive of VAT
 
Thomas Spence devised a phonetic dictionary and created his own alphabet with the aim to make reading and writing more accessible. Ewan worked with typographer Imogen Ayres to draw Spence\u2019s alphabet. This quote from Spence has been translated using his dictionary into Krusonean, his phonetic version of English named after his utopian sequel to Daniel Defoe\u2019s \u2018Robinson Crusoe\u2019(1719): \u2018The History of Crusonia’ (1782).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Free Like Me\u2019, 2024
screenprint, 59.4 x 42 cm
edition of 30
\u00a3350 inclusive of VAT
 
Based on a poster found in an archive in East London. The words are from a metal token created by the political radical Thomas Spence (1750-1814). Spence referenced cats frequently as he admired their non-compliance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018The Songs\u2019, 2024
screenprint, 42 x 59.4 cm
Edition of 30
\u00a3350 inclusive of VAT
\u00a0
A quote from French folklorist Sylvain Tr\u00e9bucq (1857-1930) written by Ewan\u2019s daughter, Peggy, when she was 8 years old.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018State Prisoner Spence \/ Mum Padlock\u2019, 2024
20 x 1mm, cast silver (recycled for the NHS from discarded x-ray film)
\u00a3250 inclusive of VAT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018Spence\u2019s Plan You Fools \/ & Peace\u2019, 2024
\u00a027 x 1.5mm, cast silver (recycled for the NHS from discarded x-ray film)
\u00a3250 inclusive of VAT
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Cast from a metal token created by the political radical Thomas Spence (1750-1814). The die used by Spence to produce the original version of this token is believed to have been produced by his friend, the artist, Thomas Bewick.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Honour \/ Odd Fellows\u2019 2024
26 x 1 mm, cast silver (recycled for the NHS from discarded x-ray film)
\u00a3250 inclusive of VAT
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Cast from a metal token created by the political radical Thomas Spence (1750-1814). Featuring a caricature of political rivals William Pitt the Younger and Charles James Fox respectively crying and laughing. Spence\u2019s engraving was copied by the French engraver, Jean Adam as \u2018Fox et Pitt. Il est bien temps Mons Pitt de pleurer quand Fox rit\u2019 (1798). A copy of this etching is held by the British Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Mourning Ring for Thomas Spence\u2019, 2024
silver ring (recycled for the NHS from discarded x-ray film)
size variable (made to order)
\u00a3350 inclusive of VAT
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4mm flat silver court band engraved with words once popular on 19th century mourning jewellery \u2013 \u2018NOT LOST BUT GONE BEFORE\u2019 which has been translated into Krusonean, a phonetic language created by the political radical Thomas Spence (1750-1814). The use of the phrase relates not just to death but to the loss of Spence\u2019s grave and place in history. Also available in recycled 9ct gold.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-81","editions","type-editions","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.romulusstudio.com\/rt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/editions\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.romulusstudio.com\/rt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/editions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.romulusstudio.com\/rt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/editions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.romulusstudio.com\/rt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}