FIRMAMENTO, MEZZOTINTS/DRYPOINTS
GIOVE, mezzotint, 15-1/4” x 14”
CALLISTO, mezzotint, 15-1/4” x 14”
EUROPA, mezzotint, 15-1/4” x 14”
SATURNO, mezzotint, 15-1/4” x 14”
TEMPESTA DI GIOVE, mezzotint, 15-1/4” x 14”
TALUS, mezzotint, 15-1/4” x 14”
ARCETRI, mezzotint, 15-1/4” x 14”
TIME TRACKER, drypoint, 15-1/4” x 14”
DELLE MACHIE SOLARE, drypoint chine-collé, 15-1/4” x 14”
METEORA, mezzotint, 15-1/4” x 14”
VERUM, drypoint chine-collé, 15-1/4” x 14”
GALILEO, mezzotint, 15-1/4” x 14”
SFERA ARMILLIATA, mezzotint, 15-1/4” x 14”
STUDY FOR JWST MIRRORS, drypoint, 15-1/4” x 14”
IL SOLE, mezzotint, 15-1/4” x 14”
LA SONDA GALILEO, mezzotint, 15-1/4” x 14”
COMETA, mezzotint, 15-1/4” x 14”
IO, mezzotint, 15-1/4” x 14”
GANIMEDE, mezzotint, 15-1/4” x 14”
LE LUNE DI GIOVE, mezzotint, 15-1/4” x 14”
ECLISSI, mezzotint, 15-1/4” x 14”
LA LUNA CRESCENTE, mezzotint, 15-1/4” x 14”
JWST REFLECTS A GALAXY,, mezzotint, 15-1/4” x 14”
PLANET MAPPING, drypoint, 15-1/4” x 14”
FIRMAMENTO, letter press, 15-1/4” x 14” (detail)
FIRMAMENT
In a deep, dark and azure sky
dotted with a sea of lights
I see embroidered in northern latitudes
eternal constellations of princesses,
brave heroes and celestial kings
From the timeless fading of a trillion stars
I sail to an unmeasured destiny
of mythical creatures and Hellenic Gods,
they set their boundaries at an early age
and divided the great moving vault
in kaleidoscopic asymmetric parts
I look towards the heavenly bodies again
and find beautiful Cassiopeia;
her tears watering the ethereal dome
unveiling primordial geometric forms
Directing my gaze to further luster
the ephemeral dance vanishes from my view
only to reveal the most distant stars
still dormant in the cold winter night;
they are the shimmering seeds
in the silent and immense sky
that complete my arc of sight
Oh my, oh my… how fulfilled am I
when the Firmament meets my eyes
and the splendor of its glory
makes me whole, makes me one
Eduardo Fausti
Winter 2019