Carmina Americana
hand-colored woodcut, goldleaf and letterpress
25 x 16 inches
handprinted
on washi,
edition of 25
This woodcut illustrates the famous opening chorus O Fortuna from Carmina Burana, a composition by Carl Orff. It is a politically updated visual of the orginal manuscript page from the mid 13th century German collection of secular songs. The wheel of fortune is depicting the rise and fall of the powerful in the world.
