The Noun Painter
(Esteban Villa, 2008)
Limited edition of 300
Bound by hand
$20
This inaugural Copilot Press publication features thirty-six sketches by General Esteban Villa of the Royal Chicano Air Force. Published as a deck of flash cards, this artist book collection maps General Villa’s daily route through the Sacramento Valley via his signature five-minute sketches and corresponding cartographer’s key, inviting each ‘reader’ to partake in a unique mapping experience.
(Esteban Villa, 2008)
Limited edition of 300
Bound by hand
$20
This inaugural Copilot Press publication features thirty-six sketches by General Esteban Villa of the Royal Chicano Air Force. Published as a deck of flash cards, this artist book collection maps General Villa’s daily route through the Sacramento Valley via his signature five-minute sketches and corresponding cartographer’s key, inviting each ‘reader’ to partake in a unique mapping experience.
This limited edition is printed using offset, digital and adobe technologies with the support of the Art Institute of Chicago. Each book is cut and bound by hand, and signed by the author.
Esteban Villa has served as a top general in the Royal Chicano Air Force since 1969. Each morning for the past 35 years, he has conducted flight maneuvres over the Sacramento Valley with his 4"x6" drawing pad, Prismacolor felt tip markers and fine point Pilot pen in hand. He continues to create a minimum of two original sketches per flight, while his adobe airplane is said to consume approximately thirty two fluid ounces of black coffee and three pints of beer during each run.