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Books as Art

Books as Art. What?. Made by an artist Are or resemble a book Mixed-media Meant to be “read” Sequence and revealing of pages is important. Livre d’artiste. Books containing original artworks Salvador Dali (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland). Artist’s Books. A book that is a work of art

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Books as Art

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  1. Books as Art

  2. What? • Made by an artist • Are or resemble a book • Mixed-media • Meant to be “read” • Sequence and revealing of pages is important

  3. Livred’artiste • Books containing original artworks • Salvador Dali (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland)

  4. Artist’s Books • A book that is a work of art • Magazines, anthologies, diaries, statements, manifestos, visual poetry, word-works, scores, documentation, reproductions, sketchbooks, albums, graphic works, comic books, illustrated books, page-art, page-works, mail-art, book-art, book-objects, book-works

  5. Ed Ruscha

  6. Marcel Duchamp

  7. Diana Frid

  8. Brian Dettmer

  9. Our Inspiration • Dan Eldon • London, England~1970 • Nairobi, Kenya • Photojournalist • Somalia

  10. The Project • Create a journal-style artist’s book • Multi-media • Contains a central theme • Relates to you

  11. Themes pasta leftovers sandwich • Create a brainstorming web • Theme in the middle • Break down each idea further Lunch Toast Eggs Breakfast veggies Juice Jam yogurt Add tomatoes More garlic Orange chicken Substitute mushrooms Sweet chili lasagna Changes Potato soup Favorites Meals Less salt Recipes manicotti chicken Salad Wild Card Food Dinner Pasta Silk Grocery List Potato Consistent

  12. Collect Images

  13. Layout • Think about book as one image/one piece • Placement • Common colors/patterns/images/etc. • The experience of “reading” • Order • How are you adding information with each page turn?

  14. Materials • Pen • Pencil • Colored Pencil • Oil Pastel • Collage

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