INTRODUCTION
TO BOOK ARTS/ARTIST'S BOOKS
The book arts are a fascinating form of
expression.
You might ask:
What are artist's books?
Who makes artist's books?
Why make artist's books?
What
* Lucy Lippard refers to them as: "neither an
art book (collected reproductions of separate
art works) nor a book on art, the artist's book
is a work of art on its own, conceived
specifically for the book form and often
published by the artist him/herself."
Who
*Book artist Ed Hutchins believes that
anyone can make a book because everyone has a
story to tell. Many forms and structures can be
used to convey the message.
Why
* Ed uses the term "guerilla bookmaking" as
"the efforts to take the book arts to the
street and place it in the hands of everyday
people." He says, "not everyone has a great
ballet inside of them. Not everyone has a home
run inside of them, but everyone has a story to
tell and that's why everyone is a potential
bookmaker."
Here are a few book arts links:
Ed
Hutchins Site
Link
to Artists' Books Exhibit at the Clarence
Ward Library in Oberlin
Link to Kerrie
Carbary's publication, Dog Eared
Magazine
Artists
books by Beatrice Coron
Vamp
& Tramp Booksellers, LLC
Ediciones Vigia
-- A Cuban Book Arts Collective
Shireen Holman's Web Site
Peter Verheyen's
Book Arts Web
Peter Verheyen's Book Arts Web has sources,
extensive links to other book arts sites as
well as information about book preservation and
conservation. Be sure to check out the gallery.
Some
of Mimi Schaer's books here - check
out her GIRDLE
books here
and her installation of books and book objects
here
More from the
Colophon Page here
Books &
more by the incredible Emily Martin
Emily's site features lots of her
dimensional book forms
Art
Matters Online - Book Arts Links
Center
for Book Arts (NYC)
See some of Susan
Hensel's books here
2005 Book Fest Site
Intro to Book Arts
Anima Designs
creative supplies for artistic exploration
Intro to Book Arts