They are more like art works than books. I'm afraid on one is gonna read them becausepeople will have to be really careful not to ruin them.....any way, it was a fun trip.
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Thursday, October 7, 2010
Books-Yibiao Huang
funny books
They are more like art works than books. I'm afraid on one is gonna read them because
people will have to be really careful not to ruin them.....any way, it was a fun trip.
They are more like art works than books. I'm afraid on one is gonna read them becausepeople will have to be really careful not to ruin them.....any way, it was a fun trip.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Gallery Exhibit - Michael Canavan
The exhibit didn't start on a good note for me. I say this because I mistakenly walked right by the exhibit room and walked into Auditorium A300. As soon as I opened the door and walked in, the whole class (including the professor) just stared at me. Realizing my mistake, I exited and, only then, did I notice the gallery right next door.
Once inside, the first book that caught my eye was the Pictorial Webster's Dictionary. When I first saw it, I thought that that it was a bible. I don't know why, it just had that look. It had two locks on it that you had to unlock before you opened it. Once I opened it, I noticed that the binding was made out of wood. I really liked that feature. It looked really old but the paper detailing it said that it was bound in 2010.
The next book that I really liked was by Peter Madden. The only way that I can describe it is as a scrapbook/diary. My wife likes to scrapbook in her free time so I am used to scrapbooks but this one was different. I liked it because it only had one object on every other page. The usual scrapbook has as many objects as you can fit per page. Each object had a story behind it. Not a long story, just enough to keep you interested. I also liked the fabric, although I am not too sure what it was. It seemed like a sort of rough paper with the pages sown together.
There was a book there that reminded me of books that you would read when you were a child. It was a pop-up book. It was the type of book that when you turned the page, a character would pop out. You could also close doors, open windows and the like. I guess that this is the adult version of a pop-up book.
The book that I thought was engaging was the book inside the book. First, there was the book. It was your average book, nothing out of the ordinary. It told a nice story and had beautiful drawings to go along with the it. The one thing that I did notice was that the back binding of the book was very thick while the front binding was average size.
When I got to the last page of the book and came to the back binding, I realized why the back binding was so thick. There was a flip book hidden in the back binding. When you flipped through the book, it gave you a quick movie version of the book that you had just read. I liked that feature. It just seems to me, a really interesting way to end a book.
Once inside, the first book that caught my eye was the Pictorial Webster's Dictionary. When I first saw it, I thought that that it was a bible. I don't know why, it just had that look. It had two locks on it that you had to unlock before you opened it. Once I opened it, I noticed that the binding was made out of wood. I really liked that feature. It looked really old but the paper detailing it said that it was bound in 2010.
The next book that I really liked was by Peter Madden. The only way that I can describe it is as a scrapbook/diary. My wife likes to scrapbook in her free time so I am used to scrapbooks but this one was different. I liked it because it only had one object on every other page. The usual scrapbook has as many objects as you can fit per page. Each object had a story behind it. Not a long story, just enough to keep you interested. I also liked the fabric, although I am not too sure what it was. It seemed like a sort of rough paper with the pages sown together.
There was a book there that reminded me of books that you would read when you were a child. It was a pop-up book. It was the type of book that when you turned the page, a character would pop out. You could also close doors, open windows and the like. I guess that this is the adult version of a pop-up book.
The book that I thought was engaging was the book inside the book. First, there was the book. It was your average book, nothing out of the ordinary. It told a nice story and had beautiful drawings to go along with the it. The one thing that I did notice was that the back binding of the book was very thick while the front binding was average size.
When I got to the last page of the book and came to the back binding, I realized why the back binding was so thick. There was a flip book hidden in the back binding. When you flipped through the book, it gave you a quick movie version of the book that you had just read. I liked that feature. It just seems to me, a really interesting way to end a book.
Boston Book Art Review ---Chuan
After I came back from this Artist book show, I found that I am not an art person. Those books gave me the similar feeling, that is they are made by people who are creative.
Second, Some of the books that i enjoyed.
First, I like how the room was built, it is simple and clean. It uses the space very equally, on the left side of the room is the pictures that drawing by somebody (I didnot remember the name), on the right side, it is the different books created by different people.
Second, Some of the books that i enjoyed.
1st, This book with leafs inside.
The reason I like this one is it directly shows to people how the leafs changes. When I opened this book, I didn't just looked at it quickly, I would like to picked up one and found where is this one, what's the name of this one. Also I want to know why the author wanted to choose these leafs, how did he choose and made it.
These were the only three books I remembered their names. Especially the one named "Winter Windows" on the right side of this photo. They described this one as a Mixed Media. there were a small book inside this one.
I took these two photos in a book. I thought this book shows a clear way about storytelling. It using different pictures in an easy way to show that story.
Exhibition
I took my girlfriend to see this exhibition with me, and boy am I happy I did it. I don't want to say that I might some times have difficulties perceiving and interpreting art but it really helped to have some one else's perspective. I enjoyed the exposition however expected something else, it took me a bit to understand what was so different from this to other old books that I have seen which were actually pretty nice also, and suddenly I realize that many of this books actually were not books were art pieces in the form of a book. They didn't tell a story or transmit a message through a written text they did it trough the piece itself, a message that is not super clear in many cases but that allows us to actually perceive a different message.
After the exposition I looked into the creation of books like this and that added a lot to the appreciation of this wonderful books, even though each one of them are probably created differently, its not only the creative process which is amazing (even though some times I have difficulties appreciating the creative side of things) but also the craftsmanship and extensive manual work there is behind each one of them.
Here are some pictures of pieces I found to be interesting;
This one was for me the most vivid and beautiful, it was just like having a book inside a book, I found it very creative and also visually appealing plus wonderfully constructed
What I like the most about this one was how different it looked, I was wondering what was on the other side though
This wasn't actually a book which makes it a piece of art in a book form I actually tried to open it until I realize what it was. I was very interested in trying to read the inside but couldn't
Book Art Gallery Exhibit- Lauren
I attended the gallery yesterday with a friend. We were the only ones there at the tiny gallery so we could take our time examining all of the pieces. While all show a great amount of work and craftsmanship, not to mention the finest of delicate touches, there were a handful that resonated with me either in appearance, ingenuity or content.
The first one that i was wowed by continues to be my favorite. It is "Transformations" by Marcia Ciro. Ciro uses aluminum, cardboard and hardware as the canvas to show her ink jet photography mostly of nature scenes. The "books" are really not quite that, they are more stand alone art pieces that are 3 dimensional almost look like pats of machinery. The juxtaposition of this man made machinery with the images of peaceful scenic nature create for a thought provoking and visually stunning book art.
Next, i spotted the works by Laurie Alpert, "Sand Battle 1" and "Silent Sounds". These show linear imagery that is repeated throughout the book of the silhouette of a soldier bearing a gun and what looks like old paper with worn text. The artists explains her vision behind her work as being from a trip to Israel where she saw the Dead Sea Scrolls and a sculpture of a soldier akin to the one she depicts in her art. Not unlike her motivations with these pieces, i too see the depictions of war, its politics and middle eastern tensions.
Then it was onto the more light-hearted and most narrative book-like piece in the room, "A Story About A Trip Up North And Down" by Stephanie Mahan Stigliano. This was a colorful pop-up style book with a mini flip book built into the back that showed the ending. It was a clever and fun way to tell a story from the artist's childhood. It combined drawings and photos and was simpler in its storytelling but showed a great deal of craftsmanship.
Lastly, I saw one of my favorite and most accessible books in the room. I searched the table the book was on but couldn't find the name of the piece or artist. I later found out it was by Peter Madden. Madden crafts his book in an almost homemade scrapbook fashion, with a wooden cover with a checkered overlay and brown parchment paper stitched with thread. He chronicles particular anecdotal moments in his life with pieces of memorabilia associated with those snapshots in time and attaches them to the page while explaining the moment with printed text above it. One can glean from this the notion that life is made up of a series of moments that give particular meaning to us and shape who we are.
I enjoyed the art show and was impressed by a variety of ways the different artists express themselves through this style of artwork. It was also an interesting way to understand the passage of time and it's transformations.
The first one that i was wowed by continues to be my favorite. It is "Transformations" by Marcia Ciro. Ciro uses aluminum, cardboard and hardware as the canvas to show her ink jet photography mostly of nature scenes. The "books" are really not quite that, they are more stand alone art pieces that are 3 dimensional almost look like pats of machinery. The juxtaposition of this man made machinery with the images of peaceful scenic nature create for a thought provoking and visually stunning book art.
Next, i spotted the works by Laurie Alpert, "Sand Battle 1" and "Silent Sounds". These show linear imagery that is repeated throughout the book of the silhouette of a soldier bearing a gun and what looks like old paper with worn text. The artists explains her vision behind her work as being from a trip to Israel where she saw the Dead Sea Scrolls and a sculpture of a soldier akin to the one she depicts in her art. Not unlike her motivations with these pieces, i too see the depictions of war, its politics and middle eastern tensions.
Then it was onto the more light-hearted and most narrative book-like piece in the room, "A Story About A Trip Up North And Down" by Stephanie Mahan Stigliano. This was a colorful pop-up style book with a mini flip book built into the back that showed the ending. It was a clever and fun way to tell a story from the artist's childhood. It combined drawings and photos and was simpler in its storytelling but showed a great deal of craftsmanship.
Lastly, I saw one of my favorite and most accessible books in the room. I searched the table the book was on but couldn't find the name of the piece or artist. I later found out it was by Peter Madden. Madden crafts his book in an almost homemade scrapbook fashion, with a wooden cover with a checkered overlay and brown parchment paper stitched with thread. He chronicles particular anecdotal moments in his life with pieces of memorabilia associated with those snapshots in time and attaches them to the page while explaining the moment with printed text above it. One can glean from this the notion that life is made up of a series of moments that give particular meaning to us and shape who we are.
I enjoyed the art show and was impressed by a variety of ways the different artists express themselves through this style of artwork. It was also an interesting way to understand the passage of time and it's transformations.
Gallery exhibition - Natthaphol
After I went to the Artist books Gallery, I kind of disappointed at first i found out that it is a small gallery but eventually I were glad that it is not a big gallery.
because, it took me around two hours to look thoroughly. Arts need delicacy and scrutinization in order to perceive every aspects of the Arts.
Back to my taste of the Arts, I walked around the gallery and the first thing that caught my eyes sight onto it is "Circular Books".
I looked around those books trying to take an aesthetics of this pieces of Arts but I ended up finding nothing. Maybe because my level of aesthetic perception is not enough to get through it.
It's weird and oddly good looking however, I thought it is the most un-usable among the others in term of daily use. I might considered it as my sort of "dislike" category. On the other hand, there were couple things that i really like it. First, it is a book that laid down beside "Rock Hearts" book.
It doesn't have a name, made of two thick boards joining together. The inside of it consist of brown papers that have thread binding around its edges. So What did it make me like it? well, it is sort of regular diary but the Artist adds some tangibly memorable stuffs that would remind him/her about what was going on in the past beside only "Words" that were written down. The stuffs would help the reader more about feeling into it.
Definitely not only the story that are conveyed in words but also visual perception of objects and its texture as well. The other art that i like is "Bee book".
It has everything that diary has as i just said above, visual perception from the pictures, textures from piece of papers and translucent papers, and moreover if you carefully notice, you will smell something i'm not sure whether it is honey or ink scent but it helps adding dimension to it.
In summary, I had a lot of fun going to the gallery. It broaden both my vision and my mind. I would definitely go to the gallery and also museum again if i get a chance and time because it is going to take me whole day to see those arts :)
because, it took me around two hours to look thoroughly. Arts need delicacy and scrutinization in order to perceive every aspects of the Arts.
Back to my taste of the Arts, I walked around the gallery and the first thing that caught my eyes sight onto it is "Circular Books".
I looked around those books trying to take an aesthetics of this pieces of Arts but I ended up finding nothing. Maybe because my level of aesthetic perception is not enough to get through it.
It's weird and oddly good looking however, I thought it is the most un-usable among the others in term of daily use. I might considered it as my sort of "dislike" category. On the other hand, there were couple things that i really like it. First, it is a book that laid down beside "Rock Hearts" book.
It doesn't have a name, made of two thick boards joining together. The inside of it consist of brown papers that have thread binding around its edges. So What did it make me like it? well, it is sort of regular diary but the Artist adds some tangibly memorable stuffs that would remind him/her about what was going on in the past beside only "Words" that were written down. The stuffs would help the reader more about feeling into it.
Definitely not only the story that are conveyed in words but also visual perception of objects and its texture as well. The other art that i like is "Bee book".
It has everything that diary has as i just said above, visual perception from the pictures, textures from piece of papers and translucent papers, and moreover if you carefully notice, you will smell something i'm not sure whether it is honey or ink scent but it helps adding dimension to it.
In summary, I had a lot of fun going to the gallery. It broaden both my vision and my mind. I would definitely go to the gallery and also museum again if i get a chance and time because it is going to take me whole day to see those arts :)
Bunker Hill Exhibition Review
I enjoyed my visit to the Bunker Hill Exhibition. It indeed helped me to understand and revise my foundations of Visual Communication and to see how artist’s pens down their thoughts achieved by extreme delicacy of touch and honesty of vision.
To me, the biggest attraction of the exhibition was while I was browsing the artist book (by Laura Blacklow) on the Guatemala Stories. The depictions of the facts although looked frozen in time but were so neatly tied up that I felt as though I am watching them first hand, seated in a Time machine. It catapults the artist’s compilation of records with thought provoking ideas about the atrocities committed during the Civil war. On the whole, the means of expression was quite dynamic with the design of illustrations and narratives.
The other artist book that caught my attention was Associative Miscellany (by Annie Silverman) on the history of the Honey. Honey that is considered a natural remedy in several cultures for small illnesses was quite well known in the ancient times too. It is very rightly said in the artist’s book “A bee collecting nectar is a metaphor for packing her cells with wisdom”. The pictures alongside the text were simple and easy to understand. They communicated the message visually.
There were other artist’s books that dwelled into story telling through simple pictures and narratives. One among them was the story of the princess having long tresses. There was another on the collection of articles viz. a bunch of keys, buttons, visiting cards, Wrappers etc. having glimpses of the artists reminiscences of his past. I was impressed by the dedication and motivation of the artist to gather those small pieces and put them together in an Artists Book, spanning a long period.
I was equally drawn to the stack of Marcia Ciro’s collection and painstaking efforts to carve a book out of Cardboard, which was a great inspiration of how vigorous, can be an art book and honing this craft.
The Book Lost in Learning equally grabbed my attention with the Old illustrations of discovery were very well supportive of the individuals representing their aura. The cylindrical books were equally amazing and it was also a novelty to handle them for the first time in my life. It was so startling to witness that in an era marred by globalized politics, culture & ecology; contemporary artists explore a world free of geographical constraints.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Review From Max (Yu SUN)
I am going to divide my review into two sections, the first half is about the book "Lost in learning: The art of discovery", and the second part is about the artist books.
From the pictures hanging on the wall which was selected from the book, I realized the greatest artists loved to use small tiny details as their unique signature, or things that were not belong to the artworks. These information has been hidden skillfully. I am not sure if this related to some modern books and movies like "Da Vinci Code" or "Angels and Demons", but I do believe the artists who made these wonderful artworks were trying to show something to a particular cluster of people who would love to discovery the secrets behind.
For the rest pieces of artist books shown on the desks, I have to say they really inspired me from some degree. They are books but not that flat, and they give us a real 3-D world to touch and feel. I would love to share my favorite ones.
1 "10 Books of Value" by Marcia Ciro.I have a feel that this is a 3D, daily life encyclopedia, the artist putting daily objects inside of the small units, and then bind them as a "book". When I was watching the units one by one, I can receive the information that the artist said "These are the things you are going to see everyday, but you may not notice them". Well, that is true.
2 "The Fabric Roll?" (I think there was not a label beneath this piece of artwork)
I think the symbols one the fabric pieces look like some kind of cuneiform, which I think should only be on the wall or stones of a primeval cave or bamboo rolls. For this artwork, some of the characters were printed and others were embroidered, I don't know if this means something like the old way and the modern way of produce clothes. It also remind me that in Southwestern China, especially in the mountain area, there is a traditional way of make beautiful fabric products called "Batik Dyeing", people use was to draw on the fabric, and the place where the wax on does not dye.
3 "First Aid for Artists" by Kristen Hoops
I love this one because it is really creative. I pictured one page of the book which is the four different combination of ideas and action. The author made a foldable categories with contents right inside the label, it jumped out of the tradition form of introducing something.
4 "Sand Battle I & II , Silent Sounds" by Laurie Alpert
First, I love the illustration very very much, the artist use simplified lines and symbols to address the theme. Also they are all mixed media books, when I was standing close to the artwork and touching, different materials give out different meaning, like the music score and the battle area.
From the pictures hanging on the wall which was selected from the book, I realized the greatest artists loved to use small tiny details as their unique signature, or things that were not belong to the artworks. These information has been hidden skillfully. I am not sure if this related to some modern books and movies like "Da Vinci Code" or "Angels and Demons", but I do believe the artists who made these wonderful artworks were trying to show something to a particular cluster of people who would love to discovery the secrets behind.
For the rest pieces of artist books shown on the desks, I have to say they really inspired me from some degree. They are books but not that flat, and they give us a real 3-D world to touch and feel. I would love to share my favorite ones.
1 "10 Books of Value" by Marcia Ciro.I have a feel that this is a 3D, daily life encyclopedia, the artist putting daily objects inside of the small units, and then bind them as a "book". When I was watching the units one by one, I can receive the information that the artist said "These are the things you are going to see everyday, but you may not notice them". Well, that is true.
2 "The Fabric Roll?" (I think there was not a label beneath this piece of artwork)I think the symbols one the fabric pieces look like some kind of cuneiform, which I think should only be on the wall or stones of a primeval cave or bamboo rolls. For this artwork, some of the characters were printed and others were embroidered, I don't know if this means something like the old way and the modern way of produce clothes. It also remind me that in Southwestern China, especially in the mountain area, there is a traditional way of make beautiful fabric products called "Batik Dyeing", people use was to draw on the fabric, and the place where the wax on does not dye.
3 "First Aid for Artists" by Kristen HoopsI love this one because it is really creative. I pictured one page of the book which is the four different combination of ideas and action. The author made a foldable categories with contents right inside the label, it jumped out of the tradition form of introducing something.
4 "Sand Battle I & II , Silent Sounds" by Laurie AlpertFirst, I love the illustration very very much, the artist use simplified lines and symbols to address the theme. Also they are all mixed media books, when I was standing close to the artwork and touching, different materials give out different meaning, like the music score and the battle area.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Artist Book Show Bunker Hill Community College Gallery
Artist's Book Show
Gallery Locations
A300 Area
250 New Rutherford Ave.
Boston, Massachusetts 02129-2925
Telephone: 617-228-2093
Gallery Hours of Operation:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuesday & Thursday: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Sunday: closed
Directions
We are located at the Community College stop on the MBTA Orange Line. For more information on transit schedules, contact the MBTA at 617-222-3200 or visit www.mbta.com.
Detailed directions are available on our Directions to Charlestown Campus page. Download Charlestown Campus Map**.You may also obtain the Charlestown city Map courtesy Yahoo! maps.
Gallery Locations
A300 Area
250 New Rutherford Ave.
Boston, Massachusetts 02129-2925
Telephone: 617-228-2093
Gallery Hours of Operation:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuesday & Thursday: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Sunday: closed
Directions
We are located at the Community College stop on the MBTA Orange Line. For more information on transit schedules, contact the MBTA at 617-222-3200 or visit www.mbta.com.
Detailed directions are available on our Directions to Charlestown Campus page. Download Charlestown Campus Map**.You may also obtain the Charlestown city Map courtesy Yahoo! maps.
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