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i know this is long . . . but . . .
im organizing a book portfolio exchange with a group of people who are all creative and motivated, but some of which have no previous book making experience. im slightly concerned because we are working with a non-traditional form, in that the book must be encased within a jar/bottle, and i dont have a solid defitition of what a book is to provide for people who have had little or no experience with a book "as art object". i have full confidence in the people im going to work with, but im anticipating a lot of questions as to what the peramiters of a "book" can be. for the most part, im going to tell people to just do what they want, but i do want to be able to provide a definition if asked. i know this can turn into serious debate since everyone has a difference of opinion when it comes to the intricacies of what seperates a "book" from a "book as art object" (im trying to stay away from the idea of an "artist book" because i think that gets even more complicated), but what would you guys consider a good general definition for people who may have some questions about it??
heres what ive come up with so far:
books as "art objects" can take on any form or style. what is important about distinguishing an art object as a book can really be quite simple:
*it should be something that is meant to be physically manipulated, and creates an intimate physical relationship with the viewer (in other words, it should be handled and NOT viewed from a distance).
*it should reveal pieces of information (visual or textual) in a specific order, OR with the INTENT of no order (but something needs to be revealed after or during the manipulation)
things to think about when creating a book as "art object" are:
*the message can be entirely text, entirely image, entirely texture, entirely object oriented, ect.
*it can be bound, or unbound, have hinges, or not
*it can be paper, or not, have pages or no
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what distinguishes a regular old book from a book as art object? craftmanship and content (that part stays ambiguous).
what do you think?
im organizing a book portfolio exchange with a group of people who are all creative and motivated, but some of which have no previous book making experience. im slightly concerned because we are working with a non-traditional form, in that the book must be encased within a jar/bottle, and i dont have a solid defitition of what a book is to provide for people who have had little or no experience with a book "as art object". i have full confidence in the people im going to work with, but im anticipating a lot of questions as to what the peramiters of a "book" can be. for the most part, im going to tell people to just do what they want, but i do want to be able to provide a definition if asked. i know this can turn into serious debate since everyone has a difference of opinion when it comes to the intricacies of what seperates a "book" from a "book as art object" (im trying to stay away from the idea of an "artist book" because i think that gets even more complicated), but what would you guys consider a good general definition for people who may have some questions about it??
heres what ive come up with so far:
books as "art objects" can take on any form or style. what is important about distinguishing an art object as a book can really be quite simple:
*it should be something that is meant to be physically manipulated, and creates an intimate physical relationship with the viewer (in other words, it should be handled and NOT viewed from a distance).
*it should reveal pieces of information (visual or textual) in a specific order, OR with the INTENT of no order (but something needs to be revealed after or during the manipulation)
things to think about when creating a book as "art object" are:
*the message can be entirely text, entirely image, entirely texture, entirely object oriented, ect.
*it can be bound, or unbound, have hinges, or not
*it can be paper, or not, have pages or no
t
what distinguishes a regular old book from a book as art object? craftmanship and content (that part stays ambiguous).
what do you think?
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