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Features a pretty extensive collection of "books" that are also art pieces, in the form of photographs of said works. Each piece comes with a short summary of the artwork, what inspired it, what it's meant to represent, etc. I appreciate the effort, but the photographs aren't really sufficient for me to appreciate each work properly. Most of the pieces are meant to be interacted with physically which you obviously can't do here. And the problem with the photos is that you can't possibly show eve...
I've looked at a lot of books showcasing the work of book artists. This one, from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, is one of the best I've seen. It's strictly a look at a collection of artists with representative works--no how-to, but it will make you want to learn how to create your own.
Wonderful selections of book arts.
This is another inspirational source for book artists wanting to see what the best work looks like, and to also see what the National Museum of Women in the Arts has in their book artists collection. An invaluable resource for the "must have" book artist's library!
Best reference of artist's books that I have. Brilliant. I wish I could have seen the show. Also a fantastic website with a "view the book" widget.
Fascinating.
Academic and esoteric, but there are some interesting art books presented. The photographs of the books are excellent.
"Pretty cool! Some altered books, some painted, some folded. Inspiring!"
The Book as Art is a wonderful book filled with gorgeous works by women book artists. It showcases an excellent selection of 120 artists' books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, which houses more than 1,000 books curated by Krystyna Wasserman. The books featured in this publication were created in many different forms and structures including traditional book formats, pop-ups, boxes, scrolls, art installation and sculptures. Among the unusual books are :- Brenda Watson's wing-shaped...
gorgeous, with brief essays accompanying each piece, written by the artist herself (with only one exception i can remember, for an artist that died in 2002) explaining some portion of the process, inspiration, or the state of book arts as a whole. i sketched and read and dreamed all day.
