A public library can mean different things to different people. For me, the library offers our best example of the public commons. For many, the library upholds the nineteenth-century belief that the future of democracy is contingent upon an educated citizenry. For others, the library simply means free access to the Internet, or a warm place to take shelter, a chance for an education, or the endless possibilities that jump to life in your imagination the moment you open the cover of a book. - Robert Dawson It is being billed as the most comprehensive visual survey of American libraries ever...
alternative Movie Posters: Film Art From the underground
As much as a well-designed book can lead you to buy it a well-designed movie poster can make you want go to see the movie. Fortunately the era of bland studio-produced posters has been supplanted by a new crop of illustrators and artists. alternative Movie Posters: Film Art From The underground by Matthew Chojnacki brings us the first comprehensive look at this blossoming genre with 200 posters from over 100 artists. The book also features commentary from each artist that includes questions regarding influences, their preferred medium, and the impetus behind each poster. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory by Zoltron Thse...
Doug Beube: Breaking the Codex
The codex, compared with computers, is undeniably limited in its capacity to store, perpetuate, generate and recreate information, I accept these boundaries - Doug Beube We can call Beube the Constant Gardner of the book. for three decades he has fed and watered the book in all of its metaphorical and material aspects -Betty Bright Life, 2004 For over 30 years now Doug Beube has cut, folded and gouged his way through life. He along with Richard Minsky are two of the godfathers of contemporary bookworks. With Doug Beube Breaking the Codex: Bookwork, Collage and Mixed Media we now have a fitting...
Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs
It was the last chapter of an amazing run. When he was no longer able to paint due to declining health Henri Matisse came up with a new way to express himself; Paper Cut Outs. He turned in his paintbrush for a pair of scissors and would carve and cut painted paper into an amazing array of work. The Fall of Icarus Beginning in April a new exhibition at the Tate Modern will be...
Visual Libris: Part Two
Infinite Jest – Dave Adams 11′ x 14′, created digitally using the Procreate iPad app and Adobe Photoshop There is just too much good stuff in this exhibition to cover in one post so here is another healthy sampling from Ex Libris: 100 Artists, 100 Books Enjoy! Venus of the Great Northwest (Another Roadside Attraction) – NoMe Edonna. Oil (on acrylic underpainting) on canvas. 12″ x 16″ inches. Moby Dick – "Ahab" by Mark Daughhetee. Pigment on paper. 45 x 45 inches Papillon - 'Cavale' by Todd Jannausch - steel, plywood, lightbulb. (Photo credit Ish Ishmael) The Fountainhead – “Howard and Dominique” by Lana Gentry. 11″ x 14″. Graphite and colored pencil on bristol board The Amazing...