Strand Shadows by Josh RobinsonThe results are in for the 'Eye on the Strand' photography contest. The contest sponsored by The Strand, Aperture Foundation and the Pratt Institute asked "amateur and professional photographers from all over the world...to submit their photo representations of the Strand Book Store."Over 500 images were received.Above is the winning photo by Josh Robinson. Below is the Viewers' Choice winner by Manjari SharmaStrand, The Dreamer's Land by Manjari SharmaHats off to the folks at the Strand for pulling this off. It is a fantastic concept and one that deserves to be pursued and duplicated in cities...
Tom Bloom’s Illustrations for Between the Covers
In was sometime in the late 1980's when Tom Congalton, the proprietor of Between the Covers Rare Books, and cartoonist, book collector Tom Bloom struck a deal. They agreed to swap books for art. Now, some 20 years later, Tom Bloom's illustrations have graced the covers of over 100 catalogs for BTC. His work has also appeared on numerous lists issued by BTC and is a seminal element of their website.Bloom's work has also regularly appeared in The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, and The Village Voice. His cartoon illustrations have also appeared numerous times on the front page...
Liz Moody’s "Burgeoning Blossoms/Fairy Tales"
Brightest in the Garden #1, 2008The work of Liz Moody is featured in the inaugural exhibit at the Shooting Gallery.From the artist's statement:Liz Moody is inspired by her mother's old vogue dress patterns, the magic and texture in the pages of vintage children's books, and the profusion of blossoms when spring finally arrives in the Northwest. Liz uses acrylic paint, India ink, collage, and pastel to build up layers of texture in each piece. She loves brilliant, saturated color and playful organic shapes that reveal small mysteries of text and paint.The show, titled "Burgeoning Blossoms/Fairy Tales," showcases Moody's multi-layered work...
Book Sculptors at BAM
Guy Laramée, Pétra (2007). Sandblasted encyclopedias, pigments13 x 11.25 x 8.5 in. Courtesy Gallerie Orange, Montreal and the artistPhoto: Guy L’Heureux © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SODRAC, Montreal.Wondering what to do with those old encyclopedia's or those obsolete white pages that keep landing in your driveway? Perhaps a trip to the Bellevue Art Museum might help."The Book Borrowers: Contemporary Artists Transforming the Book"is the latest installment in the Bellevue Art Museum's (BAM) ongoing Material Evidence series.The show features work by some of today's leading artists working with books including pieces by Brian Dettmer, James Allen, Noriko Ambe,...
Book Sort
Living With Books. Ink Jet on Paper 22" x 30"Book Sort is an exhibition of 25 large photographs by Theresa Rae currently on view at The North Bank Artists Gallery in Vancouver, WA. The series, which is part of Rae's larger body of work titled Questions of Identity, documents Rae's process of unpacking and re-shelving her library after a move.CommunionRae says:Everyone has their own way of finding answers. I had to rebuild my world through sorting and solitude. Book Sort documents four days of living with my books as they transitioned from storage to shelves in my home. Because these...