14 July 2016
Fortune Teller - Artist Book
One of our newest books, "Fortune Teller" was created by the artist Malini Gupta and explores some aspects of being born female in India. The unique form of this book is enhanced with a treatment of wax coating to imbue the paper with the scent of incense. This piece is available to view from the library artist book collection.
13 July 2016
Hanging Laundry - Artist Book
"Hanging Laundry" was made by the artist Emily Payne and is one of the many artist books in our collection.
12 July 2016
Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here - "Stillness in Time/September Is the Cruelest Month"
This artist book is from our Al Mutanabbi Street Starts Here collection. "Stillness in Time/September Is the Cruelest Month" was made by the artist Deborah Parkin. This collection is a response from around the world to the March 5, 2007 bombing of Al-Mutanabbi street in Baghdad. A street of booksellers where poets and intellectuals would gather to write, browse, and share ideas.
11 July 2016
vvvvv
"vvvvv" is a collaborative work made by the artists Judy Rushin, Denise Bookwalter, Allison Milham, Michelle Ray, and AB Gorham. A print has been attached to small blocks with magnets in them to allow viewers to create their own unique art pieces. This piece is available to view from the library artist book collection.
08 July 2016
Alumni Work - Kyla Anderson
Kyla Anderson is a recent Herron School of Art & Design graduate with a minor in book arts. On display now in the library is the culmination of six students work from this course of study. Which has allowed each of them to funnel their creative work through the medium of the artist book which includes letterpress, other printmaking media and papermaking. Each student has been able to use the artist book in ways distinct to their interest and parallel to their major focus of work at Herron or IUPUI.
"As an artist my passion has always been in the process of creating handmade works. Book arts has become a fantastic way for me to explore not only myself, but also my skill set. Artist's books have a unique versatility that allow me to experimetn with building a variety of structures with varieties of functions. Some of my work is completely based on the expressiveness of structure. Other pieces express narrative through my own writing and the use of silhouettes. For me the silhouette creates a sense of mystery and intrigue. With it I am able to create works that express meaningful stories, where the focuse becomes more on the books as a whole complete object and less on just the images themselves." ~Kyla Anderson
"As an artist my passion has always been in the process of creating handmade works. Book arts has become a fantastic way for me to explore not only myself, but also my skill set. Artist's books have a unique versatility that allow me to experimetn with building a variety of structures with varieties of functions. Some of my work is completely based on the expressiveness of structure. Other pieces express narrative through my own writing and the use of silhouettes. For me the silhouette creates a sense of mystery and intrigue. With it I am able to create works that express meaningful stories, where the focuse becomes more on the books as a whole complete object and less on just the images themselves." ~Kyla Anderson
07 July 2016
Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here Broadsides
A selection of broadsides from the Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here collection. Made by various artists in response to the March 5, 2007 bombing of the street of book sellers.
"Poetry Fetter'd" printed by Charles Alexander. Text by William Blake.
"At the Dome of the Rock" printed by Rhianon Alpers. Text by Deema Shehabi.
"A Young Soul" printed by Johanna Atkinson. Text by al-Mutanabbi.
"Untitled" printed by Karen Baldner. Text by al-Mutanabbi.
"Al-Mutanabbi Street" printed by Heidi Barlow. Text by Elline Lipkin and Aga Shahid Ali.
"Poetry so Powerful" printed by Devonne Beech. Text by al-Mutanabbi.
"Printed in Memory of the 130 Victims" printed by Josef Beery.
06 July 2016
Alumni Work - Jennifer Rojas
Jennifer Rojas is a recent Herron School of Art & Design graduate with a minor in book arts. On display now in the library is the culmination of six students work from this course of study. Which has allowed each of them to funnel their creative work through the medium of the artist book which includes letterpress, other printmaking media and papermaking. Each student has been able to use the artist book in ways distinct to their interest and parallel to their major focus of work at Herron or IUPUI.
"In my work I explore levels of access to information, using the format of the book to convey part of the story, drawing the public in and requiring my viewers to participate to reveal the remainder of the story themselves. I engage with stories through the medium of the artist book, exploring a large variety of structures which I combine with my fascination in stitching and in which Iinclude letterpress and other printmaking media. I have been able to use the artist book parallel to my major focus in English at the IUPUI School of Liberal Arts. A portion of the work in thisdisplay was developed during a study abroad in Venice, Italy and responds to my experience in this city." ~Jennifer Rojas
"In my work I explore levels of access to information, using the format of the book to convey part of the story, drawing the public in and requiring my viewers to participate to reveal the remainder of the story themselves. I engage with stories through the medium of the artist book, exploring a large variety of structures which I combine with my fascination in stitching and in which Iinclude letterpress and other printmaking media. I have been able to use the artist book parallel to my major focus in English at the IUPUI School of Liberal Arts. A portion of the work in thisdisplay was developed during a study abroad in Venice, Italy and responds to my experience in this city." ~Jennifer Rojas
05 July 2016
04 July 2016
Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here Broadsides
A selection of broadsides from the Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here Coalition collection. This collection is a response from around the world to the March 5, 2007 bombing of Al-Mutanabbi street in Baghdad. A street of booksellers where poets and intellectuals would gather to write, browse, and share ideas.
"Al-Mutanabbi St Starts with You" printed by Brandon Blevins.
"Make Books Not War" printed by Sarah Bodman.
"Tears" printed by Ama Bolton.
"To Salah Al Hamdani, November, 2008" printed by Ian Boyden. Text by Sam Hamill.
"Where Do Words Come From" printed by Denise Brady. Text by Venus Khoury-Ghata, translated by Marilyn Hacker.
"Words" printed by Scott Brown. Text by Suzy Malcolm.
01 July 2016
Alumni Work - Alyssa Hoover
Alyssa Hoover is a recent Herron School of Art & Design graduate with a minor in book arts. On display now in the library is the culmination of six students work from this course of study. Which has allowed each of them to funnel their creative work through the medium of the artist book which includes letterpress, other printmaking media and papermaking. Each student has been able to use the artist book in ways distinct to their interest and parallel to their major focus of work at Herron or IUPUI.
"I gravitate towards art mediums that allow me to explore a narrative in my work. Illustration and Book Arts both allow me to achieve this goial, But in differeing ways. While I find that Illustation can be very immersive to the internal processes of imagination, Book Art creates a wonderfully unique experience of tactile nature in which the artist and the viewer can engage with possibilities in the outside world and the senses.
The narrative in my most recent work is overgrowtha nd decay. Specifically I am interested in decay that ocfcurs in places that people would normally groom or look after carefully; the places where they dwell. Through this series, I attempt to communicate that it is within the universes nature to create chaos. I also attempt to use domestic references and setting along with this disturbing level of destruction to convety humanities capacity for darkness or evil." ~ Alyssa Hoover
"I gravitate towards art mediums that allow me to explore a narrative in my work. Illustration and Book Arts both allow me to achieve this goial, But in differeing ways. While I find that Illustation can be very immersive to the internal processes of imagination, Book Art creates a wonderfully unique experience of tactile nature in which the artist and the viewer can engage with possibilities in the outside world and the senses.
The narrative in my most recent work is overgrowtha nd decay. Specifically I am interested in decay that ocfcurs in places that people would normally groom or look after carefully; the places where they dwell. Through this series, I attempt to communicate that it is within the universes nature to create chaos. I also attempt to use domestic references and setting along with this disturbing level of destruction to convety humanities capacity for darkness or evil." ~ Alyssa Hoover
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