Now that I have begun to call myself a writer, I have discovered that I am interested in the artist's book as a way to find placement for my writing. Starting this fall that starts in September I will have taken three classes over the two and a half years i have (or will starting in the fall) attended SAIC that have to do with the construction of artists books and their placement within the "art world" and what they can do for both artists and writers.
So I have asked myself, and some others, others who are artists, what they, themselves, have come up with as a definition for the artist's book as a medium and form for the presentation of thoughts, and also how it is related to self-publishing, as it is inevitably a book.
With this information I have composed an article, attempting to answer questions, present more questions and allow whosoever is interested in this topic themselves, to possibly define what an artist's book is or (and you shall see after reading the article) bring the reader of the article to a place where he or she is okay with not being able to come up with a plausible definition.
If you should find yourself interested in any of the aforementioned, I have to tell you that downloading and reading the article I have just written will be extremely helpful in answering the questions you have and also guide you to places that will further help you understand what i have taken up to discuss in the article.
The title of my article is just below this sentence. And it's linked. And things that are linked enjoy being clicked on. So, give that link a little bit of glee, please.
"A Book can be an Artist too"
I hope you enjoy the article as much as the link enjoyed your click and thank you.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Posted by Kellyn at 2:00 PM
Labels: artist's books
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4 comments:
I like your topic especially since artist books are getting more popular. I like your choice of pics and really enjoy the links you added for other information. I like how the book can become a sculpture or part of an art piece in itself. The images are very enticing and I like the fact that you added the artist names to each picture.
kellyn,
I really loved your book because of the way you approached answering the question of "what is an artist book?" you asked those closest to you, and did not seek answers from texts/academic references. it's the articulations of those around us that matter most, it places things into perspective. in this way your quest to find what an artist book was of the world of anthropology, or sociology.
~ a
oops, loved your article! not book! *
What is an artist's book? A question that has plagued us since the beginning of time. I like your approach to the question: acknowledging that there really isn't a definitive answer, and probably will never be -- but taking a stab at it anyway. Instead of attempting a definition or being authoritative about it, you simply present us with the possibilities, which is always the best way to provide answers, as far as I'm concerned...
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