Artists Books The Book As A Work Of Art

An artist s book is a medium of artistic expression that uses the structure or function of book as inspiration a work of art in book form.

Artists books the book as a work of art.

Artists books have employed a wide range of forms including the traditional codex form as well as less common forms like scrolls fold outs concertinas or loose items contained in a box. Artists have been active in printing and book production for centuries but the artist s book is primarily a late 20th century form. The upsurge of manifesto serial and conceptual works of the 1960s and 1970s and the growth of a self conscious artists books tradition in the 1980s and 1990s. Artists have been active in printing and book production for centuries but the artist book is primarily a late 20th century art form.

The book considers the pre history of the artist s book beginning with the work of mallarme and apollinaire cubist futurist dada and fluxus books. Artists books the book as a work of art 1963 2000. Although artists have illustrated the words of others for centuries the book as art object is relatively recent and the smithsonian libraries has a rich diverse collection of artist made books. 100 satisfaction guaranteed fast delivery.

Inspirational as well as informative. Great selection of wall art framed art canvas art art prints posters and more. It may be wrong to judge a book by its cover but many artists believe that books actually are more than mere reading material. The book considers the pre history of the artist s book beginning with the work of mallarme and apollinaire cubist futurist dada and.

This book which explores the history of artists involvement with the book format in the 20th century provides the historical philosophical and artistic background for practitioners and art historians. Altered books are any book old or new that has. Get this from a library. While an art book is a generic term referring to any publication relating to art such as catalogues monographs written by artists essays and art criticism an artist s book is a work of art in the shape of a book sometimes it is the book s form that inspires the work and other times it is its function.

In this comprehensive collection of art made from books we explore the myriad of ways that bibliophilic artists inventively transform works of literature into works of art.