tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208825763769581785.post7163193648244877925..comments2023-07-18T06:29:25.344-07:00Comments on Oatcakes: Book Binding Techniques...Claire.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00963963590647542175noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208825763769581785.post-53688685133973698862010-08-29T09:40:19.908-07:002010-08-29T09:40:19.908-07:00This semester I am taking a bookbinding course and...This semester I am taking a bookbinding course and looking at the books made by students and other artists I find it interesting more in what they put in it. I never really thought much on making books. I am a printmaking major so I stick to 2D works, but once in a while I get the urge to do something 3D. With that said so I can never find where to start on something 3 dimensional let alone a combination of both. When you take a look at a book, it is a collection of 2D canvases that make up a 3D structure. Looking at these book artists, I found it very intriguing on how they manage to merge both of these into one. I am not quite sure who the artist or artists are, but I am drawn to the last few works, particularly the cut out engraved books. I feel that the works had a gothic tone to it. The level of detail and intricacies shows how meticulus the work must be. It reminds me of the winding gears of an old century clock. I enjoyed how the books that they use followed the “old gothic” look with the paper staining to show aging. The content, that I would describe it as taking a near linear abstract painting or drawing and carve it out of a book. Its like seeing Leonardo Di Vinci’s drawings turned into scupltures that are still confined to the 2D plane field .athongphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151052757908871131noreply@blogger.com