Tag Archives: Book Artists

I am curious yellow

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Deep in the Yellow Wood by Lois Morrison is a movable artists’ book inspired by Artist Book Ideation Cards. The color yellow was chosen by the artist from the prompt of ‘favorite color’ and features characters from other elements of her work, … Continue reading →

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Book Arts

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Book art by Malena Valcarel  

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I’m an open book

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Paul Éluard, Le Livre Ouvert III, Editions des Cahiers d’art, Paris, ca. 1944  

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The City Within

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

The City Within by Toronto-based artist Natalie Draz is a brilliant artists’ book and city map simultaneously. This kinetic piece is housed in a plain pine box with what first appears to be an irregularly shaped booklet , but expands … Continue reading →

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Fool The Eye

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

I am always on the lookout for interesting book art. So, I was excited to stumble upon the amazing trompe l’oeil cover art work from Steve Wolfe. Using paper, linen, wood, paint, and ink Wolfe created fabulous copies of famous books that … Continue reading →

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Book Porn

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Brian D. Butler
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When is a book art?

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

H/t to Bonnie Kuster Butler for this post. When is a book art ? A current exhibition at LA’s Getty Research Institute explores the many ways in which artists create objects that straddle the worlds of books and art.  The … Continue reading →

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No Pulp Fictions

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

TBTP followers already know that I’m a sucker for art installations that incorporate books. So, an artwork that includes rescued discarded books from the last century is right up my alley. Enclosed Content Chatting Away in the Colour Invisibility by Amsterdam-based … Continue reading →

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Not Dead Yet

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

I continue to be amazed by the endlessly imaginative ways in which book artist Brian Dettmer transforms discarded books. His latest series Dodo, Data, Dada plays with the concept of the changing place of the printed book in our culture. Dettmer says, … Continue reading →

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First Cut Is The Deepest

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

I’m always ambivalent when I see a new set of book art collages from British artist Alexander Korzer-Robinson. The Bristol-based artist’s work is undeniably brilliant and original, but I can’t help cringing when I think about the irreplaceable 19th and … Continue reading →

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