BOOK ARTIST
Vision an artistic genre
Vision an artistic genre
When we started talking about art books a question arises immediately, but what is truly an artist book?; A question which is in the minds of many people directly related to the art world while almost total ignorance for the rest. The clear and concise answer would be: The artist's book is not an art book is a work of art.
statement itself indicates the artistic quality of the artist's book with the fundamental distinction might be called "book common. "
artist's book is a work of art, conceived and performed by a visual artist as a whole.
is a means of expression with parameters new, completely different from painting, sculpture, literary works presented in books, etc.., This differentiation requires a new and independent artistic genre. A genus mainly interdisciplinary, such as movies, comics, video art ... and considered as different forms of artistic expression.
artist's book is a form of artistic expression that emerged in the second half-century XX, more specifically in 1963 when Edward Ruscha , performed the first edition of Twenty-six Gasoline Stations (26 petrol stations) , and in 1966 Every building on the Sunset Strip, (1,000 copies down on accordion). The fundamental difference in these books is initially conceived by the author, as works of art, innovation within the broad panorama of the arts.
works Ruscha, initiated the current concept of the artist's book by historian and scholar of the genre: Anne Moeglin-Delcroix (Esthétique du livre d'artiste. Nationella Bibliothèque de France, Paris, 1997). Become aware of the book as an artistic entity itself, creating a new independent genre, which will, therefore, a genre of contemporary art.
statement itself indicates the artistic quality of the artist's book with the fundamental distinction might be called "book common. "
artist's book is a work of art, conceived and performed by a visual artist as a whole.
is a means of expression with parameters new, completely different from painting, sculpture, literary works presented in books, etc.., This differentiation requires a new and independent artistic genre. A genus mainly interdisciplinary, such as movies, comics, video art ... and considered as different forms of artistic expression.
artist's book is a form of artistic expression that emerged in the second half-century XX, more specifically in 1963 when Edward Ruscha , performed the first edition of Twenty-six Gasoline Stations (26 petrol stations) , and in 1966 Every building on the Sunset Strip, (1,000 copies down on accordion). The fundamental difference in these books is initially conceived by the author, as works of art, innovation within the broad panorama of the arts.
works Ruscha, initiated the current concept of the artist's book by historian and scholar of the genre: Anne Moeglin-Delcroix (Esthétique du livre d'artiste. Nationella Bibliothèque de France, Paris, 1997). Become aware of the book as an artistic entity itself, creating a new independent genre, which will, therefore, a genre of contemporary art.
Among the immediate precursors of artist's books would be: poets Mallarmé and Apollinaire, the Italian Futurists, the Dadaists and the Russian Constructivists, all linked to the breakdown of the text and the traditional page . Marcel Duchamp , associated with Dada and Surrealist movements of a thousand innovative new ideas, op-art, happenig, facilities, bins, conceptual art, Fluxus ... The new thinking about objects of the Surrealists. Concrete and visual poets of the 60, with a greater interest in the visual and spatial value of the page.
With this experimentation, the book addresses a-writing software is no longer proper or just literature, it is plastic. New media, how-tos and materials and a different interest in the book format, you start to use this medium, the traditional vehicles of literary or theoretical, for another use: that of artistic experimentation, beginning the era of book artist, as an independent means of artistic expression, regardless of tradition or conventional art bookish and therefore the introduction of a new artistic genre.
Books Artist are thus midway between the ordinary book, the traditional support of literary expression, and conventional dimensional works (painting, sculpture, etc.).. The approach to one side or the other of this spectrum will bring us to the different types of artist's book, at times close to the textual, to the literary and others totally pictorial, or sculptural. Some works are visual or tactile games and other media for dissemination of ideas and manifestos.
The character book fully interdisciplinary artist, offers endless possibilities for artists combinations of artistic techniques, crafts, text, etc., Allowing great creative freedom.
visual artists taken from the ordinary book, originally a traditional media format and the printed book and later the concept is extended to all historical broadcast media and all written materials as possible.
The sequencing of the paging with the introduction of the temporal factor in the work and play participatory reader / manipulative components taken from the book will be common. This time factor is also shared in other genres that emerged at the same time: Happening, performance, video ...
In the artist's book is added at the same time, the sensory component: touch, smell, ... of the materials used and manipulated to flip through the pages. Takes also other qualities of the standard books: easy handling and portability issues in the case of broad or open, the large diffusion capacity has historically led to the book to be the cornerstone in the cultural dissemination.
Variety
These characteristics result in a huge variety of works. The attempt to label, classify, organize, a vast world of artists' books, it seems an impossible task, and moreover, it might be a way to subtract creative freedom that allows each piece its own world, however, seems a elementary attempt at classification could clarify such different results and at the same time raise awareness of the broad picture they present.
A first clarification is perhaps repeatedly, the differentiation between the standard edition book or paperback book and the artist. The artist's book is a work of art created by visual artist. The paperback is an industrial product that may contain literary works of art or fine art illustrations, but is not intended as a work of art.
Artists' books, there are usually within the publishing field, are immersed in the art market as paintings and sculptures, but can participate in both circuits.
Bibliophile / Picture books
Another clarification is needed to differentiate bibliophile books, picture or artist.
There are a number of books published in a rigorous and perfectionist that serve to disseminate historical books, manuscripts, etc.., Facsimiles these wonderful books fall into what is called a bibliophile, with incunabula, first editions of printed books, etc. , etc. This market area is strangely divorced from the world of fine art and some contemporary innovations closed
With this experimentation, the book addresses a-writing software is no longer proper or just literature, it is plastic. New media, how-tos and materials and a different interest in the book format, you start to use this medium, the traditional vehicles of literary or theoretical, for another use: that of artistic experimentation, beginning the era of book artist, as an independent means of artistic expression, regardless of tradition or conventional art bookish and therefore the introduction of a new artistic genre.
Books Artist are thus midway between the ordinary book, the traditional support of literary expression, and conventional dimensional works (painting, sculpture, etc.).. The approach to one side or the other of this spectrum will bring us to the different types of artist's book, at times close to the textual, to the literary and others totally pictorial, or sculptural. Some works are visual or tactile games and other media for dissemination of ideas and manifestos.
The character book fully interdisciplinary artist, offers endless possibilities for artists combinations of artistic techniques, crafts, text, etc., Allowing great creative freedom.
visual artists taken from the ordinary book, originally a traditional media format and the printed book and later the concept is extended to all historical broadcast media and all written materials as possible.
The sequencing of the paging with the introduction of the temporal factor in the work and play participatory reader / manipulative components taken from the book will be common. This time factor is also shared in other genres that emerged at the same time: Happening, performance, video ...
In the artist's book is added at the same time, the sensory component: touch, smell, ... of the materials used and manipulated to flip through the pages. Takes also other qualities of the standard books: easy handling and portability issues in the case of broad or open, the large diffusion capacity has historically led to the book to be the cornerstone in the cultural dissemination.
Variety
These characteristics result in a huge variety of works. The attempt to label, classify, organize, a vast world of artists' books, it seems an impossible task, and moreover, it might be a way to subtract creative freedom that allows each piece its own world, however, seems a elementary attempt at classification could clarify such different results and at the same time raise awareness of the broad picture they present.
A first clarification is perhaps repeatedly, the differentiation between the standard edition book or paperback book and the artist. The artist's book is a work of art created by visual artist. The paperback is an industrial product that may contain literary works of art or fine art illustrations, but is not intended as a work of art.
Artists' books, there are usually within the publishing field, are immersed in the art market as paintings and sculptures, but can participate in both circuits.
Bibliophile / Picture books
Another clarification is needed to differentiate bibliophile books, picture or artist.
There are a number of books published in a rigorous and perfectionist that serve to disseminate historical books, manuscripts, etc.., Facsimiles these wonderful books fall into what is called a bibliophile, with incunabula, first editions of printed books, etc. , etc. This market area is strangely divorced from the world of fine art and some contemporary innovations closed
Closer to the art market is the contemporary picture book, but creates problems of confusion to call it wrongly book artist.
The picture book is primarily literary, plastic contribution of artists illustrators, no matter how relevant they are, (even with inserts of prints numbered and signed) is always a collaboration that supports and enhances the text of the writer. As stated Matisse: "The illustrator always exercise of simple measures, such as a second violin in an orchestra."
artist's book is a work in the field of visual arts, where they can live together textual and plastic, but the sole author conceives, makes or operated entirely as a work of art.
The artist does not illustrate, design-Na, ornaments, decoration ... for others, subordinated to other artists, conceived and operated entirely his own work, his own book.
Artist's Books Books / object
Another potential confusion is the distinction between an artist's book and an artist's book is called object or as a book object.
In most artists' books, the structure and operation resembles an ordinary book or writing support standard, developing a visual content to Through a series of pages manipulated.
The book object, uses the image of the book itself as a symbolic element. Generally is not able to be browsed, giving the artist a greater capacity transmitter of information and the time factor and participatory, to the benefit of enhancing the three-dimensional image or sculpture. Many authors still carries to most artists' books, especially if you are unique, such as object books, but I think a distinction can be described as the belt closer to reality and be more explanatory.
clearest example would Universum book object of Mannucci. The book even can be opened by having two backs, instead of one. The most common
in Spain is the artist's book support. The visual artist uses as a support page where they work (like a canvas or drawing paper) and the book as a whole and develop a total plastic work, as in many books Barceló.
only Book / Book serial
Another basic difference would be by the number of copies made:
The book may be unique. Or edited, or multiplied by any common system. It would be similar, therefore, the characteristics original work of painting a picture.
serial books can be done manually, making carbonless first model or edited by any form of mechanical reproduction, whether traditional artistic techniques or industrial printing techniques.
The issue can be opened without does not have a limited number of copies, in an attempt to disclose the most of the work, like many books of the Fluxus movement.
numbered edition, in this case, a bit closer to traditional prints.
In each issue is the author's signature and numbering indicates the exact copy of the issue.
Ratings
can study, too, the artist's book by its relationship to art movements and their ideology, their format, their subject matter, for their support, for his painting techniques ... or many other ways . Many books involved several other possible classifications and there is no way to classify them.
edited book. Significant examples
Minimalist
term coined by Wollheim in 1965 to include works that base their aesthetic value maximizing level of abstraction, absolute aseptic simplicity and order. The books introduce the series in the temporal development of the page, developing basic structures throughout the book. Sol LeWitt , conduct more than 60 books, with all the possibilities of using lines, shapes and colors.
Conceptual Conceptual art is the art of the idea, self-reflection on art, on its own nature. The concept moves the object and is reduced to essentials, statements, proposals, projects ... taking the form of text, lists, photographs, etc ... The artist's book is your ideal support. Replacing paper publications exposures. One million years-past and One million years-future of On Kawara .
Writing Books
Some are facsimiles, some experience with writing, the writing on the limit of what to read, so they are close to the concrete poetry. Comment
boules ou toucher months yeux months of J. Parant. It is written with the left hand with the freedom of a drawing. Re-visió of E. Balcells, calligraphy exercises in workbooks.
The picture book is primarily literary, plastic contribution of artists illustrators, no matter how relevant they are, (even with inserts of prints numbered and signed) is always a collaboration that supports and enhances the text of the writer. As stated Matisse: "The illustrator always exercise of simple measures, such as a second violin in an orchestra."
artist's book is a work in the field of visual arts, where they can live together textual and plastic, but the sole author conceives, makes or operated entirely as a work of art.
The artist does not illustrate, design-Na, ornaments, decoration ... for others, subordinated to other artists, conceived and operated entirely his own work, his own book.
Artist's Books Books / object
Another potential confusion is the distinction between an artist's book and an artist's book is called object or as a book object.
In most artists' books, the structure and operation resembles an ordinary book or writing support standard, developing a visual content to Through a series of pages manipulated.
The book object, uses the image of the book itself as a symbolic element. Generally is not able to be browsed, giving the artist a greater capacity transmitter of information and the time factor and participatory, to the benefit of enhancing the three-dimensional image or sculpture. Many authors still carries to most artists' books, especially if you are unique, such as object books, but I think a distinction can be described as the belt closer to reality and be more explanatory.
clearest example would Universum book object of Mannucci. The book even can be opened by having two backs, instead of one. The most common
in Spain is the artist's book support. The visual artist uses as a support page where they work (like a canvas or drawing paper) and the book as a whole and develop a total plastic work, as in many books Barceló.
only Book / Book serial
Another basic difference would be by the number of copies made:
The book may be unique. Or edited, or multiplied by any common system. It would be similar, therefore, the characteristics original work of painting a picture.
serial books can be done manually, making carbonless first model or edited by any form of mechanical reproduction, whether traditional artistic techniques or industrial printing techniques.
The issue can be opened without does not have a limited number of copies, in an attempt to disclose the most of the work, like many books of the Fluxus movement.
numbered edition, in this case, a bit closer to traditional prints.
In each issue is the author's signature and numbering indicates the exact copy of the issue.
Ratings
can study, too, the artist's book by its relationship to art movements and their ideology, their format, their subject matter, for their support, for his painting techniques ... or many other ways . Many books involved several other possible classifications and there is no way to classify them.
edited book. Significant examples
Minimalist
term coined by Wollheim in 1965 to include works that base their aesthetic value maximizing level of abstraction, absolute aseptic simplicity and order. The books introduce the series in the temporal development of the page, developing basic structures throughout the book. Sol LeWitt , conduct more than 60 books, with all the possibilities of using lines, shapes and colors.
Conceptual Conceptual art is the art of the idea, self-reflection on art, on its own nature. The concept moves the object and is reduced to essentials, statements, proposals, projects ... taking the form of text, lists, photographs, etc ... The artist's book is your ideal support. Replacing paper publications exposures. One million years-past and One million years-future of On Kawara .
Writing Books
Some are facsimiles, some experience with writing, the writing on the limit of what to read, so they are close to the concrete poetry. Comment
boules ou toucher months yeux months of J. Parant. It is written with the left hand with the freedom of a drawing. Re-visió of E. Balcells, calligraphy exercises in workbooks.
accumulation, collection or inventory European
images, objects or data with a common link but shown no particular order. 40 Books
Boltanski between 1969 and 1992. 16 dm2 an essay , 1979. In De Vries , description of plants in 16 grassland dm2. Wall paper , 1973, Matta-Clark . Combined inventory of wallpaper.
Picture Books
try to tell a story with their images sequentially to maintain a narrative thread. Brutus Killed Caesar
of Baldessari. On a play. Ophelia of E. Balcells. 37 variations on the box
book on the book, the paperback as food for thought.
Je suis achete un livre-moi maintenant of Penck. In its 420 pages of paper Bible speaks the book itself as a player in first person - I beg you read right!. "I am a book while I read.
Books unique. Significant examples
Books
Many parasites are made from normal edition books which involved painting, cutting, punching, burning ... until they no longer have the initial characteristics: ability to read, paging ..., and become unique. Sauze applies to books, all sorts of treatments: the cuts, rolls, put them in washing machine ... Vostell hormigonea a catalog of his works on concrete.
Books seized or recycled again
handled normal editing a book to make a single, but not destroy them as a book, they are given a second life as a work of art. Colaianni Works on a geographical atlas. Indigestion of Nacho Criado, termites have eaten part of an art magazine.
Tactile books are not part of a book published and it is created. Different materials provide further enhancing the tactile possibilities mater. Orensanz , fragments of marble from Carrara, where recorded messages paleographical.
Books Manuscripts / travel books
way of newspapers or books of travel, tend to have the basic support role.
gene Erinnemn und Trauma of Ulrich, school notebook of memories and dreams. Travel Books of Marta Cárdenas
Books support or painted plastic
The story takes place in subsequent pages of these books.
Zush - Evru , carries many books with drawings and paintings of his own imaginary civilization. Andrés Nagel books with collages and paintings. Alejandrina : landscapes folders.
Magazines assembled
Alternatively
near the artist's book is the collective boxes, containers Magazines or assembled. As such collective work, even if a particular argument, not be considered a pure artist's book, unless the artists form a consolidated group or team. At the same time there are marginal publications, fanzines, newsletters, mail art and all kinds of publications of artists who would be in the orbit of artists' books, creating a complex but extremely rich.
José Emilio Antón. 2004
