The construction and form of the bookwork set it apart from ordinary mass market books. It is a craft object where content and form come together to create an artwork that can be admired for its physical beauty and engaged with by opening it up. Books can take our minds away from the present moment into the realm of imagination, memory and aspiration. Likewise the bookwork is a vehicle for thought and expression. This blog looks at the book as art and all things related to books.
Thursday, 6 February 2014
Hardback
I thought it would be easy to transfer the scroll idea to a handback book. But it wasn't. The pages were harder to take out and when rolled into scrolls none of the text was visible. The size of the pages and the texture of the paper seemed to be working against me rolling scrolls.
I need to work with the book material and see what altered form it is suggesting. Perhaps I can cut the pages before I roll them into scrolls.....
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