Exploring Racism Through Printmaking Techniques in Books
Dive into the world of artist books and their unique ability to challenge conventions, invite audience participation, and foster discussions on racism through printmaking techniques. Discover how words and images coexist, creating powerful avenues for intellectual and emotional development. Uncover the inherent beauty of artist books, offering a medium for altering meanings and engaging in critical conversations. Explore the interplay between historical and contemporary racism with a focus on seducing readers through materials, color, and pacing to initiate discussions on race and social issues.
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We We live in exciting times live in exciting times. . Because computer the book has been set free from computer the book has been set free from servitude to servitude to information ... free information ... free to become an aesthetic object, a work of art aesthetic object, a work of art. . Because of the personal of the personal to become an Peter Thomas
Artists Artists' books take every possible form, participate ' books take every possible form, participate in every possible convention of bookmaking, every in every possible convention of bookmaking, every possible "ism" of mainstream art and literature, possible "ism" of mainstream art and literature, every possible mode of production, every shape, every possible mode of production, every shape, every degree of ephemerality or archival every degree of ephemerality or archival durability....Artists' books are a unique genre...little durability....Artists' books are a unique genre...little bound by constraints of medium or form bound by constraints of medium or form. . Johanna Drucker
This This is the inherent beauty of artist books is the inherent beauty of artist books - - the provided structure allows the audience to alter or provided structure allows the audience to alter or add to the meaning of the work through the add to the meaning of the work through the viewing process. viewing process. the Melissa Wagner-Lawler
Coexisting words and images Coexisting words and images interdependency of the two great communication interdependency of the two great communication systems of literacy and visual communication systems of literacy and visual communication the most powerful force of intellectual and the most powerful force of intellectual and emotional development we have. And the book emotional development we have. And the book form is the most potent way of housing that force. form is the most potent way of housing that force. the the is is Paul Johnson
I I am interested in engaging am interested in engaging conversation about historical and contemporary conversation about historical and contemporary racism using racism using printmaking techniques in the book printmaking techniques in the book form... form... I kind of try to seduce the reader through I kind of try to seduce the reader through materials, color, tactility, pacing to kind of slow their materials, color, tactility, pacing to kind of slow their initial impulse to sort of avoid or flee a conversation initial impulse to sort of avoid or flee a conversation about race about race. . the reader/viewer in a the reader/viewer in a Tia Blassingame
Over Over the past several decades, the UVM Library the past several decades, the UVM Library has quietly built one of the country s best has quietly built one of the country s best collections of artists books collections of artists books. . Vermont Quarterly, Spring 2006
Collecting Artists Collecting Artists Books at UVM: Books at UVM: Selection criteria Selection criteria Beautiful, well-made, will hold up in a library setting Different, will add something to our collection, especially new subjects Complements other works in the collection Have a relationship with the artist Supports UVM curriculum Speaks to one or more of the librarians Has a Vermont connection
