After a delightful birthday brunch with Karen, we found ourselves back at Carlsbad's William D. Cannon Art Gallery for its newest installation.
"What happens when the worlds of art and books intersect? The resulting spectrum ranges from innovative designed books to unique and beautifully sculpted artist books. Imagine an artist looking at the very concept of printed material, such as a book, and seeing the raw material for a new and exciting work of art. The objects in this exhibition interpret the concept of the book, exploring altering book structures into sculpture or sculptural objects whose only reference to book-ness might be the inclusion of words. The creative force of the featured artists is demonstrated by their ingenuity in reimagining book forms, decorating in new ways and using unconventional materials." I had been anticipating this exhibit for months. It did not disappoint.
Susan Joy Share Above Tree Line (paper, board, crayon, acrylic, linen tapes and thread, ceramic tile)
Both Karen and I agreed that Susan Joy Share's Undergrowth (paper, acrylic, crayon, photos, wire) was the most complicated and interesting. This piece demands a longer linger.Susan Joy Share Sleeping Ladies (paper, board, plastic, crayon, linen & thread, crocheted fibers)Viviana Lombrozo Three Chapters (ink on arches paper, recycled book pages, board)
Kumi Korf Healing Scrolls (calligraphy, artist-made paper, decorative paper, foam core board)Dirk Hagner's The (new) 7 Deadly Sins intrigued (book installation, printed paper strips in water, on blackened pine wood blocks).Mary Ellen Long Source Book (camel hair, handmade paper, scorched and stamped text, binding threads)Mary Ellen Long From the Forest Library (book pages from open books laid on the forest ground for over 10 years)Amandine Nabarra Memories of Egypt (Egyptian maps, photographs, sand texture, embossing, papyrus)
Amandine Nabarra Tempus Fugit (vellum, Bristol, Mohab, entrada, brass)Amandine Nabarra Forgotten, Lost and Found (pigmented digital prints on Japanese mulberry paper)Elena Lomakin Forest Mist (paper, books, thread)Sage Serrano Recollection Rolodex (vintage found object, paper, metal rings, wire)Julie Shaw Lutts 8 Cups of Coffee (mixed porcelain, ink, vintage metal box)How cute is this? Julie Shaw Lutts How To Eat Cake (mixed wood, paint, pottery, glass, bakelite)I enjoyed exploring Judith Christensen's creations in The Secret House Series (mixed media). We were even provided flashlights to illuminate the interiors which hid special words.Judith Christensen The Words (Kozo Shi light, ink, book board, foam)Judith Christensen We All Forget a Word Now and Then (dictionaries, paper, wax)Linda Ekstrom Tangled (altered bible) Interestingly there were three different altered bibles. Why? According to Linda's bio, "works from her Word series use text from religious sources as a form of inspiration and commentary. Many of her artworks are made from altered pages of the Bible, which is representative of how she explores feminist issues, particularly within the role of Jewish and Christian religious history and tradition."
Mary Ellen Long's Cloud Root Paper (handmade paper [Kozo fiber] suspended with linen thread) was a piece that drew me in. It's almost jellyfish-like in its ability to mesmerize.Linda Ekstrom Complete Works of Shakespeare (shredded Shakespeare text, silk cloth, thread, photo transfer paper)Judith Christensen The Place We Return is Home (paper, ink, wax, foam board, wood) LOVE THIS.Viviana Lombrozo Legacies to Carry On (wood, paper, fabric)This was another favorite. Viviana Lombrozo's Every Woman Should (wood, paper) is filled with powerful quotes by powerful women. The use of a rolling pin was not lost on me.Daniel Essig Bridge Book-Fulgurite (carved, painted burnt ash, 1850 text paper, handmade paper, mica windows with pinecone fossils, fossil shells, fulgurite [glass tube that is formed by a lightning bolt])Dirk Hagner Spring Swan (dimensional fold-up book)And what better piece to conclude with than Rhiannon Alpers' Saying Goodbye (raw silk fabric, hand lettering, fox bones, found collage materials, artificial sinew).
I loved this exhibit. It intrigued, inspired, and promoted conversation... exactly what it was meant to do.
"The principle of true art is not to portray, but to evoke." ― Jerzy Kosinski
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