Using historical bindings in producing contemporary artists' books

by Islam Mahmoud Mohamed Aly

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I regard the culturally rich bookbinding as formats that hold great meaning; I made models of books that existed in different cultures through the history of the book. I became interested in how each structure had unique features and how the books themselves transmitted knowledge about their form. This interest in bookbinding formats led me to explore ways to add content to The binding plays a powerful role in producing my artist's books, the look and presence of these bindings is an integral p…

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I regard the culturally rich bookbinding as formats that hold great meaning; I made models of books that existed in different cultures through the history of the book. I became interested in how each structure had unique features and how the books themselves transmitted knowledge about their form. This interest in bookbinding formats led me to explore ways to add content to The binding plays a powerful role in producing my artist's books, the look and presence of these bindings is an integral part of my work and they are linked to the content and aesthetics. The final pieces encourage the viewer to interact with the work.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013

Thesis Information

  • Degree:M.F.A.
  • University:The University of Iowa
  • Advisor/Supervisor:T. Barrett
  • Pages:40

Publication Statements

  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2013

Edition Identifiers

  • proquest:1443846830

Subjects

Artists' books Book arts Book binding Communication and the arts eng Fine Arts Handmade paper Historical book structures PDF

Writers

Islam Mahmoud Mohamed Aly T. Barrett

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