The illuminated manuscripts of medieval times are certainly works of art but they do not fall into the zone of the artists’ book, many more contemporary illustrated books may contain works of art but also do not fit into the context of the artists’ book.
In France the practice of the artists’ book is referred to as Livre artiste and is considered by the author Johanna Drucker who wrote The century of artists' books [1] as an artistic practice that originated in the last 100 years.
In a series of blog posts I will seek to shed some light on and discover information about artists’ books through a process of research conducted via Swinburne’s Library. I will search for books and articles from the libraries catalogue and databases and conduct additional research online via the internet in order to source information relevant to the topic and as a means to provide a diverse range of material for the reader.
As this process of research will be an organic one my focus for the research may change slightly as I discover more about the subject however I will aim to meet the agreed deadlines for reporting.
The first post will serve as an introduction to the research topic and its intended scope and serve as a means to define the area that I intend to explore and within that context what is meant by artists’ books
Subsequent postings will focus on:
o The historical context of Artists ‘Books as a form
o Key international and Australian artists’ working in this medium
o Examples of contemporary practice
o ‘Altered’ books
o Future trends
Each blog post will be accompanied by relevant links to online journals and articles and a list of book titles relevant to the topic will be developed over the course of the project. Images where possible will also be sourced to provide illustrations of the variety of artists’ books created.
My intention is to have collected sufficient material by the completion of this research task for the reader on the subject of Artists ‘ Books to whet their appetite and hope to encourage them to follow the links provided for additional resources to extend their knowledge.
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