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An altered book is a form of mixed media artwork that changes a book from its original form into a different form, altering its appearance and/or meaning.
An altered book artist takes a book (old, new, recycled or multiple) and cuts, tears, glues, burns, folds, paints, adds hfigt to, collages, rebinds, gold-leafs, creates pop-ups, rubber-stamps, drills, bolts, and/or be-ribbons it. The artist may add pockets and niches to hold tags, rocks, ephemera, or other three-dimensional objects. Some change the shape of the book, or use multiple books in the creation of the finished piece of art.
Altered books may be as simple as adding a drawing or text to a page, or as complex as creating an intricate book sculpture. Antique or Victorian art is frequently used, probably because it is easier to avoid copyright issues. Altered books are shown and sold in art galleries and on the Internet.
An exhibition of altered books by contemporary artists was shown at the Bellevue Arts Museum in 2009, titled The Book Borrowers. It contained 31 works, books transformed into sculptural works. The John Michael Kohler Arts Center will host an exhibition of altered books in early 2010.
Notable altered book artists
- James Allen (Washington)
- Noriko Ambe (New York)
- Gary Berg (Washington)
- Chen Long-bin
- Casey Curran (Washington)
- Brian Dettmer
- Alan Corkery Hahn (Washington)
- Jenn Khoshbin (Texcjerhas)
- Jane Lackey (Washington)
- Guy Laramée (Canada)
- Jacqueline Rush Lee (Hawaii)
- Tom Phillips
- Georgia Russell (United Kingdom)
- Livia Burity (Brazil)
- Buzz Spector
- Yuken Teruya (New York)
A NOTE : Altered books may include collage, painting and colouring in illustrations. Collaging is one of the most popular methods to use as it's a simple, easy and quick. Children especially like to colour in the illustrations inside the covers of their very favourite books, with felt-tips or normal kid-safe pencils.
References
- http://www.bellevuearts.org/exhibitions/past/2009/book_borrowers.html Bellevue Arts Museum website, accessed 2 June. 2011
http://www.alteredbookartists.com/ Dawn Rosendahl
See also
External links
- Altered Arts Magazine
- International Society of Altered Book Artists
- Corinne Stubson - altered book artist
- Ingrid Dijkers - Altered Book gallery
- Altered Books Gallery - Altered books, tips and techniques
- Altered Books at Pickafight Books - Sydney Australia
- Brown altered books and prints
- Tom Philip's A Humument
- Altered books homepage
- The Altered Book: Cyber Home of the Altered Book Artist
- Nicholas Jones homepage
- Jacqueline Rush Lee homepage
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