The library is full of vast assortments of books with various book covers, sizes and genres – But could a book be considered a piece of art?
Our task was to create a book as art, but not in the conventional way of how a book is usually formed. I decided to take one of my own made up book titles that we had to develop in a previous task. One of my book titles was called – Natural World. I took the title quite literally, and decided to form a flower out of paper and write the title all on the inside and outside. I also added the lilac ribbon to add to the idea that the flower is a naturally pretty and striking form created from the Natural World. I was drawn to creating this inventive piece by the artist Jodie Harvey-Brown, who creates remarkable book sculptures within the books themselves, while relating the sculpture to the content within the book itself.
If I was to take this idea of sculpture further, this could be a potential section to form in some kind of installation, while still relating to the idea of books.
Harvey-Brown,J. (2015) Your Story, Coming to Life. [online] http://www.jodieharvey-brown.com/[Accessed 30 January 2015].
Ruth Scott