Barbara Brown and friends
Book + Paper Arts
curated by Barbara Brown
June 21 – July 30, 2016
Opening Reception:
Friday, June 24, 7 – 9 pm
Artist/Curator’s Statement :
“Book + Paper Arts is the seventh WSG Gallery show dedicated to the world of book and paper arts.
Since the first WSG book show, Beyond Words, in 2006, the show’s focus has changed and evolved. In this digital age of electronic media, my goal has always been to exhibit a wide selection of quality book art in which artists draw inspiration from exploring the myriad possibilities found in the use of materials both common/uncommon, raw but then transformed.
Some pieces found here in past shows were traditional and recognizable as books. There will be less of them in this show, and mostly you’ll find artists’ books. This year I’ve added some marvelous handmade paper pieces, as well.
In previous show statements, I have put forth the assertion that the term ‘artist’s book’ often triggers much discussion, even bickering and irresolution amongst book artists, and the point has sometimes been made that at the very instant one uses that term, one must then be ready to define it and to defend the definition! There will probably never be a determination that everyone agrees on, but I like ‘book inspired art’ (or even BSO – book shaped object), and for me, that is a good beginning.
Artists in this show include:
Ruth Bardenstein, Barbara Brown, Meghan Forbes, Alvey Jones, Ian McLellan Davis, Norma Penchansky-Glasser, Susan Skarsgard, Jack O. Summers, Ted Ramsay, Howard White.
Please join us as we explore the often whimsical, sometimes serious world of book and paper arts.”
Barbara Brown
artist/curator