Art Making, Collections, and Obsessions: An Intimate Exploration of the Mixed-Media Work and Collections of 35 Artists - Softcover

Perrella, Lynne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592536263 ISBN 13: 9781592536269

Publisher: Quarry Books, 2010

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2010 Pages: 160 in Publisher: Quarry Books This large format. full-color. inspirational book. now in paperback. is about how artists use their collections to make artwork The gallery-style format allows readers to see what artists collect. and the resulting spectacular artwork they make from it.

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Review

"Perrella, Lynne. Art Making, Collections & Obsessions: An Intimate Exploration of the Mixed-Media Work and Collections of 35 Artists. Quarry: Quayside. 2008. 160p. photogs. ISBN 978-1-59253-363-3. $26.99," FINE ARTS Perrella (Beyond Paper Dolls) features creative uses by 35 artists of found and collected objects such as buttons, shells, textiles, photos, suitcases, utensils, and other castoffs that are given second lives in art projects. Examples of each artistAEs works are displayed on a colorful double-page spread, with large photo reproductions and commentary that includes quotations from writers and musicians. Some of the most innovative and clever applications are wedding-cake-box sculptures, worn and painted gloves, and outlandishly decorated corsets and military garb. Instead of serious intellectual art, this is more a showcase of works by artists having fun with trinkets and treasured ephemera. Contact information and artist web sites are included at the back. A popular crafts addition suitable for many public collections.

Russell T. Clement, Northwestern Univ. Lib., Evanston, IL, Library Journal, April 2008

About the Author

Lynne Kendall Perrella is a mixed-media artist, author, designer, workshop instructor, and incurable collector. Her interests include collage, assemblage, one-of-a-kind books, and art journals. She conducts creativity workshops in the United States and abroad and exhibits collage in galleries throughout the Berkshire Mountains. www.lkperrella.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Quarry Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1592536263
• ISBN 13: 9781592536269
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 160