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Lorenz, You Have Given Me a Mighty Burden

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To begin, I must first say that this is one adorable essay.

When I first heard the phrase “artists’ books,” I thought that they would be a portfolio or journal of an artist’s work, like a series. However, after our time with them on Tuesday, I came to a better definition which reflects the first one given by Lorenz in her article. Artists’ books are really just another artists’ work. It is a piece of art, a stand alone piece. Though I would love to call whatever new craze as art, I was skeptical for once in my life about these books. They are not, in my opinion, works derived entirely by the artist alone. They are parodies, plays, and mutilations of former books. While I would still grant them their status as parody, the uniqueness of their creation seems blurred. Then again, that is essentially what art does. It comments on everything, including the history of art.

 

The Art of Writing

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As I recall last class we were discussing our fountain pens and the differing forms of writing around the world, such as the brush pen ect. Professor Phillips made a point that we should think about how we form the letters that make up the words we write, they are all made up of simple lines and bars. This then got me to thinking about the art of Graffiti, I have some experience in this field and one of the more challenging aspects is attempting to find a style, the artist has to walk a fine line between legibility and artistic expression though often times artistic expression takes dominance over legibility. Finding ones own letter style is the same process as finding ones own handwriting. It all comes down to lines and bars.