Barbara tetenbaum and julie chen, glimpse the mcba prize. The artists book ideation cards deck was designed as an aid to the book artist, to jump start a new project or inform one in progress. Bernstein artists book endowment fund was established in 2001 for the kohler art librarys acquisition, support and promotion of artists books and related materials. Since 2008, the center for book arts has been involved in a collections initiative, which includes the indepth cataloguing and preservation of our extensive collection of artist books, prints, catalogues, and ephemera. Barbara tetenbaum, triangular press, portland, oregon 7 object lessons to aid in the understanding of difficult concepts boundin accordion fold handset type, old engravings, and miscellaneous surfaces 2007. Barbara tetenbaum artist s book ideation cards by barbara tetenbaum. Thanking you kindly for stopping by, this is pretty much a real time video so may be slow at times. This book is the third and final volume in a series of artists books made by marcel duchamp about his famous work the bride stripped bare by her bachelors, even the large glass 191523.
The smithsonian has put hundreds of artists books online this month, as part of a collaborative efforts with institutions like the national design library, the american art museum, the national portrait gallery. Artist s book, barbara tetenbaum and julie chen, glimpse description artist s book bound in a modified flag book structure about how to translate life experience into narrative. Please contact laura at 23 sandy to confirm current pricing and availability. Copperplate etching and letterpress printed text on japanese paper. The endowment will help assure the care and continued growth of the artists book collection as well as this database. She was born march 10th 1957 in cincinnati oh, and raised in the western suburbs of chicago. Ideation by chance by alicia bailey paperback denver, colorado. Artists book, barbara tetenbaum and julie chen, glimpse.
David thomas massachusetts donna thomas california peter thomas california todd m. The imagery and text on these cards was created by barbara tetenbaum to illustrate the noise that makes up 90% of our personal history. White lotus gallery from an exhibition in czeck republic in 2003, dedictvi inheritance. Barbara tetenbaum and marilyn zornado 2011 letterpress on paper, scanned and synced using premier. Deck one consists of category cards that address various aspects of the book such as structure, layout, technique. She has also explored the act of reading outside of the book form in installationart. The dates loosely follow tetenbaum s own biography. Collaborations with julie chen of flying fish press. I asked barbara tetenbaum if we could base this interview on her selection of a book she owns and may or may not have read. Think of john keats and ode to a grecian urn, william carlos williams and his poems inspired by breughel. Satie was an antiromantic who claimed to enjoy measuring a sound much more than hearing it. These works are now available to the public through our free and accessible online collections database centerforbookarts.
Artists who create books often pay homage to other artists by creating variations on books and works of art. Dan kelm completed the binding at his wide awake garage. This book is a collaboration between barbara tetenbaum and julie chen about the transformation of life experiences into narrative form. Artists books from the collection were on exhibit at various locations on the uwmadison campus during spring, 2002. Letterpressprinted animation vandermation was developed by the collaborative team of marilyn zornado and barbara tetenbaum to create their animated short oldtime.
Barbara tetenbaum has been making extraordinary books by hand under the imprint of triangular press since 1979. Artists book collection kohler art library uwmadison. Category cards containing approximately eight cards in each of the seven categories text, image, structure, paper, layout, technique and color and 54 adjective cards of. To show this, we used a kind of photo album style book. Barbara tetenbaum has been creating limited edition artist books under the imprint triangular press since 1979. Thyberg minnesota sha towers texas tricia treacy north carolina sandra trujillo georgia lauri twitchell california ann tyler illinois. A portal to unite the smithsonian libraries artists books. Perhaps sounding like a card magician, i instructed. Barb tetenbaum has been printing artist books since 1979 under the imprint triangular press. This month the smithsonian libraries artists books collection launched an online platform that unifies artists books from across several smithsonian collections. Her primary artistic interest is the act of reading, and she uses the media of books, prints, installation, and animation to explore this subject matter.
Barbara tetenbaum is a professor and head of the book arts department at the oregon college of art and design. The work of french composer erik satie 18661925 inspired julie chen and barbara tetenbaum to create ode to a grand staircase. Accordionfolded book, a collaboration loosely based on the landlocked salmon, created by walter tisdale and barbara tetenbaum. It features facsimiles of seventynine notes relating to the large glass but which were left out of earlier volumes. The artists book ideation card decksare the creation of barbara tetenbaum and julie chen, published earlier this year.
Barbara tetenbaum has been printing artist books under the imprint. She has been printing artist books since 1979 under the imprint, triangular press. Bookmarking book art barbara tetenbaum books on books. Wild bill jones, traditional tune performed by the macrae sisters. Artist s book, barbara tetenbaum and julie chen, artist s book ideation cards.
Selections from the artist books collection accordionfolded book, a collaboration loosely based on the landlocked salmon, created by walter tisdale and barbara tetenbaum. A retrospective of 25 years as a book artist at the collins gallery of the multnomah county library. February 24, 2015 smithsonian libraries offer artists books collection online by claire kelley. The book is signed twice by marcel duchamp once on the screenprint and once on the title page of. Artist s book, 3 sequences and dessert, by barbara tetenbaum, usa, 1985. Chens 1992 book, octopus, features a tunnellike, popup element known in the book trade as a peep show and includes text written by poet elizabeth mcdevitt. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. By barbara tetenbaum and julie chen published by flying fish press and triangular press the artists book ideation card set was designed as an aid to the book artist, to jump start a new project or inform one in progress.
The artist book as a space for womens voices and womens work. Although artists have illustrated the words of others for centuries, the book as art object is relatively recent, and the smithsonian libraries has a rich, diverse collection of artist made books. Smithsonian libraries offer artists books collection. My precious book is an ongoing project which has no set. Chen typically works independently but has also produced books collaboratively with fiber artist nance obanion and book artists barbara tetenbaum and clifton meador.
A variety of printing techniques were used on macgregorvinzani, wahon and barbara tetenbaum s handmade papers. Artist books ideation cards by barbara tetenbaum and julie chen. A portfolio containing five automatic drawings etchings, a book of excerpted text from the novel, a pullout map, and a fragment from the 2010 installation at reed college. Bookmarking book art in medias res barbara tetenbaum. Barbara tetenbaum is an artist and writer working in traditional and experimental letterpress techniques and book construction. Barbs honors include being distinguished chair at the hartford art school. The mcba prize is the first honor to recognize and promote excellence in new work from across the expressive spectrum of book art. Barbara tetenbaum has been creating limited edition artist books under the imprint triangular press. Julie designed and wrote the text that appears on the envelopes. She uses books, print, installation, and animation to explore this topic. The artists book ideation card decks are the creation of barbara tetenbaum and julie chen, published earlier this year. I asked barbara tetenbaum if we could base this interview on her. Available for sale from seager gray gallery, barbara tetenbaum, a colorful tale 2015, artist book with laser printed text on zerkall hammeredsurface pap. Barbara tetenbaum a colorful tale 2015 available for.
Artists book, barbara tetenbaum and julie chen, artists. She is the proprietor of triangular press which she founded in 1979 whilst studying with walter hamady at the university of wisconsinmadison. Now over 600 titles can be accessed with one tool, and the collection is a. When a writer creates poetry or prose in response to a work of art, that is an ekphrastic work. The book is bound as a softcover pamphlet using reproduction fabrics from the late 1800s. Chen typically works independently but has also produced books collaboratively with fiber artist nance obanion and book artists barbara tetenbaum and.
Established in 2009, this biennial award is meant to represent the diversity of book art and encourage discussion rather than limit recognition to. Barbara tetenbaum is a professor and department head of book arts at the oregon college of art and craft in portland, oregon. I was very excited when my flower fold book titled mana above was recently on exhibition as part of the ideation experience at the abecedarian gallery in denver, colorado. View showing how card inserts are pulled out from each envelope. Two decks of cards designed to help book artists begin a new project. She is currently professor and department head of book arts and the oregon college of art and craft. Mana was designed and created as an edition of six in accordance with the artist s book ideation cards by barbara tetenbaum and julie chen published by flying fish press and triangular press. Barb tetenbaum is a professor and department head of book art at the oregon college of art and craft in portland, oregon. Category cards containing approximately 8 cards in each of the 7 categories text image structure paper layout technique. Multiple, limited, unique at the center for book arts.
Artists book ideation cards by barbara tetenbaum artists books at. Go to any row or stack of books or file folder of books. Barbara was kind enough to share some words of wisdom to help us get started with our own bookmaking journey. By drawing a total of 12 cards, an artist is given a fairly comprehensive set of prompts to. An artist s book is a medium of artistic expression that uses the structure or function of book as inspirationa work of art in book form. The artists book ideation cards was designed as an aid to the book artist, to jump start a new project or inform one in progress. The online exhibit contains valuable information on artists books including biographies of book artists and. Barbara tetenbaum is an visual artist interested in the act of reading. An online exhibit, artists books from the kohler art library, was created in conjunction with that event. Find the latest shows, biography, and artworks for sale by barbara tetenbaum.