Have you torn any good books lately?

January 28th, 2010 at 04:40pm Cathy

That was the title of our Studio Sunday session for January 24th. The Studio Sunday group as usual was a mix of families, couples, group of friends and adventurous individuals who come alone (for those of you who have never joined us for Studio Sunday, you get more entertainment value here than going to the movies on a Sunday afternoon). Along with some works of art from SLASH on the fifth floor, we looked at the section (on the 4th floor of SLASH) with  deconstructed books. We discussed what happens to books when artists tear, cut, sew, color and take them apart. Children and adults got together to philosophize how value changes when a book is transformed into art — and while the original purpose of the book (reading it) is taken away in the process, a whole new meaning emerges when, for example, an artist thoughtfully removes the words from the pages. As an educator, I thought the conceptual aspect of this week’s topic (deconstructing books) may be challenging for younger participants, but the kids quickly proved me wrong! Never underestimate the observant nature of young art lovers.

Again, thank you all for participating and for creating such wonderful “deconstructed book art” in the classroom.

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