ART 185 — Artistic Bookmaking: Materials, Methods, and Meaning
Quarter: Spring
Day(s): Tuesdays
Course Format: Live Online (About Formats)
Duration: 6 weeks
Date(s): Apr 11—May 16
Time: 7:00—9:00 pm (PT)
Refund Deadline: Apr 13
Unit: 1
Tuition: $385
Instructor(s): Shirin Towfiq
Limit: 24
Class Recording Available: Yes
Status: Cancelled
Spring
Date(s)
Apr 11—May 16
6 weeks
Refund Date
Apr 13
1 Unit
Fees
$385
Instructor(s):
Shirin Towfiq
Limit
24
Recording
Yes
Cancelled
This course explores contemporary aesthetic interpretations of the book as an art object. Students will develop a strong working knowledge of the tools and materials used in contemporary bookbinding while learning how to integrate structure with content in the development of their own original artist’s book. They will learn how to think about books in a conceptual way and as a medium for artists.
The course will teach bookbinding techniques and review various forms of what the artist’s book can look like and what it has meant throughout art history. There will be lectures on different styles, movements, and artists (Yoko Ono, Enrique Chagoya, Golnar Adili, Sol LeWitt), punk and DIY culture, Fluxus, and more. Students will work on projects from the simple zine to the accordion book, stab binding, Coptic stitching, the sculptural book, and decorative covers, as well as their own creative final project. By the end of this course, students will have completed their projects, and there will be a final critique.
The course will teach bookbinding techniques and review various forms of what the artist’s book can look like and what it has meant throughout art history. There will be lectures on different styles, movements, and artists (Yoko Ono, Enrique Chagoya, Golnar Adili, Sol LeWitt), punk and DIY culture, Fluxus, and more. Students will work on projects from the simple zine to the accordion book, stab binding, Coptic stitching, the sculptural book, and decorative covers, as well as their own creative final project. By the end of this course, students will have completed their projects, and there will be a final critique.
This course is open to students of all levels, and no previous experience in making books is required. Students must purchase their own bookmaking supplies for this course and can expect to spend approximately $60 for these materials.
SHIRIN TOWFIQ
Artist; Lecturer in Art Practice, Stanford
Shirin Towfiq is a conceptual artist who works in textiles, photography, installation, and performance. Her work addresses cultural, communicative, and interpersonal relationships. Towfiq recontextualizes commonly held ideas surrounding family, memory, comfort, and self-constructed identity. She received an MFA from Stanford. Her work can be viewed at shirintowfiq.com.
Textbooks for this course:
(Recommended) Hedi Kyle and Ulla Warchol, The Art of the Fold: How to Make Innovative Books and Paper Structures (ISBN 978-1786272935)