Dayboro's artists' books
(Ros Reid)
Purpose
Students:
- research and discuss the 'book as art' and artists' books
- engage with materials and processes using traditional and experimental techniques to explore inventive ways to make and display their own artist's book forms.
Overview
Students divide into interest groups (self expression, foodies, abstract, cars) and each student develops their artist's book on their chosen theme.
- Description of activity [new window 44 kb
] - Student examples [new window 450 kb
]
Resources
Artists' books Collection, James Hardie Library of Australian Fine Arts: available in the new State Library of Queensland at South Bank.
Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) sourcebook modules
- Artists' books (Levels 4 and 5, Visual Arts Strand, Years 1 to 10 The Arts Syllabus) [new window
http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/yrs1to10/kla/arts/docs/modules/va_45_ab.pdf ]
Websites
- State Library of Queensland: Artists' books
- Artists' books online - redefining the book
- Queensland Studies Authority: Years 1 to 10 - The Arts [new window http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/yrs1to10/kla/arts/ ]
Evaluation
This project was very rewarding, fun to do and all students involved ended up with a very creative visual book.
Last updated: 6th September 2007
Creatively linking Queenslanders to information, knowledge and each other
