exhibits and represents artists working across a variety of disciplines with particular focus on contemporary book arts, works on paper, collage and assemblage. |
910 Santa Fe, #101, Denver, Colorado, USA at the north end of the 910 Arts Complex street entrance just south of Swift's Diner Open |
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Alicia BaileyAurora, Colorado Shedding4¼ x 5 x 1½ paper, leather, laser & inkjet prints, mylar, board, glass, plastic, personal sheddings ed 21 © 2010 $540Shedding explores specimen collection and presentation with textual observations. Each day for 21 days I rescued something my body was shedding (eyelash off my cheek) or helped something detach from my body (plucked hair). Each day’s specimen was scanned at a magnification of 500%, those scans were printed via color inkjet and included in the book pages. The cover of each book holds one of the specimens sandwiched in between glass for a variable edition of 21 copies. Theia Maniabox 6½ x 5⅜ x ¾ various metals, inkjet, tyvek, lasercopies, paper, ribbon, glass, herbs, CD, cloth, board, magnets, mica ed. 35 © 2010 $540Theia Mania presents stories told by those who have been struck by a sensation of instant connection with another. In the classical world such pricks from a dart of Eros were called Theia Mania (madness from the Gods). The box holds a woven binding structure based on a Claire van Vliet design, a book of love potions, a love potion recipe with herbs, an accordion book in a round tin and an audio compact disk & wrapper.Alicia Bailey is a studio artist working across multiple disciplines. She has focused on book arts and assemblage since the mid-nineties, producing artists’ books, sculptural books and limited edition books. Alicia’s work embraces a wide variety of methods and materials. It has been featured in dozens of solo and group exhibits throughout the world and is held in numerous public, private and special collections. |