exhibits and represents artists working across a variety of disciplines with particular focus on contemporary book arts, works on paper, collage and assemblage. |
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Thomas RockwellSan Ramon, CaliforniaHidden in Plain ViewBFK Rives cream paper, tracing paper, sinew, cotton thread 4 x 5½ x ¼ © 2013 edtion size: ? $ 300This book was constructed from tracing paper with the text printed on the interior of the pages. The surface of the book is actually devoid of printing- the content is only visible due to the translucent paper. The pages were printed from Litho plates and bound together with sinew. The text is Enochian, a 16th Century occult language for communing with Angels, and instructs the reader on a guided meditation. The images are seals used to invoke elementals & angels. The largest challenge was actually the Wild Card - incorporating evidence of process in the final work. I struggled with different methods, but none were obvious enough to others that saw the results. Finally, I decided to best suit the parameters of both Lyrical & the Wild Card, I would actually print sections of the plates that were used for alignment in addition to the images or text. The biggest challenge was letting go of the need for perfection & letting the work behind the scenes show through in the finished piece. Ideation Cards: technique: high-tech (letterpress, offset, or printmaking) layout: based on a grid paper: transparent/translucent text: abstract, non-verbal, or gibberish image: lifted from outside sources color: favorite structure: historic structure adjectives: lyrical/musical, encyclopedic, allegorical, surreal wild card: incorporate evidence of process into the finished piece Thomas Rockwell is a sculptor and book artist in the California Bay Area finishing his Bachelors of Fine Arts in Traditional Arts at Cal State East Bay in Hayward. He has been working with a focus in metals for several years, specifically with a focus in metallurgical and alchemical symbolism. He strives to combine elements of the occult with modern scientific understanding both visually and through use of materials. |
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