Bibliotechno » Artists http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog explorations in library blogging Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:24:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 And Now For Some Art http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/2010/05/25/and-now-for-some-art/ http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/2010/05/25/and-now-for-some-art/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 09:00:43 +0000 admin http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/?p=1111

Nina Katchadourian--Sorted Books

I came across a couple of artists in the past few weeks that are creating wonderful artwork using books as props.  The first is Nina Katchadourian, an artist I discovered through Brain Pickings.  In her Sorted Books series, Katchadourian goes to various libraries and uses books in the stacks to create intriguing and amusing phrases.  You can check out more of her work on her website, http://www.ninakatchadourian.com

Lissy Laricchia--Get Back in Your Book Alice

Through the Today and Tomorrow blog, I was introduced to the photographer, Lissy Laricchia.  Her series, Get Back in Your Book, depicts various characters of books being pulled quite literally back into their respective books.  So far, the set includes Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter, Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan, and Sleeping Beauty.  You can find all of the photographs in the series on her Flickr page.

Finally, while this leans towards commerce as opposed to traditional art, the bookmarks created by Jack Spade are both something to visually enjoy and use.  The perforated bookmark paper can be purchased here.

]]> http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/2010/05/25/and-now-for-some-art/feed/ 0 Every Painting in the MoMA in 2 minutes http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/2010/05/02/every-painting-in-the-moma-in-2-minutes/ http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/2010/05/02/every-painting-in-the-moma-in-2-minutes/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 01:19:05 +0000 admin http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/?p=1029 This video was posted last week on The Centered Librarian blog–a great blog with contributions from a handful of people focusing on library innovation and technology.  I highly suggest you check out their other posts to discover delightful library and non-library tidbits such as this:

]]> http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/2010/05/02/every-painting-in-the-moma-in-2-minutes/feed/ 0 More craftiness from the NYPL http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/2009/07/31/more-craftiness-from-the-nypl/ http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/2009/07/31/more-craftiness-from-the-nypl/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:49:00 +0000 dbilyeu http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/?p=897 crafty_crafternoon

I’m glad to see that the New York Public Library is continuing their collaboration with artists and crafters after their popular Design By the Book series with Design*sponge.  This time they are partnering up with with Maura Madden, author of Crafternoon: A Guide to Getting Artsy and Craftsy with Your Friends All Year Long, to bring Crafternoons to the Public Library.  Anyone lucky enough to live near the NYPL should check them out.

]]> http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/2009/07/31/more-craftiness-from-the-nypl/feed/ 1 Art Stuff http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/2009/07/27/beautiful-things/ http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/2009/07/27/beautiful-things/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:21:49 +0000 dbilyeu http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/?p=870 It has been awhile since I posted something art or design related.  I saw this video from Etsy today and immediately fell in love, not only with the beautifully shot video, but with the whole experience of the Nature Lab at the Rhode Island School of Design.   While the curator talks of the space as a museum, it really seems to function as more of a non-circulating library of specimens.  I love how they allow students to pull out and really explore each of the items in the collection.  They have some freaky looking skeletons, skulls, etc., but I know I could loose myself for hours in the Nature Lab.

And only because it is also art related….

I have been noticing more and more fantastic book art on blogs and in the art world lately.   Here are a couple of my favorites:

Thomas Allen--Maneater, 2006

Thomas Allen--Maneater, 2006

Sue Blackwell--A Quiet American

Sue Blackwell--A Quiet American

Sue Blackwell--Birds in the Open Forest

Sue Blackwell--Birds in the Open Forest

]]> http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/2009/07/27/beautiful-things/feed/ 1 Design by the book: final episode http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/2009/02/09/design-by-the-book-final-episode/ http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/2009/02/09/design-by-the-book-final-episode/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:20:40 +0000 dbilyeu http://senna.sjsu.edu/dfaires/dbilyeu/wordpress/?p=113 The final episode of Design by the Book is here and it is a good one.  The final projects of the artists are revealed alongside the library items that inspired it all.  (I am particularly entranced with the navy men pattern).  Great outreach by the NYPL librarians–apparently a few hundred people showed up for the finale party.

]]> http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/2009/02/09/design-by-the-book-final-episode/feed/ 0 Library Orientation Video http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/2009/02/07/library-orientation-video/ http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/2009/02/07/library-orientation-video/#comments Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:57:57 +0000 dbilyeu http://senna.sjsu.edu/dfaires/dbilyeu/wordpress/?p=108 I came across this library orientation video when I was looking through the CCA library blog.  Considering that this is an art school, I can’t think of a better way to inform students about the library or library policies than with a beautifully artsy video such as this.  Oh, and one of the creators is a SJSU alum.  Enjoy!

]]> http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/2009/02/07/library-orientation-video/feed/ 0 Design by the Book http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/2009/02/02/17/ http://www.dawnbilyeu.com/blog/2009/02/02/17/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:57:57 +0000 dbilyeu http://senna.sjsu.edu/dfaires/dbilyeu/wordpress/?p=17 I posted a link to this on Twitter, but I love this project between one of my favorite design focused blogs, Designsponge, and the New York Public Library.  I believe there is a  final episode still on its way, but I love to see how artists can be inspired by old books, maps, etc.

Part 1:

Part 2:

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