Books of Art

The topic for this week was "Baby's Choice," and Professor Ingersoll said we could write about anything our little hearts desire. 

My little heart desires artist's books. 

In this post, I will be focusing on artist's books and the like that are inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

I had trouble finding artist's books for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. However, I did find some book sculptures and an altered book.

Su Blackwell is an artist whose medium of choice is paper. She creates book sculptures by cutting out images from old books and using other pages from the book to create a three-dimensional diorama. She leans toward young girl characters, and places them in settings that express the vulnerability of childhood and convey a sense of childhood anxiety and wonder. Alice fits this perfectly. 

Blackwell (2007) Alice, A Mad Tea Party.

In fact, Blackwell has made other book sculptures based on Alice.

Blackwell (2008) Down the Rabbit Hole.

Blackwell (2007) Through the Looking Glass.

Joseph Marsh is a freelance graphic designer who had to produce an altered book for a bookmaking class he took. The goal of the project, according to Marsh, was to alter a book to reflect its original content. The center of the book is cut out, so it's no longer readable, but Marsh still created a very cool work of art.

Joseph Marsh's altered book

See more photos (including close up shots) of the book here.