ArtistsBooks2006

2005 Artists' Books Competition / 2006 Artists' Books Exhibition

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The works shown here are selected entries from the 2005 Artists' Books Competition, and were exhibited in the Artists' Books Exhibition, held in the Rare Book Room of the Willis Library, January-February 2006.

	Winner: 2005 Artists' Books Competition Book in a Steel Box Eric Blake 2005.  Steel, cloth, paper. Small cloth-bound volume with graphite lines throughout is welded into a steel box – a book that cannot be read, or an “inaccessible text,” a theme that runs through the artist’s work. Awarded the Friends of the UNT Libraries Purchase Prize, and presented to the Rare Book & Texana Collections. Call number: N7433.4.B535 B66 2005
	Book in a Sealed Box Eric Blake 2005.  Cloth, paper, ink, pre-made box. Small volume with lines and disappearing ink is sealed into a playing-card box – a book that cannot be read, or an “inaccessible text,” a theme that runs through the artist’s work.
	Honorable Mention: 2005 Artists' Books Competition Totally Random Eric Blake 2005.  Paper, cloth, ink. Large volume which contains drawn lines with pattern and its reverse alternating throughout – a book that cannot be read, or an “inaccessible text,” a theme that runs through the artist’s work.
	Untitled, from the series Decorated (2 volumes) Elizabeth Mellott-Carreón 2005.  Ceramic, glaze, cloth.  Ceramic covers glazed black and hinged together with black cloth have incised lines filled with glass. Artist’s Statement:     This body of work address the many qualities a soldier obtains from war.  Many soldiers come home and are awarded with medals recognizing their numerous acts of honor and valor, yet while wearing these decorations they also will carry many other traits with them.
	2nd Runner-Up: 2005 Artists' Books Competition Peculiar Things Ordinary People Do Shannon Vindiola 2005. Paper, letterpress, cloth. Letter-pressed covers contain a large single sheet that folds to create leaves with various illustrations, and unfolds to reveal further images. Artist’s Statement: Lighthearted and uplifting work created to celebrate people in my life.
	Perfect Patty Presents Life Lessons for Lovely Ladies Alison Mendenhall 2005. Paper, ink. Ink-jet prints illustrate this volume satirizing advice manuals to young wives. Artist’s Statement:     By sarcastically representing the traditional roles of a wife, I hope to expose the ridiculous nature of wifely “duties.”
	Demeter's Manual Jean Roelke & Tim Tracz 2005. paper, ink. Manipulated images printed with ink-jet printer and collaged onto an accordion-fold form exploring genetics and reproduction.
	Flora - A Fable Jean Roelke & Tim Tracz 2005.  Paper, ink, pre-made metal case. Ink-jet printed manipulated images on accordion-fold form encased within metal mesh case, exploring genetics and reproduction.
	Replication Mosaics Jean Roelke & Tim Tracz 2005.  Paper, ink, collage, lamination, pre-made padlock. Mixed media, collage and manipulated images laminated into pages “bound” with a brass padlock.  This work explores genetics, heredity, and reproduction.
	As Seen On TV Alison Mendenhall 2005.  Cloth, paper, ink. Pink patterned cloth covers this volume which consists of  ink-jet prints of images paired with statistics and text related to the images. Artist’s Statement:     Through the repetition of text and images, I hope to shed light on the media’s constant presentation of unrealistic female images and their negative effects on young women.
	Empty Daze Shannon Vindiola 2005.  Photographs, paper, metal posts. Post-bound pages in Artist book with gelatin silver prints.  Housed in a custom case. Artist's Statement:      This series of work explores my experience of going on with life in this empty daze.  By photographing the environment around me, I used the camera to communicate how an emotional event [miscarriage] can trigger an altered physical state.
	1st Runner-Up, 2005 Artists Books Competition Barren Shannon Vindiola 2005.  Cloth, paper, photographs. Photographs and labels in an accordion-fold structure.  Images and text are held by archival photo-corners. Artist's Statement:      [The book] speaks to a woman's experience when she is not able to have children.
	Pumpkin Seed Perri Hamilton 2005.  Ink, Bristol board, metal ring. Original drawings in ink on Bristol board, fastened with metal rings.  Illustrates the life-cycle of a pumpkin seed. Artist’s Statement: … a series of images that explore one concept and work together as a book.