Woof

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Woof

Eastus, Madalyn

1993/2003

Cut and folded paper make up the pages of this book; Parts of the pages before and after can be seen through the page being viewed; Each pattern is modeled after a traditional pattern from various cultures; When I was very young, I fell in love with the concept of a book as a work of art. My sixth grade class went on a trip to the museum, where I was fascinated by a Chinese hand scroll. Inside a plexiglas box, the scrollwas unrolled to reveal part of a landscape covered with red signature seals. A grown-up told us these scrolls were not meant to be displayed, but only brought out on special occasions when a portion of the painting would be viewed. This seemed so different from art that hangs on walls and different from books which we experience privately. I liked the idea of a book that should be shared and art that would be touched and unfolded over time. The design of this books began with traditional knitting and quilting patterns. Since the pages rely on those before and

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