ARTISTS' BOOKS

Major
Art
Quarter
Winter
Year
2020
Course Number
ART CS 105, Section 1
Enrollment Code
01198
Instructor(s)
Date & Time
Wednesday 5:00PM - 8:50PM
Location
Bldg 494, Room 107

Course Description

Structured as a collaborative, creative research group, the course will explore the form, design, and development of artists' books and printed multiples. Our conceptual anchor will be the UCSB Reads book, Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore by Elizabeth Rush and this will be supplemented by other texts exploring water. Students will use letterpress printing to create individual and collaborative artist’s books on concepts related to water. Handset type and advanced techniques like polymer plates will be covered as well as several binding structures.

Students should expect to spend time outside of class developing project ideas, reading, printing, and binding. Preference will be given to students who have prior experience with letterpress printing and bookmaking.

Please contact the instructor for an approval code: szaleha@ucsb.edu

Required Text

Elizabeth Rush, Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore