Good artists are knowledgeable types, so its no surprise that they choose old books as a medium in which to work, playing with the paper to. Lisa kokin received her bfa and mfa from the california college of the arts in oakland, ca. Sixth annual exhibition of handmade artist books, altered books and bookrelated works from march 18 through april 30, 2011. Lisa kokin mineola, new york lisa kokin work evolves with recycled and reclaimed materials, where she found it at flea markets, thrift shops, and recycling centers. Courtesy jhb gallery, new york courtesy jhb gallery, new york this exhibition is supported, in part, by the horace w. An altered book is a form of mixed media artwork that changes a book from its original form into a different form, altering its appearance andor meaning an altered book artist takes a book old, new, recycled or multiple and cuts, tears, glues, burns, folds, paints, adds to, collages, rebinds, goldleafs, creates popups, rubberstamps, drills, bolts, andor beribbons it. My definition of book is openended, a freedom which is in many ways attributable to my lack of formal book art training. Goldsmith foundation, the new york state council on the arts with support of governor andrew cuomo, and the new york city department of cultural. Lisa kokin art made from shredded money and thread. Book art made from spines and other parts of selfhelp.
Oct 05, 2008 we are highly inspired by lisa kokins art work created from found materials such as photographs, buttons, books, old toys, and more. Artists jody alexander and lisa kokin have enjoyed success in the contemporary art world with their thoughtprovoking works, altering books and reconfiguring. May, 2014 id also guess that the thread artist lisa kokin wasnt thinking about technology when she embedded zippers into a bookshaped skein spun to the size of a broadsheet. Altered book art mixed media artist books lisa kokin artist. Lisa kokin uses a variety of recycled and found materials to make book art. The artist teaches a variety of classes and is a mentor to other. Author, lisa wolfklain, has done an outstanding job of taking her pain and giving it purpose that can help so many other people. The book can be used for many different types of loss. Using repurposed thrift items, lisa kokin creates sculptures that develop connections between their material origins and new formulations. Lisa kokin ii paper book, paper art, altered books. We are highly inspired by lisa kokins art work created from found materials such as photographs, buttons, books, old toys, and more. See more ideas about book art, altered books and book crafts. In memory of my mother, mollie kokin 19122011, who loved, encouraged, and supported me unconditionally as a person and as an artist. Lisa kokin uses the page spreads of old books as the ground for collages.
The pieces are all about memory and history, many using stitching techniques on items which are not normally sewn. Lisa kokins work in artists books, mixed media installation, assemblage and sculpture is about memory, history, and social commentary. Sep 25, 2014 hrvatski bozic ars dvor barnagor u nedjelju, 21. I grew up outside of new york city and my maternal grandfather was a. Lisa kokin selected solo exhibitions 2004 secondhand memories. Nov 29, 2018 childrens museum of the arts presents a way with words.
The exhibitions ran from november 15, 20 to february 1, 2014. Jody alexander and lisa kokin, san francisco center for the book, san francisco, ca bibliophiles, palo alto art center, palo alto, ca. Lisa kokin ex libro exhibition organized by donna seager gallery, san rafael, ca february 3 march 15, 2009. I just learned about this ca artist and i am really excited to maybe take a class. Discover lisas lifelong ambitions, gather snappy answers to. Education, old dominion university, norfolk, va other. See more ideas about artist books, book art, art journal. Robert the, book lobster art of the masters, 2011, altered book. However, maybe all those lost buttons have found a new home with this artist. Lisa kokin uses the spines and other parts of selfhelp books to create wall based pieces and sculptures. Sewn found photographs by lisa kokin, gallery connexion, fredericton, canada 2002 the armory photography show with catherine clark gallery, javits center, north pavilion, new york, ny domestic intel igence.
Some of the other items she uses include thread, rug canvas, waxed linen, imitation sinew and chicken wire. I am fascinated by the random juxtapositions of words that occur when parts of text are removed to create other stories, or when texts from two sources such as business and religion are combined. Lisa kokin was born in mineola, new york, 1954, and has a bfa, 1989, and a mfa, 1991, from california college of arts and crafts, oakland. Lisa kokin has had numerous gallery and museum exhibitions, including at the allan stone gallery and at the seager gray gallery. She transforms ordinary items that are bought from flea markets, thrift stores, and that range from buttons to pieces of fabric. Contemporary textile artist united states ideas in cloth blog. Lisa kokin alters books, text and memory by a complex system of destruction and preservation. She used photographs as objects to create new ways of considering the photographic image and the results are layered, whimsical, artful, and unique. In the past, she has worked with buttons, photographs, and other found objects. The art of the book, donna seager gallery, san rafael, ca 2005 dress.
A reading rainbow ad libs rebecca wallace mountain view. I love that this altered book contains stitching, combining two of my favorite things. Altered book mein kampf, shredded and curled hebrew book pages, pva glue x x inches, 1999. Lisa kokin creates her art with recycled and reclaimed materials she has found at flea markets, thrift stores, and recycling centers. I am blissfully unaware of all the rules i am breaking as i go about my routine of. Her parents were upholsterers, and she uses the techniques of sewing and book arts to create detailed. In 1998 she received fellowships from fleishhacker foundation and the california arts council and was recognized as a recent graduate of distinction by ccac. Kokin also creates altered books and book collages, which makes her a fine fit for the palo alto art centers current show, bibliophilia, where fret is now on display. Altered book art altered texts artist books lisa kokin artist. Conversation with lisa kokin by rue harrison, nov 21, 2010 enjoying the sunset on a serene bay area country road in late summer while driving to interview lisa kokin, and pulling up the driveway of the secluded home she shares with her partner, i once again took note of how artists have a way of seeing the. The invention of the printing press in the 1440s launched the book into the industrial age, increasing the production and distribution of the written. The recipient of numerous awards and grants, kokin was most recently given the purchase award from the richmond civic center public art interior acquisitions project in richmond, ca.
Abridged a mixed media artist book by lisa kokin at seager gray gallery in mill valley. In recent work, kokins preferred medium has been used selfhelp and psychology books, which she disassembles by shredding them into a pulp, cutting them up, or removing spines and covers for collages. Donna seager gallery will present the art of the book. Artists consider palestine, berkeley art center, berkeley, scents of purpose. In other words, the book itself, in its altered form. The san francisco center for the book had on display two exciting exhibitions. The art of the book, 6th annual exhibition of artist books. Lisa kokin in 2020 photo art, art, art inspiration.
Fictional landscapes book art, paper art, book sculpture. With a variety of objects, kokin sews, weaves, and transforms these ordinary trinkets into artworks. Lisa kokin book art made from spines and other parts of. Lisa kokin is a visual artist and her work in mixed media installation, altered books, fiber, thread, found photos and sculpture has been exhibited extensively in the u. State of nature iii, gail severn gallery, ketchum, id annual group show, craighead green gallery, dallas, tx womens work, seager gray gallery, mill valley, ca 20 the uncommon thread.
Kokin describes her style, my work has always had an obsessive quality and this body of work is no exception. Altered book the running thread, knotted waxed linen, wooden spool. Lisa culjis, lisa kokin see a new story to tell from what seems like a hot mess and turn it into art. Artists around the world have lately been turning to their bookshelves for more than just a good read, opting to cut, paint, carve, stitch or otherwise transform the printed page into whole new beautiful, thoughtprovoking works of art.
Welcome to reno, nevada, the biggest little city in the world and home to a werewolf pack whose future is on a collision course with the nero organization, a covert military corporation bent on creating the perfect shapeshifting assassin. Altered book art mixed media artist books lisa kokin. Never one to be caught unprepared, her last words to me were. I want to turn my hot mess stories of life into art. Altered books i alter, appropriate, and combine text from books about religion, history, selfhelp, business and sociopolitical ideology. Lisa kokin shreds and pulp books reassembling them into sculpture. I am fascinated by the random juxtapositions of words that occur when parts of text are removed to create other stories, or when texts from two sources such as. There were book covers from pulp novels and boxes of sliced book sections wrapped together with tape and in some. Mar 01, 2011 donna seager gallery will present the art of the book. Still, now she works mostly with books, the contents of which she shreds, blends, pulps, glues, and otherwise modifies before.
Through her process of artmaking, lisa is able to explore cultural and personal issues of conformity and gender, the ambiguities of society and the behavior of humans. There were book covers from pulp novels and boxes of sliced book sections wrapped together with tape and in some cases numbered. Sixth annual exhibition of handmade artist books, altered books and book related works from march 18 through april 30, 2011. Lisa kokin lisa kokin ternifolia a thread and altered book leaf work at seager gray gallery. Oct 15, 2016 lisa kokin work evolves with recycled and reclaimed materials, where she found it at flea markets, thrift shops, and recycling centers. Dec 26, 2016 reserved textile art piece neutral colored by tinajensenart. Whether shes extolling the virtues of vegetarianism and the global village, raising awareness about the worlds moral and social ills, or simply playing with her malibu stacy doll and dreaming of ponies, lisa simpson is a role model for the 21st century.
Book may be made from a portion of hitlers mein kampf. Several works by the artist have been sold at auction, including i know its in here somewhere sold at clars auction gallery auction in 2016. It no longer has the ability to poison relationships, threaten democracy, topple governments, create privilege and misery. Hrvatski bozic handmade books, book art, artist books. Lisa kokin is an artist who uses recycled materials in her artworks. Lisa kokin book art made from recycled and found materials. Stitched together with metallic thread into textile fragments or wrapped around wire and made into crowns, the material is recontextualized with a new value and purpose. Books by lisa kokin, san francisco public library, james g. Art journal pages art pages art journals book page art book art altered books altered art magazine deco feminist art. Button betty, altered art by lisa kokin lisa kokin s button portraits and sculptures depict members of her family and social justice activists in the united states. Artist lisa kokin makes fun artwork out of buttons and other miscellaneous objects. Lisa kokin uses the spines and other parts of selfhelp books to create wallbased pieces and sculptures. A reading rainbow ad libs rebecca wallace mountain. Call me a softie, but sometimes i can be moved by the oddest things.
Yet her submission, history of the world, reminds me of diodes in a printed circuit board and, alternately, of an illuminated manuscript. Best journals for art journaling altered book art, art. Id also guess that the thread artist lisa kokin wasnt thinking about technology when she embedded zippers into a bookshaped skein spun to the size of a broadsheet. Body the following is a guest post from rukristin creative team member and one of my personal style heroes vanessa. Lisa received her bfa and mfa from the california college of the arts. Her work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the. Clothing as art, richmond art center, richmond, ca inaugural group exhibition, jenkins johnson gallery, new york, ny lisa kokink. Alexandra szerlip the exhibitions were held in the centers main and annex galleries at 375 rhode island street, san francisco, ca. On a trip to amsterdam in the fall of 2006, i went out for an early morning walk and stumbled upon a large number of book fragments which a man was putting on the curb for recycling. Tom prilikom otvorena je i izlozba slika gordane spoljar andrasic, memorabilijar. What others are saying mixed media photography creative photography mixed media collage collage art mundo hippie art et design art postal buch design assemblage art. The power and art of the book, an exhibition that presents artworks which draw attention to the long and remarkable history of the book.
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