Re: [-empyre-] coretext

["arteonline" <arteonline@arteonline.arq.br>]

Dear Cristina,

I am sending you what you have asked me. However the tranlations into
English are mine and I do not  know if they are correct. So that I am
sending  the definitions in Portuguese too. I will look for the catalogue
where the definition by Marcio Doctors is. I am sure that I will find there
the correct version of his definition in English. Marcio Doctor  prefer
using the other name of the category artist's book, he calls them
book-object.

"...livro-objeto é a configuração desse campo-outro que se constitui a
partir da diluição dos limites entre Literatura e Arte. Ou melhor é a
fundação de um território a partir dos vazios estabelecidos por cada uma
dessas formas de expressão."

(DOCTORS, Marcio. Catálogo da Exposição Livro-Objeto / A fronteira dos
vazios. Rio de Janeiro, Centro Bultural Banco do Brasil, 1994.) / Please
wait for the correct English Version.

"The importance of the artist's book, is just that in it,  words, images and
signs transform themselves  in plastic organisms that are moved along the
pages in a variable, kinetic sequence, where the innovation, not only in
the form but also in the content is a result of the evolution ( starting
from Mallarmé until today) which have had that kind of expression, defying
the reader for a new  look and a new relation with the printed page."
 (Alex Hamburguer, 1994 - Translated into English by Regina Célia Pinto)

"A importância do livro de artista ou livro-objeto, é que nele palavras,
imagens e signos se transformam em organismos plásticos que se movem ao
longo das páginas numa sequência variável, cinética, onde a inovação, tanto
na forma como no conteúdo é um resultado da evolução ( a partir de Mallarmé
até os dias de hoje) pela qual vem passando esse meio de expressão,
desafiando o leitor para um novo olhar e uma nova relação com a página
impressa."
(Alex Hamburguer, 1994)
Alex Hamburguer is one of the indefatigable representatives of  visual and
sound poetry in Rio de Janeiro. Since years 80, the artist have argued and
introduced in his poems here and abroad, the processes of  literature in
today's world. He has been working mainly with the possibilities of  the
tri-dimensional  poetry. (
http://www.imediata.com/BVP/Alex_Hamburger/perguntasingl.html ,
http://www.pucsp.br/pos/cos/epe/mostra/hamburg.htm)

He prepared this text you have liked to an exhibition about artist's book I
curated when I was Art coordenator of a Book Store / Cultural Space here in
Rio de Janeiro.
Yours,

Regina

----- Original Message -----
From: "cristina della_giustina" <dg_c@hotmail.com>
To: <empyre@lists.cofa.unsw.edu.au>
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: [-empyre-] coretext


> Dear Regina
>
> thank you for the definitions.
>
> Sorry, I didn't get whom you are quoting, could you please let me know?
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> Kind Regards
>
> Christina
>
>
>
> >Dear Millie,
> >
> >I am very glad to have you in this forum! ;-)
> >
> >
> > > About artist's books:
> >
> >Artist's books are like paintings or sculptures: they are unique pieces.
> >Some of them are not made in computers. In fact they were already made
> >before of  computers exist.  You can build an artist's book with all kind
> >of
> >material. Some of them have not any text.
> >
> >However I think that you can print several copies of a book using
computer
> >and printer, but I am not sure if it will be an artist's book, it depends
> >on
> >the the kind of book you are printing. If you write a story and print it
> >and
> >make with it a book similar to any other book, it will not be an artist's
> >book.
> >
> >Below two definitions of artist's book
> >
> >"A artist's book is constituted from the dilution of the limits between
> >Literature and Art. Or better than this ,  is the  foundation of an empty
> >territory established by each one of these forms of expression."
> >
> >"The importance of the artist's book, is just that in it,  words, images
> >and
> >signs transform themselves  in plastic organisms that are moved along the
> >pages in a variable, kinetic sequence, where the innovation, not only in
> >the
> >form but also in the content is a result of the evolution ( starting from
> >Mallarmé until today) which have had that kind of expression, defying the
> >reader for a new  look and a new relation with the printed page."
> >
> >I hope I have clarifyed you.
> >
> >Warmest regards,
> >
> >Regina
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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