Ok so here’s a brief analysis of my trip to Printed Matter and the books I chose. Enjoy!
1. Title: There is Xerox on the Insides of your Eyelids
Author: Rich Jacobs
Price: $16.00
Binding: glue bound
Style: paperback, black-and-white style book
Printing Method: photocopy
Edition Size: 1000
It caught my attention in a very creative tone. The cover of the book is great, I thought, because of the colors and the title. And the title itself catches attention because it reels you in and you want to see or understand how there is Xerox on your eyelids. Although this is what would come to mind when looking at the title; after getting more into the inside of the book, you realize what it’s about. An art exhibition displaying “skate zine” and xerox art with stamps and mail, is interesting to me.
2. Title: I’m a Fan of Sin
Author: David Sandlin
Price: $25.00
Binding: Staple bound
Style: paperback book style
Printing Method: screenprint
Edition Size: 5 AP
I liked this book because of the title. The colors, drawing, and typography used for this paperback book style publication represent what is the book is about. This artistic book seems to originate from the artists background.
3. Title: Going against the Zodiac Force
Author: Jamie Felton
Price: $8.00
Binding: Staple bound
Style: Paperback book
Printing Method: Screen print
Edition Size: 50
The artist tells her story life through images and artistic work. As if it was a journal or biography of the things that impacted her life the most. I think the title is great based on her work in the book.
4. Title: Water Melon Manicure
Author: Donna Chung
Price: $10.00
Binding: Staple bound
Style: Paperback book-style in black-and-white
Printing Method: photocopy
Edition Size: 50
I enjoy looking at books in black-and-white because you have more imagination to work with. You can image what the actual colors were of the image and that is why I liked Donna Chung’s book, Water Melon Manicure. Her usage of visuals and textures are very interesting in that I look at them and can image more than what I can see in the image.
5. Title: New York: Everything Reminds me of something
Author: Sissa Marquardt and Markus Schmolz
Price: $42.00
Binding: Sewn bound
Style: color book-style publication
Printing Method: offset-printed
Edition Size: not mentioned
I always like to look at how artist and writers view New York City. There is so much occurring in New York that each person living in this city has their own experiences and perspectives. With “New York: Everything reminds me of something” that is the mindset of two artists and arts that occurs in New York.
6. Title: We are all collage
Author: Laura Foxman
Price: $20.00
Binding: accordion
Style: color paperback book style
Printing Method: inkjet printing
Edition Size: 100
It can be said true that everything that occurs in the world becomes a piece or part of a bigger picture. And that is why I liked Laura Foxman’s accordion book-style publication because of the ideas and images she perceives.
