COLLECTION NAME:
Artists' Book Collection
Record
Title:
Circle or Zero: Origins
Creator:
Eckstein Gower, Mari
Description:
An accordion book with foldout inserts attached at either end to paper-covered illustrated bamboo boards. A ring-shaped bead is attached to the front cover. Papers are Superfine cover, Canson Mi-Teintes, and Strathmore drawing paper. Illustrations form a visual timeline of the Big Bang and evolution, while foldouts reveal hand-lettered text from the origin stories of various cultures. Inkjet printed. Issued in a custom cloth-covered drop-spine box (33 x 14 x 5 cm) with a metal toggle closure. Foldout inside front cover: "All cultures have some form of creation story that struggles with the central question: 'how did it all start'? And while every culture gives a different shape to the universe, they all share the similar themes and yearnings of people trying to make sense of an immense cosmos. 'Circle or Zero' is a way of exploring these similarities and differences. Because, while the circle and zero share the same shape, they each encompass very different philosophies." Artist's statement: "Sacred or Profane? It depends on one's point of view. In my book I compare scientific vs. the metaphysical viewpoints. To do this I've examined different ideas about creation: contrasting a panoramic timeline of the Big Bang/evolution (scientific view) with altarpiece inserts (metaphysical). For this I've used such sources as; the Bible, ancient Egyptian incantations, the Rig-Veda, Poetic Edda, Popol Vuh and the Hawaiian Kumulipo."
Subject:
Art and mythology
Subject:
Bible
Subject:
Big bang theory
Subject:
Cosmology in art
Subject:
Creation in art
Subject:
Evolution
Subject:
Illustration of books
Subject:
Metaphysics in art
Subject:
Myth
Subject:
Nature in art
Subject:
Philosophy
Subject:
Religion in art
Subject:
Repetitive patterns (Decorative arts) in art
Subject:
Women artists
Date:
2014
Language:
English
Type:
Still Image
Extent:
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 31 x 13 cm
Format/Medium:
Artists' books
Format/Medium:
Accordion fold books
Format/Medium:
Bamboo (material)
Format/Medium:
Beads
Format/Medium:
Clamshell boxes
Format/Medium:
Foldouts
Format/Medium:
Handwriting
Format/Medium:
Inkjet prints
Format/Medium:
Marbled paper
Source:
Circle or Zero: Origins, in Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Identifier:
b15520158
Identifier:
i1343083x
SCAD Location:
Jen Library (Savannah)
