Detail View: Artists' Book Collection: Circle or Zero: Origins
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Title:
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Circle or Zero: Origins
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Creator:
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Eckstein Gower, Mari
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Description:
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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."
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Subject:
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Art and mythology
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Subject:
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Bible
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Subject:
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Big bang theory
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Subject:
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Cosmology in art
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Subject:
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Creation in art
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Subject:
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Evolution
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Subject:
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Illustration of books
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Subject:
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Metaphysics in art
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Subject:
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Myth
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Subject:
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Nature in art
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Subject:
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Philosophy
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Subject:
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Religion in art
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Subject:
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Repetitive patterns (Decorative arts) in art
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Subject:
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Women artists
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Date:
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2014
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Language:
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English
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Type:
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Still Image
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Extent:
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36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 31 x 13 cm
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Format/Medium:
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Artists' books
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Format/Medium:
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Accordion fold books
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Format/Medium:
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Bamboo (material)
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Format/Medium:
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Beads
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Format/Medium:
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Clamshell boxes
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Format/Medium:
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Foldouts
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Format/Medium:
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Handwriting
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Format/Medium:
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Inkjet prints
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Format/Medium:
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Marbled paper
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Source:
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Circle or Zero: Origins, in Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.
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Relation:
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Catalog record: https://library.scad.edu/record=b1552015
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Rights:
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Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Identifier:
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b15520158
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Identifier:
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i1343083x
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SCAD Location:
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Jen Library (Savannah)
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