Log book
Artist's Book
1990 (published)
1990 (published)
| Artist/Maker |
This work by Alice Maude-Roxby was included in an exhibition entitled 'Art in boxes' held at England & Co. gallery in 1991.
'Log book' comprises a manipulated copy of a found German-Italian grammar book, encased in a glass fronted box frame. Tiny cuts and folds of the book's pages have been made to create the illusion of miniature fir trees growing out of the text.
The artist was interested in making collapsible art and the cut out images can be pushed back into the page and the book shut and shelved.
The accompanying artist's statement indicates how the work should be displayed, 'The book should be kept horizontal or tilted to a maximum of about 30 degrees, not hung on a wall. The box is purely a framing device and I have exhibited the book outside of it [and] in a larger museum case which allows the book to be better lit, i.e. from behind so that the trees cast shadows'.
'Log book' comprises a manipulated copy of a found German-Italian grammar book, encased in a glass fronted box frame. Tiny cuts and folds of the book's pages have been made to create the illusion of miniature fir trees growing out of the text.
The artist was interested in making collapsible art and the cut out images can be pushed back into the page and the book shut and shelved.
The accompanying artist's statement indicates how the work should be displayed, 'The book should be kept horizontal or tilted to a maximum of about 30 degrees, not hung on a wall. The box is purely a framing device and I have exhibited the book outside of it [and] in a larger museum case which allows the book to be better lit, i.e. from behind so that the trees cast shadows'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Log book (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Found book enclosed in a glass fronted box case, cut paper work |
| Brief description | Artist's book, 'Log Book', by Alice Maude-Roxby, 1990 |
| Physical description | 1 mixed media box comprising a manipulated found book (a German Italian Grammar) enclosed in a glass fronted case. The enclosed book is opened out and the double page cut-out to form numerous tiny fir trees. These cut elements are folded to pop up from the page and to cast shadows upon it. "The book should be kept horizontal or tilted to a maximum of 30 degrees, not hung on the wall. The box is intended as a framing device ..." -- Accompanying note supplied by the artist. |
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| Summary | This work by Alice Maude-Roxby was included in an exhibition entitled 'Art in boxes' held at England & Co. gallery in 1991. 'Log book' comprises a manipulated copy of a found German-Italian grammar book, encased in a glass fronted box frame. Tiny cuts and folds of the book's pages have been made to create the illusion of miniature fir trees growing out of the text. The artist was interested in making collapsible art and the cut out images can be pushed back into the page and the book shut and shelved. The accompanying artist's statement indicates how the work should be displayed, 'The book should be kept horizontal or tilted to a maximum of about 30 degrees, not hung on a wall. The box is purely a framing device and I have exhibited the book outside of it [and] in a larger museum case which allows the book to be better lit, i.e. from behind so that the trees cast shadows'. |
| Other number | X912001 - NAL Pressmark |
| Collection | |
| Library number | 38041991105008 |
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| Record created | April 2, 2014 |
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