Dominican University of California
The Book as a Cultural Object: Exploring the Symbolism of Artist's Books
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>Contemporary artists books developed as part of the Conceptual art movement of the 1960s and 1970s. This is a complex, intellectual art form, and in many instances these works of art do not necessarily resemble a traditional book. Artists use the cultural symbolism associated with reading, writing, and printed material to make works of art in various formats. These can be sculptures, or installations, or even performance pieces. The genre also includes works that do resemble traditional books. In this instance, artists are exploring how the interaction of text, image, typography, and design interact to effect the meaning of a book. This thesis explores the history of the book to see how the symbolic meanings associated with religion, politics, immortality and power developed, and how artists combine the history of the book with contemporary social issues to make works of art.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Master's Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Humanities
- Year
- 2005
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Harrington, Diana L.
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Leslie Ross, PhD
- James Mullane, PhD
Subjects
dc:subject × 2Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://scholar.dominican.edu/humanities-print-theses/249
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:scholar.dominican.edu:humanities-print-theses-1248