Research Catalog

Title

a / Blake Rayne.

Author

Rayne, Blake, 1969-

Publication

[Paris, France] : Three Star Books ; [New York, N.Y.] : Westreich/Wagner Publications, 2013.

Supplementary Content

• Publisher's description (Three Star Books)
• Publisher's description (Westreich Wagner Publications)

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Three Star Books, publisher.
• Westreich Wagner Publications, publisher.

Description

1 book object : color; 51 x 34 x 8 cm

Summary

• Volume containing 8 bifolia of colored felt, each leaf with a full-page partial cutout of a lowercase letter "a"; white felt endleaves.
• "[Rayne's] first publication for Three Star Books and Westreich/Wagner Publications is a book is a sculpture is a program. Its title, Almanac, comes from what the artist calls his 'a' line, a spoof on the idea that there are any hierarchies (or 'a,' 'b,' and 'c' lines) in an artist's work. And just as a mega sculpture can be a minor work, so this mini sculpture is a major piece in the artist's arsenal. As with Rayne's other 'a' works, this project is a distillation of ideas, processes and techniques inherent within different formats of cultural production ... The artist says that his 'a' line project originates from a file generated in screen space, which is then output into different display formats ... Rayne's neologism for this process is 'tacto-texto-experiential' interactivity"--Three Star Books Web site, viewed April 9, 2015.

Alternative Title

Blake Rayne, Almanac

Subject

• Rayne, Blake, 1969-
• Alphabet in art
• A (The letter)

Genre/Form

• Artists' books – France – 21st century.
• Artists' books – United States – 21st century.
• Book objects.
• Soft sculpture.
• Fabric art (Visual works)
• Felt (Textile)

Note

• "Edition of 10 copies plus 3 artist's proofs, 6 hors commerce and 1 demonstration copy"--Back cover.
• Title, limitation information, name of artist, names of publishers and date blind-impressed on back cover. Without other textual content, except partial cutout of letter "a" in each leaf.
• Title on publishers' Web sites: Almanac.

Binding (note)

• Hand-bound in blue cloth boards with white felt endleaves.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. French 2013 15-27

OCLC

853564959

Author

Rayne, Blake, 1969- book artist.

Title

a / Blake Rayne.

Manufacturer

[Paris, France] : Three Star Books ; [New York, N.Y.] : Westreich/Wagner Publications, 2013.

Type of Content

three-dimensional form

tactile three-dimensional form

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

object

Binding

Hand-bound in blue cloth boards with white felt endleaves.

Connect to:

Publisher's description (Three Star Books)

Publisher's description (Westreich Wagner Publications)

Place of Publication

France Paris

United States New York (State) New York.

Added Author

Three Star Books, publisher.

Westreich Wagner Publications, publisher.

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. French 2013 15-27