Don't be Nervous

• Title Don't be Nervous
• Category Artist Books
• Medium Book excavation
• Dimensions 11.75"h x 9.5"w x 1"d
• Framed Dimensions 17.25"h x 15"w
• Year Completed 2015
• Notes Each Book Excavation begins by cutting a hole in the cover of a book with a scalpel or x-acto blade. I cut my way through the pages selectively keeping fragments of images and words to create a composition using the content of the book as it emerges. In this way a sculptural relief emerges as I carve my way though the pages. The composition emerges intuitively. As I cut I consider both narrative and compositional dynamics to create a new vision of the book's content. I enjoy how these Excavations turn the linear format of a book into a flat window through which to observe many pages at once.
• Artist James Allen American
• Credit University Purchase
• Location Library Circulation
• Accession Number 2021.0055
• Status Checked Out
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