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N A I L A R D N I B K N O I T I B
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BINDERS Cali Andersen Nellie Anderson Sue Anderson Lorraine Brown Edith Csontos Neville Daniel Marie-Soizic Garreau Helene Haslam Rosemarie Jeffers-Palmer Diane Kelly Carolyn Kenney Kaia Lukats Rutt Maantoa Helen Malone June McNicol David Newbold Monica Oppen
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ART GALLERY OF NSW RESEARCH LIBRARY Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney Tuesday 11 October to Friday 2 December, 2011 HOURS/
Tue-Fri 10am-4pm, Wed 10am-7.30pm Wed 12 October, 6.00-7.30pm
OPENING/
Mo Orkiszewski
ABI COORDINATOR
Barbara Schmelzer
CONTACT/
Wayne Stock
P 02 9810 1265 E waynestock1@bigpond.com
Joy Tonkin Terence Uren Helen May Wallace
Wayne Stock
EXHIBITION COMMITTEE Ted Chapman, David Newbold, Wayne Stock, Imogen Yang THANK YOU Art Gallery of NSW Research Library, Nellie Anderson, Sue Anderson, Edith Csontos, Diane Kelly, Ferenc Marossy,
SPONSORS
Steven Miller, Helen May Wallace, Reno Design, Craig Gilkes of Winterbottom Products Pty Ltd, and others assisting with this exhibition
AUSTRALIAN BOOKBINDERS INC.
EXHIBITION & CATALOGUE PRODUCTION COORDINATION/ DESIGN/
Wayne Stock, Imogen Yang
Reno Design: Graham Rendoth, Ingrid Urh
EDITORS/
Wayne Stock, Imogen Yang, Lorraine Brown
CATALOGUE PHOTOS/
Wayne Stock, Cali Andersen
EXHIBITION P H O T O S / A B E 2010 /
W I N T E R B O T T O M
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AUSTRALIAN BOOKBINDERS EXHIBITION
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There has been recent growth in local activity in the realm of book arts, including more regular exhibition of ‘artist books’ in Sydney, and expansion of the professional focus on bookbinding with the upcoming symposium in Canberra in November 2011. This enables greater recognition of ways in which the fields of bookbinding and artist books both overlap and diverge. It is a healthy environment in which to foster exchange, collaboration and inclusion, as well as to provide clarity around the technical standards and practice of design binding as a distinct art form. We look forward to new projects in 2012, with plans for a curated and themed exhibition alongside our annual show next year. This will, we hope, provide opportunity for leading artist-binders to create conceptually linked new work as part of a major Sydney arts event.
DESIGN BINDING This catalogue documents the Australian Bookbinders Exhibition 2011. Established in 1998, and now in it’s 14th year, the ABE is privileged to inhabit the exhibition space at the Art Gallery of NSW Research Library. This is in many ways an ideal venue to present contemporary bookbinding, within the broader context of other visual art
Our sincere thanks go to the staff of the AGNSW Research Library & Archive for their continuing support. Showing here since 2007 has enabled us to consistently provide a focal point for contemporary practice in the art form known as design binding. We greatly appreciate the opportunity to encourage and promote the art in such an appropriate setting.
forms traditional and modern, and amongst a significant
We gratefully acknowledge the support of our sponsors
collection of books valued particularly for their artistic
and all those individuals who contribute behind the
content, documentation and expression.
scenes to bring the exhibition and catalogue into being.
It is reassuring to see a number of binders return to the ABE this year with works that demonstrate an increase in skill level, and who embrace the challenge of developing imaginative contemporary design binding using traditional
Final appreciation is extended to the binders themselves, who make the works and keep the standards and skills — and the passion — alive. Wayne Stock / Imogen Yang
techniques and materials such as leather and vellum which require an enhanced degree of practical expertise. We also warmly welcome newcomers, and the participation of bookbinders who have contributed works from overseas — Rutt Mantoa and Kaia Lukats from Estonia, and Marie Soizic-Garreau from France.
The annual Australian Bookbinders Exhibition is open to anyone to submit works for selection; we look forward to expressions of interest for the ABE 2012.
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AUSTRALIAN BOOKBINDERS EXHIBITION
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BINDER/
CALI ANDERSEN
Leonardo Da Vinci A U T H O R / Frank Zรถllner Full bound tan goat, sewn double headbands, florentine marbled endpaper, blind tooled. On loan from Dr Paul Crea TITLE/
BINDER/
SUE ANDERSON
Traces & Shadows: Imagining Primrose A R T I S T / Multi-printmakers Project Full charcoal goatskin siding, sculptured boards, titled black, Letterpress and mandarin onlays TITLE/
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NELLIE ANDERSON
Black Beauty A U T H O R / Anna Sewell Full grey dyed kangaroo, dyed hemp mane on spine, marbled endpapers TITLE/
BINDER/
LORRAINE BROWN
Notes for ABC A U T H O R / Arthur W Johnson Simplified binding, blue goat, kangaroo, pig suede spine, off-white eel and red kangaroo, raised motifs, blind tooled TITLE/
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EDITH CSONTOS
The Word Was Sung A U T H O R / Veljo Tormis Double simplified multi-coloured binding in kangaroo and goat, sculptured design, tooled in grey TITLE/
BINDER/
NEVILLE DANIEL
Musashi A U T H O R / Eiji Yoshikawa Pleat sewn chapters, multiple square back cases, photocopied images TITLE/
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EDITH CSONTOS
Poor Minette A U T H O R / PJ Stahl Simplified binding in Japanese paper, spine decorated crochet TITLE/
BINDER/
MARIE-SOIZIC GARREAU
Essai sur la pensee et l’art de Paul Valery A U T H O R / Jean Henry Parize Simplified binding, full black and white grained veal, lizard design TITLE/
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HELENE HASLAM
Lord of the Rings A U T H O R / J R Tolkien Full black leather binding, hand painted porcelain inserts, gold tooling TITLE/
BINDER/
DIANE KELLY
World Artists 1950-1980 A U T H O R / Claude Marks Double backed covers, woven spine, inlay and onlay, various papers, vinyl and flyscreen mesh TITLE/
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ROSEMARY JEFFERS-PALMER
French Provincial Cooking A U T H O R / Elizabeth David Full brown goatskin binding, onlays of multi-coloured craquele leather pieces, edge decoration TITLE/
BINDER/
CAROLYN KENNEY
Tales of Long Ago A U T H O R / Enid Blyton Full black goatskin, jewels inlaid and onlaid, gold and blind tooling TITLE/
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BINDER/
HELEN MALONE
Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower A U T H O R & A R T I S T / Helen Malone Simplified binding, black spine, Indian ink on cream goatskin, multi-coloured onlays TITLE/
BINDER/
KAIA LUKATS
maailma parim asi – The Best in the World A U T H O R / Poems and fairytales by Estonian children Full black shaped leather binding, machine sewn, blind tooling TITLE/
BINDER/
JUNE McNICOL
Hassan A U T H O R / J E Flecker Full white cloth, tooled red gold and black TITLE/
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RUTT MAANTOA
Isamaa ilu hoieldes–A collection of Estonian Poetry C O M P I L A T I O N / Peep Llmet Concertina binding, spine pleat with cuts and fold outs, fabric tape supports, black calf skin boards, tooled in silver TITLE/
BINDER/
DAVID NEWBOLD
Fireworks and Sparrows A U T H O R / S S Charkianarkis Simplified binding in green and black bovine, tooled in gold, green and grey pigments TITLE/
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MONICA OPPEN
1 Way Home A U T H O R / Peter Lyssiotis Vellum binding, design painted in ink, acrylic paint and graphite TITLE/
BINDER/
BARBARA SCHMELZER
Tibet Exhibition catalogue Full red cloth springback binding, screen printed Tibetan calligraphy TITLE/
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MO ORKISZEWSKI
Crow Book 2
Journal Sculptured black leather, magnetic closure
BINDER/
WAYNE STOCK
Birds from Byzantium A U T H O R / Peter Lyssiotis Full kangaroo, design dyed in grey TITLE/
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JOY TONKIN
Transmigration A U T H O R / Nan McDonald D R A W I N G S / Jan Brown Simplified binding, red chagrin spine, black morocco, onlays of sheep stomach, sterling silver decorations TITLE/
BINDER/
TERENCE UREN
The Japanese Books A R T I S T / Terence Uren Traditional Japanese stab bindings in chiyogami paper, linen thread, bookcloth, felt TITLE/
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TERENCE UREN
Babushka Boxes A R T I S T / Terence Uren Multiple drop side boxes in vintage Japanese cottons, bookcloth, felt TITLE/
BINDER/
HELEN MAY WALLACE
Giesserel A U T H O R / Journal Photo polymer print case, embossed endpapers TITLE/
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‘COLLECTORS’ CATALOGUES ORDER NOW | Limited quantities of Australian Bookbinders Exhibition catalogues remain available. These collectors’copies are an excellent reference to the art of Australian craft bookbinding. Prices: Plus Post*. To order your copies email waynestock1@bigpond.com or phone (02) 9810 1265. ABI EXHIBITION 2012 | Our next exhibition is planned for mid-late 2012. Contact us for guidelines.
1998 $20* Hardback
2005 $10* (290 x130mm)
1998 $10* Soft cover
2004 $10* (210 x130mm)
2008 $10* (280 x 210mm)
2008 $15* (280 x 210mm) This special 36 page publication brings together some of the best work of ABE shows since1998.
2008/9 $15* (280 x 210mm) Artist Books Exhibition
2010 $10* (280 x 210mm)
2011 $10* (280 x 210mm)
2006 $10* (290 x130mm)
ORDER N LIMITED OW ... COPIES
AUSTRALIAN BOOKBINDERS EXHIBITION ARTIST BOOKS S AT 2 9 M AY T O T U E 15 J U N E 2 010 GALLERY RED / GLEBE NSW COORDINATED BY AUSTRALIAN BOOKBINDERS INC AMAZING PAPER
2009 $10* (280 x 210mm)
2010 $10* (280 x 210mm) Artist Books Exhibition
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R T S U A K O O B IB “Our annual exhibitions promote and develop the BOOKBINDER’S ART. We hope to inspire both new and faithful audiences, and to encourage local production of DESIGN BINDING and acquisition of BEAUTIFUL and FUNCTIONAL books.”