The Book Prize

Hellooo, I have returned to my blog once more. This weekend I stopped by at banks street to check out the book prize (and took the same wrong turn I took the last time I went....)

Jekyll and Hyde, paper cut by Joanna Robson. Really stunning level of detail, caught my eye as soon as I walked in. 

Sandpaper drawing, by Andrew MacDonald. What I liked about this was you could kind of see a progression of each piece as he became more used to using sandpaper. It was quite interactive with the texture too, which was nice. Also, I probably never would have thought to paint on sandpaper, I get irritated enough with how dry normal paper is. 

I am just text, by Anna Hughes, wire lettering. This made me a little sad, though I didn't agree with what the message was saying about people not appreciating the aesthetics of type, I could understand where the idea came from.

The staircase pyramid book, by Anifa pederson. This was REALLY exciting, for some reason I didn't expect to be able to open it, and then not only did it open but there were pieces of art under each layer! Very interactive, and really lovely and interesting drawings, the only thing I would have changed it that I would have liked it if there had been drawings over every piece of paper rather than just the start. 

Jude Laura's Worry Book, I really liked the style and contrast of this one, as well as quite how personal it was. I like the idea of wrapping up your worries into one piece so they don't have to bother you any more. 

Passage by Chisato Tamabayshi, appealing in the same way Ketchup on Your Cornflakes is. Was nice to look at the subtle changes, and the deer was a fun touch. 

The Burning of the Books by Tabitha Elizabeth Wall was my favorite piece, just because the message behind it is so strong, it's a really clever link to make for a book piece. Also reminds me of Su Blackwell's work, which is always a plus. 

(All of these photos were taken (badly) by meeeee)