_the print factory 2
el espacio del libro
_ subject
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[the print factory 2
the space of the book]
Following the success of the first edition launched in 2009, the present publication entitled "The Print Factory 2", orients its objectives under the common nexus of the "artist's book" or "book-art", understood as an exceptional artistic object that allows one to include different graphic elements (text, illustration, photography, graphics) in order to express contemporary thoughts and ideas.
_ the book
"The Print Factory 2" is a collection, on the one hand, of a significant sample of many types of images from the artist's books made by students of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Pontevedra (University of Vigo). These authors have worked right from the most traditional options around image-text dialogue, to the most discrete, conceptual, objective or self-reference explorations, or the most dynamic and baroque formalisations. On the other hand, it is also a collection of different texts from teachers of several disciplines who have guided students to experiment from their own lines of interest, but always catering to the demands of this particular project within the context of contemporary art. Thus, "The Print Factory 2" contains some theoretical reflections of these artists, teachers and researchers on the didactic project "artist's book" and the book format as a space for contemporary creation.
