Installation View of Thesis Show

"LD50"
Monotype, ©2012, Elana Goren

My wonderful sister took shots of my work installed for the thesis show. The monotype, "LD50," is the one in the middle of the 3 prints in a row over the book pedestal in the top photo. The opening was great, I got alot of support from fellow artists, other friends and family. I am finally finished with grad school and looking forward to having my time back and moving ahead.

Thesis Show

Speciesism by Elana Goren

UPDATED:
The "New Book" badge on the upper right column of this blog, links to a digital interpretation of "Speciesism," a compilation of silkcreen and etching prints that were sewn together to create an artist’s book for my thesis show (seen on pedestal above). All of the artwork pages in the blurb.com printed book are digital renditions that simulate the method of layering color used to produce silkscreened images seen in the original book. 

The hand-made artist's book is 36 pages and can be seen at my MFA thesis show, "Extreme Prejudice," Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz, from May 18 - May 22. The digitally printed version is 40 pages and is available for purchase at blurb.com.

Books I want to have

As I mentioned in a previous post, Danny Gregory has come out with a book that I can't wait to get, An Illustrated Life, which includes sketch images from artists of all stripes and should be inspirational in addition to a feast for the eyes.

I have also come across a new book that looks very interesting, Exhibition 36: Mixed-Media Demonstrations + Explorations. A first book by Susan Tuttle, an artist living in Maine. She has come up with a very creative way to market her book and create buzz on the internet. Ms. Tuttle has launched a contest whereby bloggers who visit her site can have a chance to win a copy of her new book if they mention the book and contest on their blogs. And though that is an incentive for me to post about the book here, I am very interested in seeing what looks to be a beautiful book and another source of inspiration to draw from.