Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0276 - Movable Artists Books

Learn to make books that pop up, transform, unfold, expand, books that become theaters, movable structures or interactive experiences: movable books. Treat form and content as an interdependent whole as you create your own movable artists books. With the emergence of e-books we can't help but ask ourselves whether there will remain a place for physical books in our future or if they will eventually disappear altogether. In this studio-seminar we'll explore various 3D book forms and structures, which can't readily be translated into digital format. Historic and contemporary examples of movable books will guide our inquiry. If you have an interest in art, books, visual storytelling, paper engineering and love to make things with your hands this is a class for you. Prerequisite: at least one 100 or 200 level art or design class.

Independent Work Lab Fee $80. In this course students are expected to spend 6 hours weekly on preparation and work outside of class time.