Lynda’s artist books come in all shapes and sizes. They are used to better evoke an aspect of a place or an idea than in a print or painting. They can be one-offs or multiples. The structure reflects the subject matter. As with her paintings, they can have found objects incorporated or used as the container. Collage and perforation also feature.
I have four artists books in this exhibition at Upright Gallery in Edinburgh.
Against the background of climate change and COP26 in Glasgow over 32 artist book makers have submitted works reflecting their own concerns for the environment. uprightgallery.com for more information and opening times.
High Rise artist book, rubber stamping, monoprint and typing 10cm high x 18cm long closed £30High Rise artist book, rubber stamping, monoprint and typing 10cm high x 18cm long closed £30High Rise artist book, rubber stamping, monoprint and typing 10cm high x 18cm long closed £30High Rise artist book, rubber stamping, monoprint and typing 10cm high x 18cm long closed £30High Rise artist book, rubber stamping, monoprint and typing 10cm high x 18cm long closed £30High Rise artist book, rubber stamping, monoprint and typing 10cm high x 18cm long closed £30
Inspired by High Rise by J G Ballard (1975), this book contains rubber stamping and monoprints of imaginary brutalist high rise buildings. The typed text is key words taken from the book, but breaks down and eventually collapses as does the life of the inhabitants of the fictional high rise.
Sea Fever 8x9x1cm closed, 8x115cm fully open, rubber stamping on paper, edition of 2. £40
During the lockdown of 2020, one of the things I missed the most was being able to be at the seaside. This poem by John Masefield is an appropriate title and theme for a book expressing my longing for the sea.
Yearly visits to Italy provide source material for artist books. Sketches made on site are developed into books or prints in the studio.
Pisa artist book pink bookcloth on greyboard covers 4 pages of monoprint and type £50Pisa artist book pink bookcloth on greyboard covers 4 pages of monoprint and type £50
Dungeness in Kent makes a frequent appearance in Lynda’s work. Here a book of collage and monotypes evokes the scattered nature of the houses and the way they are lit up at night by the sweep of the lighthouse beam and by the glow from the nuclear power station.
Night Shingle artist book 6 monoprint and collage pages plus painted and collage cover boards 13x19cm closed £50Night Shingle artist book 6 monoprint and collage pages plus painted and collage cover boards 13x19cm closed £50
Before a trip to China, Lynda made a concertina sketch book with Chinese paper and printed cloth covers. She spent a few days sailing the Yangtze and one afternoon she sat and drew continuously with charcoal , along the pages of the book, the view of the river bank as it passed before her. Opened up, it is 5 metres long.
Yangtse River artist book charcoal drawing on Chinese paper with greyboard and printed bookcloth covers 28 pages 32x18cm closed 28x500cm open £300Yangtse River artist book charcoal drawing on Chinese paper with greyboard and printed bookcloth covers 28 pages 32x18cm closed 28x500cm open £300Yangtse River artist book charcoal drawing on Chinese paper with greyboard and printed bookcloth covers 28 pages 32x18cm closed 28x500cm open £300