Kokin explores irony and memory in her seemingly ephemeral pieces, allowing transiency itself to be immortalized in lasting works of art. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Lisa kokin forward and back 2015 available for sale. Lisa kokin is a visual artist and her work in mixed media installation, altered books, fiber, thread, found photos and sculpture has been exhibited extensively in. The fragile ephemerality of the leaves stands in sharp contrast to the violence contained in the text. I am doing a lot of remote mentoring on skype, zoom and facetime these days, even with artists who live close by.
Altered book art altered texts artist books lisa kokin. Found photos collected from flea markets and thrift stores are sewn into sculpture and wall pieces in lisa kokins meditations on identity and anonymity. Kokin then began deconstructing books and using the paper and covers as her. On a trip to amsterdam in the fall of 2006, i went out for an early morning walk and stumbled upon a large number of book fragments which a man was putting on the curb for recycling. Illogical subordination by lisa kokin book collage with.
Lisa kokin creates her art with recycled and reclaimed materials she has found at flea markets, thrift stores, and recycling centers. Using repurposed thrift items, lisa kokin creates sculptures that develop connections between their material origins and new formulations. Lisa kokin origin of the family 2001 available for sale. I help artists with critique, applying for shows, grants and residencies, showing up at the studio, schedules, setting priorities and goals and so. My definition of book is openended, a freedom which is in many ways attributable to my lack of formal book art training. We are highly inspired by lisa kokins art work created from found materials such as photographs, buttons, books, old toys, and more. See more ideas about paper art, collage art and book art. Lisa kokin creates her art with recycled and reclaimed materials she has. Book collages in my neverending quest to find different ways to eviscerate books, i stumbled upon the book collage. Lisa kokin buckaroo detail thread, book pages from silent spring, wire, 20 x 32 x 7 inches, 2011 incorporates text from lost river buckaroos, a cowboy novel from the 1930s.
Amnesia, detail of artists book by lisa kokin thread, book pages, wire, fauxliage of gingko waves incorporates text fragments from silent spring by rachel carson. Lisa kokin morning resolutions book fragments, polymer clay, wire, string, pva glue, 5. I help artists with critique, applying for shows, grants and residencies, showing. I work mainly with found materials such as old books and ephemera, and more.
Jun 5, 2018 lisa kokin is a multimedia artist working in sculpture, mixed media installation, artists books and with found objects. Bio lisa kokin creates her art with recycled and reclaimed materials she has found at flea markets, thrift stores, and recycling centers. Lisa kokin rush philanthropic arts foundation rush. Artslant profile for contemporary artist lisa kokin. In recent work, kokins preferred medium has been used selfhelp and psychology books, which she disassembles by shredding them into a pulp, cutting them up, or removing spines and covers for collages. Morning resolutions by lisa kokin small sculpture book art lisa kokin alters and transforms the form and content of books with a minimal addition of other materials. An altered book artist takes a book old, new, recycled or multiple and cuts, tears, glues, burns, folds, paints, adds to, collages, rebinds, goldleafs, creates popups, rubberstamps. I am blissfully unaware of all the rules i am breaking as i go about my routine of sewing, stapling, riveting and otherwise. Thoughtfully intertwining the worlds of jewelry and fine art, tayloe piggott gallery brings a fresh perspective. Lisa kokin creates her art with recycled and reclaimed materials she has found. Lisa kokin is a visual artist and her work in mixed media installation, altered books, fiber, thread, found photos and sculpture has been exhibited extensively in the u. Lisa kokin at seager gray gallery in mill valley exhibits contemporary works created with thread, selfhelp books and found photographs. Lisa kokin received her bfa and mfa from the california college of the arts in oakland, ca. Tayloe piggott gallery defines its artistic program through the work of modern and contemporary artists and worldclass jewelry designers.
Sometimes i remove some of the pages and glue andor sew the book open to the particular page of. Art textile, textile artists, atelier photo, photocollage, collage artists, gcse art, assemblage art, mixed media collage, public art. The journal forworking artists, december 2001january 2002 2001 lisa hom, womens work, sf weekly, october 10 16, 2001 robert l. Lisa kokin forward and back 2015 available for sale artsy. Lisa kokin amazing fiber book collage artist the merchant of venus, detail lisa kokin uses the spines and other parts of selfhelp books to create wallbased pieces and sculptures. Lisa kokins work in artists books, mixed media installation, assemblage and sculpture is about memory, history, and social commentary. Illogical subordination is a book collage that adorns a wall at castro valley library. See more ideas about book art, altered books and book making.
In how to stop worrying and start living from 2010, kokin sewed different selfhelp book spines into floral shapes with each petal bearing. Although it is rather vast in scope, there are many pieces in. Pincus, artschool conventions didnt do bay area group any favors, san diego uniontribune, march 22, 2001 jack fischer. See more ideas about textile art, collage art and book art. Lisa kokin uses a variety of recycled and found materials to make book art. I am continually struck by all the various panaceas promised by the books. Dec 30, 20 lisa kokin is a multimedia artist working in sculpture, mixed media installation, artists books and with found objects.
Textile portraits, art sewing, artist studies with thanks to lisa kokin studies for art students at lisa kokin is a multimedia artist working in sculpture, mixed media installation, artists books and with found objects. Her work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the united states and abroad. The art of the book lisa kokin seager gray gallery. Pincus, artschool conventions didnt do bay area group any favors, san. She is a conceptual artist to be sure, but few conceptual artists break as many boundaries in working with their materials. Lisa kokin with images photo art, art, art inspiration. In my neverending quest to find different ways to eviscerate books, i stumbled upon the book collage. Published in 1962, it was the first widely read book on environmental pollution caused by pesticide. The website is currently running in a viewonly mode to allow archiving of the content. There were book covers from pulp novels and boxes of sliced book sections wrapped together with tape and in some cases numbered. Lisa kokin deferred by lisa kokin a textile at seager gray gallery in mill valley ca in the san francisco bay area paper book book binding photo art book art lisa artsy textiles red shoes bay area textiles, how to stitch art, artist study with thanks to lisa kokin studies for art students at capi.
Lisa kokin is a bay area artist of whose work i really like. In the past she has worked with buttons, photographs, and other found objects, but now she works mostly with books, the contents of which she shreds, blends, pulps, glues. Lisa kokin rush philanthropic arts foundation rush philanthropic. My answer, detail by lisa kokin book art made from spines and other parts of selfhelp books self help books jokes few self help books learning to trust lisa kokin, my answer, self help book spines, wire, thread, mull. Lisa kokin mallow artists book made using imagery and pages from recycled pulp cowboy novels see more. Artists not classified as american in our database may have limited biographical data compared to the extensive information about american artists. Teaching lisa kokins work in mixed media installation, artist s books, altered books, assemblage and sculpture is about memory and history, both personal and collective. Textile portraits, sewing art, studying art with lisa kokin stu. In the past she has worked with buttons, photographs, and other found objects, but now she works mostly with books, the contents of which she shreds, blends, pulps, glues, and otherwise modifies before. I love how she sews the photos together like a web. The artist teaches a variety of classes and is a mentor to other. Creating biographies or improving upon them is a work in progress, and we welcome information from our knowledgeable viewers. Lisa kokin uses the page spreads of old books as the ground for collages which are humorous and filled with social commentary. Lisa kokin buckaroo detail thread, book pages from.
Lisa kokin art, collage illustration, collage book. It represents a large part of the work i have completed since 1990. Lisa kokin origin of the family 2001 available for. Lisa kokin amazing fiber book collage artist the merchant of venus, detail see more. Altered books i alter, appropriate, and combine text from books about religion, history, selfhelp, business and sociopolitical ideology. Participate in developing a biography for lisa kokin. Lisa kokin work in mixed media installation, altered books, fiber, found photos and sculpture has been exhibited extensively in the u. Lisa kokin book art made from recycled and found materials. Exhibition based, the gallery hosts shows of national and international artwork and exhibits incredible jewelry creations from around the world. The recipient of numerous awards and grants, kokin was most recently given the purchase award from the richmond civic center public art interior acquisitions project in richmond, ca. Lisa kokin marginalia 2014 available for sale artsy.
I am fascinated by the random juxtapositions of words that occur when parts of text are removed to create other stories, or when texts from two sources such as business and religion are combined. Lisa kokin alters and transforms the form and content of books with a minimal addition of other materials. An altered book is a form of mixed media artwork that changes a book from its original form into a different form, altering its appearance andor meaning. First i find a book which interests me, either for some element of text, image or marginalia, or for the look of the book itself. Find the latest shows, biography, and artworks for sale by lisa kokin. Lisa kokins coaching and mentorship program helps artists to develop their art and careers in oneonone sessions in the san francisco bay area and via skype. In recent work, kokins preferred medium has been used selfhelp and psychology books, which she disassembles by shredding them into a pulp, cutting them up, or removing spines and read more. Lisa kokin is a multimedia artist working in sculpture, mixed media installation, artists books and with found objects.
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