Thursday, June 26, 2014

Marcos Guardiola, Cada Pulpo Con Su Pulpa, Madrid, nd



The title tranlates as "to each his own," and this is a beautifully illustrated double-sided and double-directional accordion. In an online description of himself Marcos states:

"I am architect, designer and illustrator. I studied in Madrid at the "ETSAMadrid", in Lisboa at the "Faculdade de Arquitectura de Lisboa" and in Mexico City at the 'Facultad de Arquitectura de la UNAM'.

I currently live and work in Madrid (Spain).

I like to use colors, textures and despite working with digital media, my work is acquiring an increasing handmade look.

I began illustrating in the newspaper El País where I discovered my predilection for images that speak, even without words. Then, I tried to bring that language to the young audience and I realized that, although we try, there are not many differences. Children are great critics. It was then that my picture book "panda" got a special mention in the "IV Premio Internacional de Compostela", promoted by Kalandraka. 

My work has been published in various media, such as the design magazine Visual, Números Rojos magazine, Diagonal magazine, Courrier International or Creame Books".

32 pages at 4" x4", extended approx 3ft.








Kellie Strom, Worse Things Happen At Sea, London: Nobrow Press, 2014


A wonderful sea shanty of an accordion, and yet another in the great accordion series that Nobrow Press has been putting out over the past couple of years. Mythical creatures, desperate situations, and scary & magnificent deaths explode across this double-sided panoramic accordion. Bold, awe inspiring and beautifully printed. 20 pages 9.25" x 5.5," (h) fully extended 4' 7"

Back cover 








Saturday, June 14, 2014

Eroyn Franklin, Detained, 2011

A really fascinating 80 page double-sided accordion that charts the progress of two people through various immigrant detention centers in the Seattle area. One is a man and the other is a women, and their stories are illustrated on either side of this over 25' long accordion. Included with the publication are two oversize drawings that include both people in conversation with their peers. This accordion is an eloquent and unique use of this format to foreground the pressing social & political issues associated with immigration, the detention of immigrants and our larger national immigration policy. 80 pages, 5.5" (h) x 8" (w), open 26' 8". 





Friday, June 13, 2014

Ian Hamilton Finlay, 3 works, Lanark: Wild Hawthorn Press, Scotland

3 Constructions, no date. 4 pages 2" (h) x 2.25" (w), open 9.5".





A piece devoted to planks in all of their glory. 4 pages 3.25" (h) x 4.5" (w), open 18" wide. 




Driftwood, planks and lines of foam make visible a very specific environment. 3 pages, 4" (h) x 4" (w), open 12".

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Erica Van Horn and Simon Cutts, 8 old Irish potatoes, Tipperary: Coracle Press, 2011



Potatoes and Ireland, what more is there to say—quite a lot as it turns out, and a whole bunch of it's here!

5 double-sided pages at 3.5" (h) x 3.5" (w) and open 1ft 5.5".




Stephen Skidmore, Avenue Crescent: The Rain Paintings of Stephen Skidmore 2005-2008, Tipperary: Coracle Press, 2011



Painter of the small moment, the same urban view seen over and over again, often through windows and rain. Simon Cutts calls him a "garret-artist" and I would agree, adding that he's served this role with distinction out there in Acton, West London for a long time now! 5 pages, 4.5" (h) x 3.75" (w), open 1ft 6.75".




Coracle, Brancusi's Sewing Box and other implements 1923-1957, 2012, Tipperary: Coracle Press



Musings on the domestic artifacts that belonged to the artist and how little value was attached to them by the market place, despite the artists' "All Sculpture is Furniture," call. This accordion should be seen in combination with Coracle's "After Brancusi," accordion book (2010) see below. 5 pages, 4.5" (h) x 3.75" (w) open 1ft 6.75".





Van Horn, Erica and Simon Cutts, After Brancusi, Tipperary: Coracle Press, 2010



A succinct summary of Brancusi's art & life & art. 5 pages 4.25" (h) x 3.5" (w), and opened 1ft 5.5".