We talk to Kalin Daskalov - Stopan - a bookbinder from Bulgaria who tries to create the modern style of Bulgarian bindings from scratch. His works are heavily influenced by the folk art of the country. But you can also see his personal style.
When you start out in bookbinding, you usually use blank white paper. Your first, second, and maybe even your third book are all empty pages waiting to be filled. Now be honest with me: how many of you have ever actually written anything in those books?
My recent visit to the National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC) in Bucharest, Romania, had made me muse on what exactly the book is as a medium. There are purists who would tell you that codex (with some basic alterations) is the only valid format. In the modern world of electronic media, this view seems to me a bit narrow. Even more, if you consider the long and diverse history of the book, you will see that codex may be a prominent format today, but it is only a small part of all of the invented book formats.
In the end of November, the 2nd International Book Art Fair (2a Feria Internacional de Libro de Artista) will take place in Guadalajara, Mexico. Fair starts 29th of November and ends 2nd of December, 2015.
In December 2015, WoCA Projects presents its 3rd Annual Juried Artists’ Books Exhibition at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center (USA). Submission Deadline: Wednesday, November 18th, 2015 at 11:59 p.m.
