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Green Door Gallery Call For Art
Ex Libris: Bookplate Art
A bookplate, or ex libris is a small print for pasting inside the cover of a book to express ownership. By the late 19th century bookplates had developed into a highly imaginative form of miniature art. The bookplate functions as a mark of possession; however, owners and artists consider the bookplate to be a vehicle for self-expression.
For centuries, artists including Albert Durer, Kate Greenaway, Marc Chagall, Aubrey Beardsley, M. C. Escher, and others have been commissioned to create Ex LIBRIS plates for those who treasured their books.
DETAILS
What: Original Ex LIBRIS design
Medium: All mediums are also welcome.
Classical print making techniques such as nIntaglio, lithograph, serigraph, relief, wood and linocuts, collagraphs on paper are encouraged.
Signature: Each piece should be signed by the artist.
Design Motif: Open
Eligibility: All humans
Packing / Shipment to and from: By artist
Please include the name of the book owner and the words Ex Libris or From The Library Of
An exhibition of pieces will be held at Green Door Gallery for the 4th Friday Art Walk in August which takes place August 25th.
All art is due August 1st - 11th.
Email Lisa at greendoor120@gmail.com with questions.
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