Weak one-liners appear in the book arts, but it's certainly not
exclusive.
One-liners happen also in photography, painting, the rest of the visual
arts, and the spoken arts as well (if you count thin and obvious plots
in novels and poems by certain well-known poets).
Jim Carmin
John Wilson Special Collections Librarian
Multnomah County Library
801 SW 10th Avenue
Portland, OR 97205
jimc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
phone: 503-988-6287
fax: 503-988-5226
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From: Book_Arts-L [mailto:BOOK_ARTS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Scott Teplin
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 2:50 PM
To: BOOK_ARTS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [BKARTS] from clever to corny
Just a thought -
"Successful bookmakers always employ the appropriate and frequently
they exploit special features, properties, or idiosyncrasies of the
"ingredients""
True, but I think this can go too far. When a book is just too darn
clever - it appears more like an illustration or a one-liner - and
enters the World of the Lame. I think too many artist books that fall
into this category - and instead of making the viewer really think
about the whole project or piece - s/he sees it, gets it, and moves on.
Nothing worth remembering.
Just sayin'.
Your Friend-
-Scott Teplin
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