Liverpool Central Library, September 3rd to October 31st
Liverpool Book Art is delighted to present the book art exhibition ‘Art, Science and Creativity’ at Liverpool’s spectacular Central Library.
The exhibition is inspired by various statements by Albert Einstein, highlighting the fact that creativity is central to explorations in both art and science. And as we wonder, and attempt to understand the universe and ourselves, categories can, and perhaps should, become blurred. Distinctions can be both valuable and problematic: ‘art’ versus ‘science’, ‘nature’ versus ‘human’, ‘natural’ versus ‘supernatural’, ‘material’ versus ‘spiritual’, ‘secular’ versus ‘religious’ and so on. And as the great science-fiction writer Arthur C Clarke said “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic“.
Thirty artists have been selected to participate. The majority are UK-based, with family and cultural roots embracing Poland, Spain, Romania, Russia, Finland and the USA. There will be nearly 40 works in the show, including newly-created works responding to the exhibition theme, and existing relevant works. The artists use an enormous range of approaches and techniques, including various types of printmaking, handmade paper, clay, latex, laser cuts and collage, as well as various bookbinding and stitching techniques.
Liverpool Book Art and Fevered Imagination are collaborating to create a video loop of all the artworks, enabling audiences to get a fuller appreciation of the artists’ creativity than allowed by the use only of display cases. Fevered Imagination is a website dedicated to Artists Books, through which works from the exhibition can be bought.
There will be links provided around the exhibition space for visitors to use that will direct them to the Liverpool Book Art and Fevered Imagination websites, offering additional information and buying opportunities where applicable. The video loop will also be shown on both websites.
The exhibition takes place in the Hornby Room, Liverpool Central Library, William Brown Street, Liverpool L3 8EW, from September 3rd to October 31st. Entry for the public is free. The Exhibition will be open throughout the library opening hours: Mon-Fri 9am-8pm, Sat 9am-5pm. The Library is closed on Sundays.
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