| Edition |
5th ed. |
| Description |
367 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
Based on a Victorian novel, A human document by W.H. Mallock, published in 1892 by Chapman Hall, with undertext of original text. |
| Summary |
One day, Phillips went to a bookseller's with the express intention of buying a cheap book to use as the basis of an art project. He randomly purchased a novel called A Human Document by Victorian author William Hurrell Mallock, and began a long project of creating art from its pages. He paints, collages or draws over the pages, leaving some of the text peeking through in serpentine bubble shapes, creating a "found" text with its own story, different from the original. Characters from Mallock's novel appear in the new story, but the protagonist is a new character named "Bill Toge", whose surname can only appear on pages which originally contained words like "together" or "altogether". Toge's story is a meditation on unrequited love and the struggle to create and appreciate art. |
| Note |
Artist's book. |
| Subject |
Phillips, Tom, 1937-
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Artists' books -- England -- 20th century -- Specimens.
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Literature, Experimental -- Great Britain.
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Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell), 1849-1923 -- Adaptations.
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| Genre/Form |
Altered books.
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Painted books -- 20th century -- Reproductions.
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Artists' books.
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| Added Author |
Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell), 1849-1923.
Human document.
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| ISBN |
0500289999 (pbk.) |
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9780500289990 (pbk.) |
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