I just found out about this cool art show at UC Berkeley, featuring the
work of a family friend who is a very talented painter and sculptor. Alas,
it is at a gallery that is only open during the week, so only East Bay
and/or nonworking people get to enjoy it. Which they should go do,
because, like I said, it sounds and looks really cool.
From the artist's statement:
The image in the announcement is the back of one of a group of ceramic books with imaginary stories,
partially illustrated in bas-relief. The fronts, spines, and pages are all very book-like. All but one of them have titles which are either transliterated into Russian script, or translated into or from Italian, French, or Portuguese.
Though these books have no text, they have much in common with the objects they represent: each of them presents an image that is intended to be familiar, but just outside the direct realm of experience. Together they represent the notion that though communication through the written word is the primary mission of most books, the story is never the only thing they tell.
