Exploring appropriation as a creative practice

Sowden, T (2019) 'Exploring appropriation as a creative practice.' Arts, 8 (4). p. 152.

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Abstract

During the 1960s and 1970s, Ed Ruscha produced a series of 16 small, self-published books that became a catalyst for how artists could approach the book form. This reputation has grown through the subsequent decades, and his influence on book artists remains strong to this day to the extent that his books have been, and continue to be, appropriated across the world by successive generations of artists. Writing from a practitioner perspective, I will begin by looking at how Ruscha has become so influential to generations of book artists. I will look at what influenced him, and how he may possibly have appropriated the work of others. I will then focus in on the community of book artists who reference Ruscha’s books in their practice. The research of Ruscha’s books is embodied in each of these individual outcomes, but I will show that it is through the collective act and the bringing together of all of these books, through the community, that the work/s gain currency, strengthening both the Ruscha books and those that have come after.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	artists; books; book; art; arts; Ruscha; appropriation; print: book arts; artists books
Divisions:	Bath School of Design
Date Deposited:	30 Jun 2020 17:34
Last Modified:	15 Aug 2021 09:54
ISSN:	2076-0752
URI / Page ID:	https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/13296

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