The Word As Art

The Word As Art

Vol 27 no 1, 2007


How is it that so many artists continue to choose text as a means of communication over visual imagery? What do words in a visual arts context contribute to the nature of art practice, and where has this tradition come from? The marriage of image and word in the contemporary urban environment is only one aspect of a subject which goes back to ancient history and forward to mobile phones. Guest editor Richard Tipping and a raft of great writers survey the subject - from public art, slogan art, language, calligraphy, installations to artists' books.


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Tom Muller: recent work

Jasmin Stephens, feature

This article discusses the artistic practice of Tom Muller - one concerned with both elegance of appearance and versatility of application. It is argued here that his astringent imagery is surely the art of our times not only in terms of its subject matter but its ease of distribution. Two works closely examined are Muller's 2006 piece ''Gold Card'' in which the artist offered an edition of 24 carat gold credit cards and ''World Passport'' (2000 – present), considered to be two of Muller's most accomplished works because of the tension between their formalist pleasures and their real time operation.



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