Koen Taselaar. Rollable Ramblings
Koen Taselaar. Rollable Ramblings
‘Rollable Ramblings’ stands out both with its visuals and the treatment of typography. The publication is a comprehensive collection of Koen Taselaar’s tapestries, complemented with essays on textile art.
There is a loud, shrill energy in how the images are treated. The works appear in close-ups of details and ornaments, revealing psychedelic scenes. Printed on glossy paper, the tapestries almost become a new image that gives the book a bold, funky character.
The vibrant imagery contrasts with the soft white pages of the essays. The typography is one of the most experimental of the selection. There is no complying with the established rules of typesetting––type is almost forced into creating perfect blocks. Text is treated as a visual on its own, referring graphically back to the art of textile. The underlying system confuses but simultaneously brings even more energy to the spreads, shaking up the colourful flow with the edgy structure of the grey text blocks. A different, catchy, and exciting book.
- Auteur
- Koen Taselaar, Katalin Herzog, Rianne Groen
- Kunstenaar
- Koen Taselaar
- Serie
- No
- Oplage
- 1000
- Omvang
- 152
- Prijs
- € 30
- ISBN
- 9789492852489
- Verschijningsdatum
- December 2021
- Uitgever / Opdrachtgever
- Jap Sam Books (Eleonoor Jap Sam), initiatief van Block C (Groningen)
- Ontwerper(s)
- Team Thursday (Rotterdam)
- Fotograaf
- Robert Mulder, Josefina Eikenaar, Tommy de Lange, Koen Taselaar
- Drukkerij
- Zwaan Lenoir
- Lithograaf
- Wordt later doorgegeven
- Boekbinderij
- Patist
- Bindwijze
- Japanse binding
- Lettertype
- OS Attempt
‘Rollable Ramblings’ stands out both with its visuals and the treatment of typography. The publication is a comprehensive collection of Koen Taselaar’s tapestries, complemented with essays on textile art.
There is a loud, shrill energy in how the images are treated. The works appear in close-ups of details and ornaments, revealing psychedelic scenes. Printed on glossy paper, the tapestries almost become a new image that gives the book a bold, funky character.
The vibrant imagery contrasts with the soft white pages of the essays. The typography is one of the most experimental of the selection. There is no complying with the established rules of typesetting––type is almost forced into creating perfect blocks. Text is treated as a visual on its own, referring graphically back to the art of textile. The underlying system confuses but simultaneously brings even more energy to the spreads, shaking up the colourful flow with the edgy structure of the grey text blocks. A different, catchy, and exciting book.
- Auteur
- Koen Taselaar, Katalin Herzog, Rianne Groen
- Kunstenaar
- Koen Taselaar
- Serie
- No
- Oplage
- 1000
- Omvang
- 152
- Prijs
- € 30
- ISBN
- 9789492852489
- Verschijningsdatum
- December 2021
- Uitgever / Opdrachtgever
- Jap Sam Books (Eleonoor Jap Sam), initiatief van Block C (Groningen)
- Ontwerper(s)
- Team Thursday (Rotterdam)
- Fotograaf
- Robert Mulder, Josefina Eikenaar, Tommy de Lange, Koen Taselaar
- Drukkerij
- Zwaan Lenoir
- Lithograaf
- Wordt later doorgegeven
- Boekbinderij
- Patist
- Bindwijze
- Japanse binding
- Lettertype
- OS Attempt