What a slab of a book. Sharp corners and immaculate flat binding connect with the geometric style of Steven Aalders’ paintings, both visually and conceptually. The flat binding technique results in a perfectly flat-laying book with crisp edges––no matter what page you are on—as the dividing lines of the paintings often fall directly onto the spine. Folding the page upwards adds a new layer of three-dimensionality and bulkiness to the works. The colours are bright and full, and come close to imagining what his work may look like in reality. Here, the book comes close to feeling as much of an abstract piece as the paintings displayed inside are and raises Aalders’ work to a new, interactive level.
What a slab of a book. Sharp corners and immaculate flat binding connect with the geometric style of Steven Aalders’ paintings, both visually and conceptually. The flat binding technique results in a perfectly flat-laying book with crisp edges––no matter what page you are on—as the dividing lines of the paintings often fall directly onto the spine. Folding the page upwards adds a new layer of three-dimensionality and bulkiness to the works. The colours are bright and full, and come close to imagining what his work may look like in reality. Here, the book comes close to feeling as much of an abstract piece as the paintings displayed inside are and raises Aalders’ work to a new, interactive level.