The Language Of Bugs

Author: Zhu Yingchun

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  • : $36.99 AUD
  • : 9781851498857
  • : ACC Art Books
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  • : January 2018
  • : 185mm X 130mm
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Description

This award-winning contemporary art book is made completely from the perspective and language of bugs, from the front page
to the final chapter, with no human writing and text, only the "writing" of bugs. Inspired by the marks left behind by a cicada
walking across his sketchbook, contemporary artist Zhu Yingchun placed boards and "ink ponds" of dark-coloured vegetable
juices in his garden for the bugs to crawl through. The resulting marks, were thousands of twisted characters, each with a charm
of its own - the language of the bugs. The accompanying booklet explains the artist's concept and QR code links the reader to a
video of the process.

"The bugs seem insignificant, but their strokes are beautiful," says Zhu Yingchun. "Art is not just those pieces hanging on walls
and placed in exhibition halls. Everything in the world, including every life in nature, has the power to create beauty, and art is all
around us.

Awards

Runner-up for Most Beautiful Books in the World Awards 2017.

Author description

Book designer, artist and book planner, Zhu Yingchun is also Director of Nanjing Normal University Research Center of Book Culture, and Director of the Jiangsu Province Publishers Association Design and Binding Arts Committee. He was named a Leading Talent of the News and Publishing Industry of China, and has won the Chinese Government Award for Publishing Outstanding Editor Award. He is also the recipient of the international award, "The Best Book Design from All Over the World". His book designs have been exhibited in many countries and territories around the world including UK, Germany, South Korea, Japan.

Table of contents

Contents: Booklet (24 pages; artists' concept and QR codes, linking to a video) Introduction The Language of Bugs through the Designer's Eyes The Earthworm - Earth Art The Ladybug - Miro The Spider, Mantis, Stinkbug, Ant - Jackson Pollock The Snail - Ancient Elephant's Molars The Spot Clothing Wax Cicada - Rorschch Inkblot Test The Spot Clothing Wax Cicada - Roger Ballen