Artist Statement (from Alexander Korzer-Robinson)

(above) By Alexander Korzer-Robinson

"Family Book", cut medical book, ca. 1910

25cm x 18cm x 4cm

 (By Ashley Peralta)

 

          The artist builds composition and narrative by using only images found in books (sometimes encyclopedias) and cuts around some of the illustrations while removing others. "We create our own past from fragments of reality in a process that combines... remembering and forgetting with the coincidental and unconscious." (Korzer-Robinson).

     Effective vs. Ineffective: I find the artist's work to be effective in his pursuit of giving the encyclopedias and books new meanings or purpose to the viewer. As the artist suggests in his statement, the books are no longer tools to learn about the world, but rather a way to gain insight to oneself.

     Audience: The audience can be anyone who views Korzer-Robinson's works. He considers the audience very much which is seen by his desire to create a composition that may invoke a narrative that the viewer envisions.

     Aesthetic / Composition: The compositions are balanced and use both color and black and white in the image created. Some images overlap others and the size of the figures (or animals and plants) in the works vary. These aesthetics help create depth in the work, forming a foreground and background. The different angles and positions of the figures forms a captivating, interesting structure. The frame of the works are created by the covers of the books used.