One part of the exhibition is made up of the graphics of
Kadi Kurema that is being exposed on the walls, the remaining part of the
books, compiled of the artist\'s graphics by Külli Grünbach-Sein, or the
artist\'s books. |
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Kadi Kurema (born in 1963) studied 1984-90 graphics in
the Estonian State Art Institute, started to perform in exhibitions in
1987, 1996-99 was the Chairwoman of the Estonian Freelance Graphics\'
Union, now is a freelance graphic. |
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Külli Grünbach-Sein (born in 1965) has graduated from the
Estonian State Art Institute as leather artist, has worked in the leather
art department of the EAA as a lecturer for 10 years, deals with the
examination of the possibilities of the paper materials, teaches mainly at
courses of historical and modern paper and binding techniques. |
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Kadi Kurema and Külli Grünbach-Sein have organised
together the artist\'s book\'s exhibitions in 1997 in the Draakon Gallery
and in 1998 in the National Library, have participated in the Artist\'s
Book Triennal in Vilnius in 1997. |
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ARTIST\'S BOOK: |
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The notion \"artist\'s book\" is maybe not so well-known
for our people, but the more exciting it is - it unites two creators and
it is compiled more or less as described below: |
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Külli (who is a leather and binding artist) prepares
hand-made papers. Kadi (who is a graphic artist) prints on them a graphic
series. Together is compiled a book, where the biggest part lies always on
the binding artist because of finding of the binding manner and form. The
book also contains words, headings, sections of text that together with
pictures form an artist\'s book. |
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At the exhibition \"2 x 2\" is exposed as the result of
such collaboration \"The Great French Dictionary\", a small \"Dog Book\" in
the English language, one binding with the poems of Doris Kareva and other
pieces, each of them individual. |
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THE EXHIBITION VISITOR CAN SEE THE BOOKS WHILE WEARING
WHITE GLOVES. |
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This way the books last longer, as they are fragile and
become easily dirty because of their natural papers and specific ways of
binding. The artist\'s book must be gone through from the beginning to
the end, then comes out its story with its beginning, contents and end.
Such piece of art cannot be wrapped into foil or isolated under glass, as
in such a case 90% remains hidden. |
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Besides the artist\'s books the framed estamped graphics of
Kadi Kurema on the walls can be taken as ideas that have not been formed
into new books. Also on these pieces the figures combine with words and
sentences, that is a kind of manuscript, being single unfinished
pages. |
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Contents of the graphic series of Kadi
Kurema are feminine dreams, nostalgic memories and often self-ironic
everyday experiences. In addition to the exhibition the artist\'s works are
continuously exposed in the Gallery\'s permanent exhibition and on the
homepage. |