The Art of the Zine
Format
Senior Art and Design Exhibition
Faculty Mentor Name
Brett DeBoer
Abstract/Artist Statement
Have you ever sat down and just wanted to make something, right then and there? Well I do, and all the time too. Recently, I was introduced to the art form known as a “zine.” A zine (pronounced ZEEN) is a self-published work, usually in the form of a booklet of some sort, which can be reproduced via photocopier. The beauty of a zine is that it can be whatever you want it to be. It can be two pages or twenty. It can be two inches tall or as large as you want. This is what I fell in love with. I fell in love with the freedom it offered. I fell in love with the immediacy of the process. I fell in love with the way I could throw it in the copier and watch it spit out fifty copies of my work, all of them identical. I discovered that I wanted to make a zine that had the ability to engage with my audience in more interactive ways. I wanted to make a zine that would be engaging, customizable, and completely unique when finished. My goal was to prompt the audience to complete a series of creative tasks. While the tasks would be fairly simple, like coloring in a drawing or writing a short poem, each would encourage the audience to make creative choices. In the hands of each individual, each zine would become unique. Each a work of art. This zine is an example that illustrates the process and has shown me that when your audience is engaged, amazing things can happen.
Location
Reynolds Art Gallery
Start Date
25-4-2016 6:00 PM
End Date
14-5-2016 6:00 PM
The Art of the Zine
Reynolds Art Gallery
Have you ever sat down and just wanted to make something, right then and there? Well I do, and all the time too. Recently, I was introduced to the art form known as a “zine.” A zine (pronounced ZEEN) is a self-published work, usually in the form of a booklet of some sort, which can be reproduced via photocopier. The beauty of a zine is that it can be whatever you want it to be. It can be two pages or twenty. It can be two inches tall or as large as you want. This is what I fell in love with. I fell in love with the freedom it offered. I fell in love with the immediacy of the process. I fell in love with the way I could throw it in the copier and watch it spit out fifty copies of my work, all of them identical. I discovered that I wanted to make a zine that had the ability to engage with my audience in more interactive ways. I wanted to make a zine that would be engaging, customizable, and completely unique when finished. My goal was to prompt the audience to complete a series of creative tasks. While the tasks would be fairly simple, like coloring in a drawing or writing a short poem, each would encourage the audience to make creative choices. In the hands of each individual, each zine would become unique. Each a work of art. This zine is an example that illustrates the process and has shown me that when your audience is engaged, amazing things can happen.