Bookshelf 43; MM/CE, Oakland, California by Jane Mount
JBG Summer Reading artist and 20x200 superstar Jane Mount is featured on The New Yorker's Book Bench today. Monica Racic comments that Jane's painting "moves beyond the obvious interest in who someone is reading to what they are reading, in a visual sense." The artist herself goes on to discuss what drew her to paint her brother and sister-in-law's bookshelf (pictured above):
My brother studied industrial design and works at IDEO in San Francisco. I love that this shelf combines several of my dad’s old books with ones my brother has more recently accumulated. Books are mementos, badges, inspirations and reminders of life-changing moments, and this shelf shows all of that to me. And I also just like the crazy colors that happened to end up next to each other.
Read the full article and check out the original work on view as part of Summer Readingat Jen Bekman Gallery, through August 22.
Ps: I just added the original to the show, so it gives you a good reason to come in and see the show again!
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