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photo-eye Gallery Handmade Artist Books by David Gibson photo-eye Gallery's current exhibition Rendezvous with Light prominently features work by Dallas-based landscape photographer David H. Gibson – including a number of his exquisite handmade artist books.
David H. Gibson – Sunrise Sequence August 27, 8:37 AM Eagle Nest Lake, NM, 2016 
photo-eye Gallery's current exhibition Rendezvous with Light prominently features work by Dallas-based landscape photographer David H. Gibson – including a number of his exquisite handmade artist books. Gibson's artistic practice often revolves around how light and atmosphere render an environment over time employing the camera to permanently record these ephemeral effects in sequence. David's process truly shines in book form where a full scene can be viewed in order at an intimate distance, lending a sense of enchantment to something as common as a sunrise.

Gibson is a consummate craftsman. Each book is painstakingly constructed by hand from the gorgeous archival materials such as 100% cotton rag paper, Mohair bookbinding fabric, and each plate is printed to gallery standards. The artist books are available in Limited Editions.


David H. Gibson
Sunrise Sequence, August 27, 2016, Eagle Nest Lake, New Mexico
Handmade Limited Edition Book
Printed 2016

Book specifications:
The limited edition book is presented in a clamshell box. A window in the cover of the box frames the first image from the book. The front cover of the book uses a similar treatment to frame the last image from the book sequence. It is an accordion-style book that contains 20 archival prints to form the sequence. The book is printed in an edition of 9 numbered copies with 3 artist proofs. Each print is 19" x 4 7/16" (482 mm x 112 mm). The book size is 21" x 6 1/2" x 1 1/4" (532 mm x 164 mm x 31 mm). The clamshell box is 22 3/16" x 7 7/16" x 1 7/8" (563 mm x 188 mm x 47 mm).



The book is printed and crafted in our studio using the Epson 9880 using Epson K - 3 inks with Vivid Magenta on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308. The accordion book components are fabricated using 100% rag mat board for the book’s binding boards and clamshell box. The adhesives are Bienfang Color Mount and PVA glue. The mat board is covered with a bookbinding fabric produced by World Cloth Co. Ltd. Japan.

$3,000


David H. Gibson
Sunrise Sequence, December 24, 2016, Texas Gulf Coast
Handmade Limited Edition Book
Printed 2016

Book specifications:

The limited edition book is presented in a clamshell box. A window in the cover of the box frames the first image from the book. The front cover of the book uses a similar treatment to frame the last image from the book sequence. It is an accordion-style book that contains 20 archival prints to form the sequence. The book is printed in an edition of 9 numbered copies with 3 artist proofs. Each print is 19" x 4 7/16" (482 mm x 112 mm). The book size is 21" x 6 1/2" x 1 1/4" (532 mm x 164 mm x 31 mm). The clamshell box is 22 3/16" x 7 7/16" x 1 7/8" (563 mm x 188 mm x 47 mm).



The book is printed and crafted in our studio using the Epson 9880 using Epson K - 3 inks with Vivid Magenta on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308. The accordion book components are fabricated using 100% rag mat board for the book’s binding boards and clamshell box. The adhesives are Bienfang Color Mount and PVA glue. The mat board is covered with a bookbinding fabric produced by World Cloth Co. Ltd. Japan.

$3,000





David H. Gibson
Sunrise Moments, Cypress Creek, Wimberley, Texas, November 12, 2016
Handmade Limited Edition Book
Printed 2016

Book specifications:
The limited edition book is presented in a clamshell box. A window in the cover of the box frames the first image from the book. The front cover of the book uses a similar treatment to frame the last image from the book sequence. It is an accordion-style book that contains 19 archival prints to form the sequence. The book is printed in an edition of 12 numbered copies with 3 artist proofs. Each print is 10" x 6 5/8" (255 mm x 169 mm). The book size is 11 1/16" x 8 5/8" x 7/8" (280 mm x 218 mm x 22 mm). The clamshell box is 12 1/16" x 9 13/16" x 1 11/16" (305 mm x 245 mm x 45 mm).



The book is printed and crafted in our studio using the Epson 9880 using Epson K - 3 inks with Vivid Magenta on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308. The accordion book components are fabricated using 100% rag mat board for the book’s binding boards and clamshell box. The adhesives are Bienfang Color Mount and PVA glue. The mat board is covered with "Mohair," a bookbinding fabric produced by World Cloth Co. Ltd. Japan.

$3,000






David H. Gibson
Sunrise Moments, Cypress Creek, Wimberley, Texas, May 29, 2016
Handmade Limited Edition Book
Printed 2016

Book specifications:
The limited edition book is presented in a clamshell box. A window in the cover of the box frames the first image from the book. The front cover of the book uses a similar treatment to frame the last image from the book sequence. It is an accordion-style book that contains 27 archival prints to form the sequence. The book is printed in an edition of 9 numbered copies with 3 artist proofs. Each print is 10" x 6 5/8" (255 mm x 169 mm). The book size is 11 1/16" x 8 11/16" x 1 1/16" (280 mm x 220 mm x 26 mm). The clamshell box is 12" x 9 3/4" x 1 3/4" (305 mm x 245 mm x 45 mm).



The book is printed and crafted in our studio using the Epson 9880 using Epson K - 3 inks with Vivid Magenta on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308. The accordion book components are fabricated using 100% rag mat board for the book’s binding boards and clamshell box. The adhesives are Bienfang Color Mount and PVA glue. The mat board is covered with "Mohair," a bookbinding fabric produced by World Cloth Co. Ltd. Japan.

$3,000

Rendezvous with Light is a two-person exhibition with prints by David H. Gibson and Chaco Terada. The exhibition features natural themes investigating time, space, permanence, and origin. Rendezvous with Light is on view through December 30th, 2017. 



For more information, and to purchase prints,  please contact Gallery Staff
gallery@photoeye.com or 505-988-5152 x202