Dudley Zopp
Artist statement
A book can be anything an artist imagines it to be: a box that contains mysteries, an accordion that becomes a planet turning in your hand, a conversation with colleagues. My books and prints reconfigure the natural world to reflect on the origins of life and the spiritual dimensions of our existence.
Biography
Dudley Zopp (she/her} was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1941. She received her BA and MA in modern foreign languages from the University of Kentucky in 1963 and 1965, followed by postgraduate work in painting and drawing at the Hite Art Institute, University of Louisville, 1986-1991. Zopp is a trans-disciplinary artist who uses installation art practices, painting, drawing and artist’s books to mirror her deep engagement with the natural world and her concern for our responsibilities as humans on a changing planet. Her books are included in the Special Collections departments at Bowdoin College, the University of Kentucky, Yale University, Baylor University and in the Maine Women Writers Collection at the University of New England.
Lincolnville, Maine
Website: www.dudleyzopp.com
Shop Link: www.dudleyzopp.com/shop/books
Town, State: Lincolnville, Maine
Email Address: dzopp@dudleyzopp.com
Substack: http://dudleyzopp.substack.com
Library, 1997. Book Sculpture, oil pastel acrylic and graphite on paper, wood slats, yacht marline attachments, installation view. Dimensions 36 x 48 x 48 inches.
A Butterfly Careless, 2001. Letterpress with offset duotone images. slipcased with original monotype on cover. Dimensions 7 x 7 x .5 inches.
The Mystery of Five, 2019. Triptych with original walnut ink drawings, vintage keys, dupioni silk cloth and walnut case. Book Dimensions closed: 13.5 x 9 x .05 inches. Case Dimensions:10 x 19 x 2.5 inches.
The Mystery of Five, 2019. Triptych with original walnut Ink drawings, vintage keys, dupioni silk cloth and walnut case. Book Dimensions closed: 13.5 x 9 x .05 inches. Case Dimensions:10 x 19 x 2.5 inches.
Pieces of String Too Short to Save, 2023. Hand-sewn book with a breakaway spine. Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.0 x 0.5 inches.
Pieces of String Too Short to Save, centerfold image, 2023. Hand-sewn book with a breakaway spine. Dimensions 8.5 x 6.0 x 0.5 inches.
The Blue Marble Book: Is There Something We Can Do, 2017. Star accordion Book, printed offset with letterpress cover. Dimensions open as star format sculpture: 5.5 high x 14.5 inches diameter, circumference 47 inches.
The Blue Marble Book: Is There Something We Can Do, 2017. Star accordion book, printed offset with letterpress cover. Dimensions book closed: 5.5 x 7.25 x 1.25 inches. Clamshell box closed: 8 x 9.75 x 2 inches.
The Peony, 2022. A Jacob’s Ladder Book, sumi ink, graphite, gel ink on Arches paper, ribbon attachments. Dimensions: closed 4.25 x 5.0 x 1.25 inches; open 26.125 x 5.0 x 0.25 inches.
. The Peony, 2022. A Jacob’s Ladder Book, sumi ink, graphite, gel ink on Arches paper, ribbon attachments. Dimensions: closed 4.25 x 5.0 x 1.25 inches; open 26.125 x 5.0 x 0.25 inches.