The Altered Object: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration

by Terry Taylor

Altered art is the fastest growing craft trend today

Genres: Art, Crafts, Nonfiction, Reference

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 28, 2007

Reviews

[Mir]

When an art book bears the subtitle "Techniques, Projects, Inspiration" I really expect techniques, projects, and inspiration, not a collection of lame little bios of a few artists whose work is largely mediocre. There were a few useful tips -- not particularly obscure ones -- but overall this book felt like a vanity publication for some friends with congruent tastes in hobbywork. There are many types of altered objects besides the ones featured here, and the pieces included were far too similar to one another. In fact, if someone showed me a sampling of the works and told me they were all by the same person, I would have no trouble believing them. That is the opposite of inspiring.

[MKF]

I love weird art so this book grabbed my attention at the local library. There's a few crafting ideas but I felt like the focuse was more on different artists. The art is unique and a bit weird but I didn't find any I actually liked. If you like glueing junk together and calling it art then you will like this book and may find some ideas.

[Janna Oakfellow-Pushee]

Oh my goodness, this book spoke to me. I had no idea there were words to describe the type of art I love to do. Taking junk and re-creating it into works of art makes my heart sing. I'm blessed that this book exists, seriously. <3

[David]

This was a pretty well written, well constructed book. I really enjoyed the fact that they showed specific works, and went into how and why the artist constructed it the way the did. It was a great chance to see a variety of artist-work and altered objects in one volume, while still getting to read a little about technique or materials used. I would say this was a good book for 'inspiration' if you're interested in getting into this kind of artform.

[Mary]

I've been coming back to this book constantly since I bought it last year. Think "mixed media." It makes me crazy! FULL of excellent projects, how-tos, different artists approaches. Not your traditional craft project, oh, no!

[Sandy]

More an "art" book than a "craft" book, this profiles several artists who use found objects in their art. I found it interesting, although I could appreciate some of the art pieces more than others.

[Degan Walters]

Beautiful book of altered objects, assemblages and etc. with a gallery of examples and ideas for creating and altering. Very inspiring.

[Kevin]

I would've liked to see more imagery and less discussion, but otherwise I enjoyed this. There were a few ideas in it that I liked. Worth checking out if you like doing crafts.

[Arapahoe Libraries]

Re-use objects to create intriguing works of art, political statements, and even games.

[Casandra]

the projects were just too junky looking to me

[Kirstin]

Fascinating!

[Carmen Long]

While they are many interesting pieces in this book, most of them are not my style.

[Marisol Apóstol]

Love every single project on this book!