- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, cover spread featuring artwork from the exhibition
- Design by Alex Stevovich. Artwork from the exhibition accompanying the catalogue
I designed the exhibition catalogue for Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art, published by the Staten Island Museum in conjunction with the exhibition organized in collaboration with the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, on view October 22,2016 through June 15, 2018. The catalogue runs 64 pages and opens with hero layouts followed by historical and contextual pages, then an essay section presented as complex integrated text and image layouts, concluding with a complete plate section of works in the exhibition. The publication was also adapted to a digital edition for online display and distribution. The exhibition was curated by Robert Bunkin, Curator of Art at the Staten Island Museum, with Patricia Eichenbaum Karetzky, Ph.D. as Guest Curator. I coordinated with Linda Locke, Publication Director, throughout the project.
Scope of Work
- Visual identity development for the publication.
- Concept development and design direction.
- Layout design and typography across 64 pages.
- Image preparation for print and digital use, including extensive isolation of sculptural objects from backgrounds.
- Digital edition adaptation for online display and distribution.
- Coordination with the printer through production.
Visual Identity
The visual identity for this catalogue was developed as part of the larger exhibition project. I was responsible for the complete design language of the exhibition — typographic system, color, graphic approach — and this extended fully into the catalogue, creating continuity across all materials produced for Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art.
Design Overview
The catalogue was designed to present sculptural works from across Asian cultures and centuries, with a typographic and layout language supporting both scholarly essay content and a sustained plate presentation requiring clean, isolated object photography across 64 pages.
Spreads in Sequence
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, cover spread
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, inside front cover spread
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 2–3
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 4–5
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 6–7
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 8–9
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 10–11
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 12–13
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 14–15
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 16–17
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 18–19
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 20–21
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 22–23
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 24–25
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 26–27
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 28–29
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 30–31
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 32–33
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 34–35
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 36–37
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 38–39
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 40–41
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 42–43
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 44–45
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 46–47
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 48–49
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 50–51
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 52–53
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 54–55
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 56–57
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 58–59
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 60–61
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, pages 62–63
- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalogue, inside back cover spread
Technical
I was responsible for image preparation throughout, including color balance, cropping, and preparing files for both print and digital use. A significant portion of this project involved the detailed isolation of sculptural objects from their backgrounds, requiring precise manual work across a large number of three-dimensional works presented against clean backgrounds throughout the catalogue.
Production Coordination
I coordinated with the printer through production to ensure print quality and accurate color reproduction.
Artwork Attributions
All artwork and photography shown was presented as part of the exhibition and remains the property and copyright of its respective rights holders.