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【推薦序一】這是一門值得畢生追尋的藝術
◎大衛．卡特（David A. Carter） 2006年立體書「梅根多佛獎」得主
1980年，我去應徵「視介傳播」在《洛杉磯時報》上刊登的製作設計師職缺，那時我從未看過任何一本立體書。在面試的時候，一看到楊．平科斯基的立體書《機器人》，我就立刻著迷，這本書實在太神奇了。看到書中呈現的機關動作、顏色和空間感，我當下就知道這是一門我絕對要畢生追尋的藝術。三十年來，我興致勃勃地創作出百餘件立體書，同時也非常榮幸能與當今頂尖的立體書藝術家、收藏家和學者們相遇、合作。
我首次與Michael相遇是在2012年，當時他邀請我參加他在臺北國立歷史博物館舉辦的「立體書的異想世界」展覽。首先引起我注意的是他對立體書的狂熱，隨著與他愈來愈熟識之後，最讓我印象深刻的，是他對立體書領域的博學。我見識過無數的立體書收藏，但我必須說Michael的收藏絕對是世上最精彩的收藏之一。
在這本《立體書不可思議》當中，Michael一併分享他對立體書的淵博知識以及鉅細靡遺的典藏，透過這一本書，讀者將會發現，立體書和可動書的發展歷程是多麼豐富、有趣。
In 1980 I answered an advertisement in the Los Angeles times calling for a production artist at a company called Intervisual Communications Inc.. I had never in my life seen a pop-up book and when I interviewed for the job, I was introduced to Jan Pienkowski’s pop-up book Robot. I was fascinated, the book was magical. With all of the movement, color and dimension, I knew at that moment that this was an art form that I must pursue. Over the past 30 years, I have had the pleasure of creating over 100 pop-up titles and the distinct pleasure of meeting and working with many of today’s preeminent pop-up artists, collectors and scholars.
I first met Michael Yang in 2012 when he invited me to participate in his pop-up book exhibit “The Stunning Pop-Up Book Exhibit” which was held at the National Museum of History in Taipei, Taiwan. The first thing I noticed about Michael was his enthusiasm for pop-ups, but the more I got to know him, what impressed me most was his vast knowledge of the genre. I have seen many collections of pop-up books and I must say that Michael’s is one of the most impressive in the world.
In this book Michael shares this extensive knowledge of the pop-up book along with selections from his in-depth collection. The pop-up and movable book has a rich and interesting history, which this book will reveal.
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