Book Sculptures

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 09-19-2007, 10:03 AM

Some of the most interesting visual art I've ever seen. (At least online thanks to BoingBoing; I've yet to see these in person.) The artist calls them Book Autopsies.

http://centripetalnotion.com/2007/09...6:26/#more-550

Ghoulish Delight · 09-19-2007, 10:08 AM

Wow, those are spectacular.

LSPoorEeyorick · 09-19-2007, 10:27 AM

Oh, my. I don't think I've ever seen anything quite so lovely and surprising and somehow even a little sad... and, wow.

libraryvixen · 09-19-2007, 10:35 AM

Magnificent. I wish the artist would come to my local booksale. There are always old editions of books that go unpurchased. I try to go through many of them so I can keep them and love them but there are plenty of them that live on the shelf for a year waiting for a home.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 09-19-2007, 12:28 PM

Very cool. I have a set of Encyclopedia Britanica they could use.

Gemini Cricket · 09-19-2007, 12:31 PM

Neat-o!

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 09-19-2007, 03:14 PM

And now, it CAME FROM BEYOND!

Mad paper beast on the loose.

Or maybe it just lost its mommy.

libraryvixen · 09-19-2007, 03:34 PM

That face is something only a mother can love... and that lady can't run from fast enough!

Capt Jack · 09-19-2007, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by libraryvixen

That face is something only a mother can love...

no, I think even she would be hard pressed

Kevy Baby · 09-19-2007, 05:32 PM

I particularly like the ones in wood: the juxtaposition of books and the source of the paper.

09-19-2007, 10:03 AM	#1
Eliza Hodgkins 1812 Sputnik Sweetheart Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 2,685	Book Sculptures Some of the most interesting visual art I've ever seen. (At least online thanks to BoingBoing; I've yet to see these in person.) The artist calls them Book Autopsies. http://centripetalnotion.com/2007/09...6:26/#more-550
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Wow, those are spectacular. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	Oh, my. I don't think I've ever seen anything quite so lovely and surprising and somehow even a little sad... and, wow.
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libraryvixen is part of the resistance Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: up North Posts: 963	Magnificent. I wish the artist would come to my local booksale. There are always old editions of books that go unpurchased. I try to go through many of them so I can keep them and love them but there are plenty of them that live on the shelf for a year waiting for a home. __________________ Yes, I'm still alive!
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Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	Very cool. I have a set of Encyclopedia Britanica they could use.
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Neat-o!
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Eliza Hodgkins 1812 Sputnik Sweetheart Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 2,685	And now, it CAME FROM BEYOND! Mad paper beast on the loose. Or maybe it just lost its mommy.
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libraryvixen is part of the resistance Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: up North Posts: 963	That face is something only a mother can love... and that lady can't run from fast enough! __________________ Yes, I'm still alive!
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	I particularly like the ones in wood: the juxtaposition of books and the source of the paper. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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