Book Sculptures

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by JWBear

I look at them and think "what a horrible thing to do to a book! Nobody can read them now!"

Originally Posted by Tref

I suppose that was my first reaction as well -- lovely but sad. I get nervous when I see somebody improperly bending the spine of a book, much less chopping it up for art.

It's always hard to see a book bite the dust, but it seems the books he used are ones that would end up in the trash anyway, as LV mentions below -

Originally Posted by libraryvixen

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.

I've felt the same impulse upon seeing the ancient books people donate to the Friends of the Library bookstore. Much of the donations aren't of any use to anyone. They sell many of the books for 25 cents or less, and even then, they can't get rid of them fast enough, so anything less than worthy is tossed.

I adore this art, and would absolutely love a piece for my walls. Not only is it gorgeous and brilliant, it's a wonderful second life for a reference piece that's no longer useful.