Monday, November 4, 2013

13 Sculptures Made Out of Books

 

Books are beautiful in their own right, but these artists have managed to improve on perfection.

1. Books to infinity

This crazy miracle in a library in Prague was designed by Slovakian artist Matej Kren. There’s a mirror inside so the tunnel of books looks endless when you lean into it.

2. Books as landscapes

Guy Laramee
Montreal-based artist Guy Laramee uses the texture of the pages to give the feeling of earth and rocks in his landscape sculptures.

3. Film Star

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This piece by John Latham was part of a special exhibition at the Tate Britain in 2005-2006.

4. Sunburst of books

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This wall-mounted sculpture is by Columbian artist Federico Uribe.

5. The Raven

Jaron James/Su Blackwell
Paper sculptor Su Blackwell makes delicate cut-outs that appear to be rising from the center of the book.

6. OMG LOL

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This sculpture made from a dictionary is by artist Michael Mandiberg.

7. Book ball

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This sphere made out of books is in Minneapolis.

8. Paging M.C. Escher

Brian Dettmer
This sculptor carves angular pathways into books, making convoluted three-dimensional figures worthy of M.C. Escher.

9. Sunset

Cara Barer
This book is reminiscent of wild, rainbow hair.

10. Creepy-crawlies

BookDust
Robert The unlocks creatures hiding inside books.

11. Color wheel

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This colorful sculpture is at Kansas City Public Library.

12. Books as canvas

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Artist Mike Stilkey uses acrylic paint on backdrops made out of books, including this piece on display at the Bristol Museum.

13. Flying books

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This is the ceiling of a booth made out of books by Jan Reymond for the Geneva Book Fair.

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