http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/curiosities/onemanstrash.htm
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/09/bittersweet-art-of-cutting-up-books.html
The art of cutting up books in order to create something is not something I had ever heard of prior to discovering these web-pages. Being an English major, this idea should seem satanic to me, but I like the idea of creating something new out of something old. Artists such as Brian Dettmer, Jacqueline Rush Lee, Georgia Russell, Su Blackwell, Aaron Packer, Mike Stilkey and Jim Rosenau are just a handful of artists that have contributed ideas and creations to this odd art form.
Once again I'm extremely impressed by the tediousness that some of these artists submerge themselves in-in order to create something new.
These are some of my favorite pictures---
VCU's Cabell Library has a HUGE book art collection. If you go to Special Collections & Archives, they'll pull some for you and let you browse them. There's some very cool stuff in there, and it seems like they never get very much attention. http://www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/bookart.html
ReplyDeleteYou should definitely check out the book art collection. If you tell them what you're interested in they will pull them out and everything. The collection they have is insane I highly recommend (along with Ruthie) that you check it out.
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