Books As Art

I've just discovered something wonderful. And creative. And bookish.

So naturally I knew I had to share on this blog.

Brian Dettmer is an artist who uses surgical tools to cut away parts of books, leaving something absolutely stunning.

Book art! You could spend a long time studying the pictures posted on his website. Go to www.briandettmer.com to learn more about him and his work.



On his website he states:
"I cut into the surface of the book and dissect through it from the front. I work with knives, tweezers and surgical tools to carve one page at a time, exposing each layer while cutting around ideas and images of interest. Nothing inside the books is relocated or implanted, only removed. Images and ideas are revealed to expose alternate histories and memories. My work is a collaboration with the existing material and its past creators and the completed pieces expose new relationships of the book’s internal elements exactly where they have been since their original conception."

Hope this brightens your day!



Laura
On behalf of the ACL