The Book Surgeon (15 pieces) Using knives, tweezers and surgical tools, Brian Dettmer carves one page at a time.
Nothing inside the out-of-date encyclopedias, medical journals, illustration books, or dictionaries is relocated or implanted, only removed. Dettmer manipulates the pages and spines to form the shape of his sculptures. He also folds, bends, rolls, and stacks multiple books to create completely original sculptural forms. "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," he says. "The richness and depth of the book is universally respected yet often undiscovered as the monopoly of the form and relevance of the information fades over time. Dettmer is originally from Chicago, where he studied at Columbia College.
Update: Read our exclusive interview with the Book Surgeon here. Brian Dettmer's website. Peter callesen. More Money, More Art: 32 Currency Creations. More Money, More Art: 32 Currency Creations Article by Steph, filed under Sculpture & Craft in the Art category.
Money art, including sculptures and collages made of coins or paper cash, proves that currency can be worth even more than its face value. These 32 works by 14 (more) artists were created by welding coins together, laser-cutting cash, painting on dollar bills and even just plastering an entire room with them. From stunningly detailed portraits to jaw-dropping stop-motion videos, these works of art range from social commentary to pure fun. Portraits & More by Mark Wagner (images via: escape into life) Swirling, intricate portraits and drawings of beetles and human anatomy are among the most awe-inspiring works of artist Mark Wagner, co-founder of the Brooklyn Artists Alliance. London 2012 Sign Made from Coins (images via: this is colossal) My Money, My Currency by Hanna von Goeler (images via: if it’s hip it’s here) Carved Cash Sculptures by Scott Campbell Money Dress by Dave Cole. Unique Paper Silhouettes Art. I personally love to share Best, Creative and Unique art to my viewers.
This time I again got a really nice art by Joe Bagley. He creates unique silhouette art from a single sheet of black paper using only sharp x-acto knives without any lasers, dies, or prints, Take a look.. Ads by Google. AMAZING Beer Can Lanterns!
Extreme Sheep LED Art. "Flexible Love" Folding Chair. A Tiny Toothpick Treehouse in a Bitty Broccoli Tree - StumbleUpon. - StumbleUpon. Awesome Things (39 pics) - StumbleUpon. Thing in a Jar - StumbleUpon. Thing in a Jar 7 inches by 4 inches, mason jar Pictured above is the Thing in a Jar that's usually sitting in my office at work.
The coolest thing about the Thing is that everyone responds to seeing it by asking questions. Where did I find it? Is it an internal organ? The Thing in a Jar is made out of Sculpey, acryllic paint and rubber cement. This is the third Thing in a Jar I've made. Here's a conceptual sketch I made of this Thing before I sculpted it. 1.5 by 2.5 inches, ballpoint pen Usually when I make a Thing in a Jar, I try to keep the shape ambiguous enough so that the viewer cannot really pin down exactly what they're looking at. The glass jar acts as a physical barrier, preventing the viewer from directly accessing its contents. I think this is much cooler than, for example, a painting, which basically has this big implicit sign hanging off of it that says, "I am just a painting of an object, not the object itself.
Viewers of The Thing in a Jar do not have this preconception. Amazing PAPER Art By Peter CALLESEN. The incredible optical illusions Pencil vs reality... ~ Online Foktai.