Colisée du Livre Inc — Quebec Plus.ca. A Skull of Books. I just spotted this new work-in-progress by one of my favorite artists Maskull Lasserre (previously). Incarnate (Three Degrees of Certainty II) is nearly perfect rendering of a human skull from a thick stack of outdated computer manuals. Looking at these particular titles I can’t help but think these books have been called to a much higher purpose. The Carved Book Landscapes of Guy Laramée. Grand Larousse (2010)photo © Guy Laramée The human spirit transcends the known through the work of Guy Laramée the Montreal based artist who pushes the materiality of the common book to the limit.
Continuing the lines drawn by Caspar Friedrich and Gerhard Richter, Laramée admits to his attraction to spirituality. He combines the old philosophies of Asian arts and Zen and draws energy from Romanticism. Yatzer caught up with the artist to discover his approaches to his practice and discussed human primitiveness, sand-blasting and artistic freedom... Grand Larousse (2010), detail photo © Guy Laramée Do you class yourself as a romantic and if so, in which ways? So in a way my work is about continuing this line that goes From Caspar Friedrich to Gerhard Richter. Photo © Guy Laramée Themes such as isolation, spirituality and the greatness of nature are ever present. Talk us through your creative process with one or two examples.Inspiration is a very mysterious thing. Why books? Sources: Yusuke Oono’s Palm-Sized Book is a Fairytale Told in 360 Degrees Yusuke Oono - Gallery Page 2. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then there must be volumes inside this tiny booklet by Yusuke Oono.
The Germany-based Japanese architect created this incredible 360 degree picture book using a laser cutter for Fab Cafe’s You Fab 2012 design contest. Not surprisingly, her small, circular diorama took one of the top honors. Closed, the piece looks like an everyday book, but once opened, its pages can be splayed revealing a forest, animals, an evil witch, and Snow White with accompanying dwarfs.
Yusuke Oono’s small story book appears as magical as the fairytale inside. The pages, which are bound together with glue, are separated by ring shaped spacers to ensure that the story is viewed at the right angle. Looking like the offspring of a Rolodex and a mobile, the snow white book reveals new details with every turn. Each flat leaf combines to make a three-dimensional sculpture that lets the reader explore a moment frozen in time. + Yusuke Ono Via My Modern Met.
Artist Books 3.0 - Where artists' books and the book arts meet online...