Design. Illustration. Photography. Galerija. Brian Dettmer. The Book Surgeon. 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 Nothing inside the out-of-date encyclopedias, medical journals, illustration books, or dictionaries is relocated or implanted, only removed.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. Jennifer Collier. T Stout. 04.12.14- - - - this means something. - neon signs, making of - new bruce timm batman - batman vs the terminator - fed up. i love sugar. 04.01.14- - - ah, april 1st. the perfect day to post true information. everyone will believe you. but in all seriousness, received my money from the gallery and heres where the charity portion went. hopefully its pretty transparent for everyone, email me if you need better details to followup with anyone, just to make sure its all above board. thanks for your orders, as always. 03.23.14- - - i am working, i am working. in other news - Wheels for kids. wow. more info about this program. - traits / hulk - yikes. shark. - jeff goldblums laugh - let it go...metal - mike mignolas top pieces 03.18.14- - - man this year is flying by. - type men - it paints me to see this- otomo. the man. - land of the lost prometheus.- ah...dolphin. - more dolphins. or whales - learning through disney. - squirrel me round. - suspicious minds - unchained melody.