Mountains of Books Become Mountains. I thought I’d seen every type of book carving imaginable, until I ran across these jaw dropping creations by Guy Laramee. His works are so sculptural, so movingly natural in their form, they’ve really touched me. His works are inspired by a fascination with so-called progress in society: a thinking which says the book is dead, libraries are obsolete and technology is the only way of the future. His thoughts: “One might say: so what? Do we really believe that “new technologies” will change anything concerning our existential dilemma, our human condition? See Also INCREDIBLE 3D ILLUSTRATIONS JUMP OUT OF THE SKETCHBOOK Carving into the discarded stacks of books, he has created fantastic, romantic landscapes which remind us that though our fascinations and the value we put on different ideas have changed, we as a species have not evolved that much.
“Mountains of disused knowledge return to what they really are: mountains. See more of his beautifully meditative works at guylaramee.com. Wild Scenics Pictures - stock photos. THE UNDERBELLY PROJECT. Lighter Motorbikes. Dave DeVries - Childrens drawings. Isaac Salazar - Books of art. January 18th, 2011 Books of Art by Isaac Salazar, a simple idea well executed. found at ffffound. Kseniya Simonova - Sand animation. Shadow Art (Kumi Yamashita, Tim Noble + Sue Webster)