If you think print is dead, you need to check out these incredibly vibrant landscapes made by Montreal artist Guy Laramee using old books. His vision and attention to detail yield gorgeously dreamy results. Here’s a detail shot of the piece above:
And there are plenty more where these came from. Head to Laramee’s site to see the complete series.
[via Abduzeedo; thanks Michael!]











Oh those poor books! ;(
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Is there anywhere that he documents his process? I think his book landscapes are amazing.
Hi Sam, I was wondering the same thing, but hadn’t been able to find any documentation. Whatever it is, it’s no doubt time consuming, but I’d love to know!
Looks like a CNC driven cutter did the work. The actual cutting wouldn’t be time consuming, just the setup on a computer.
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