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Artist Sue Blackwell makes these incredible book sculptures, pictured here Alice in Wonderland - Link.


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Posted by: bludwulf on November 16, 2006 at 8:09 AM

"hese works can be seen as metaphors for language. Like language, that is ephemeral and powerful.
While I'm dealing with dark subject matter, such as loss, loneliness and fragility, I am dealing with it in a light manner."


couldn't she do this without destroying a bunch of books?
seems to me she is turning books with a naturally long useful lifespan into ephemeral art.. a waste, perhaps she could switch to newspaper or magazine for her medium.


Posted by: bludwulf on November 16, 2006 at 8:11 AM

"hese works can be seen as metaphors for language. Like language, that is ephemeral and powerful.
While I'm dealing with dark subject matter, such as loss, loneliness and fragility, I am dealing with it in a light manner."

A metaphor for language???? I think they really were language before she cut em up!
couldn't she do this without destroying a bunch of books?
seems to me she is turning books with a naturally long useful lifespan into ephemeral art.. a waste, perhaps she could switch to newspaper or magazine for her medium.


Posted by: svofski on November 17, 2006 at 6:04 AM

While this looks cool at first sight, I'm very uncomfortable with this too.. First impression - wow, second and the lasting one - butchery.


Posted by: EvanDonovan on December 17, 2006 at 9:29 AM

My friend Elizabeth Tubergen did an installation for the Urban Institute for Contemporary Art in Grand Rapids, MI which involved cutting apart a book and nailing the words in it to the wall. Here's her pictures of setup. And here's photos of the show as a whole.

I don't see anything wrong with making art out of books, as long as they're not rare books or anything.


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