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]]>Laramée uses various carving methods, including high-pressure water, to alter old encyclopedias and dictionaries. He then paints them to resemble rocky formations seen in nature.
From afar, these pieces look like mountain landscapes, similar to ones found in Pico da Caledônia national park, which the artist sees through the windows of his studio. But when looked closer, the remains of covers, pages, bindings, and titles are still clearly visible.
“Mountains of disused knowledge return to what they really are: mountains. They erode a bit more and they become hills,“ Laramée explains in his artist statement. “Then they flatten and become fields where apparently nothing is happening. Piles of obsolete encyclopedias return to that which does not need to say anything, that which simply IS. Fogs and clouds erase everything we know, everything we think we are.”
Laramée displayed his intriguing book transformations in numerous exhibitions around the world, including his native Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. He also frequently shares his newest pieces on social media. Check out more of them below.
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]]>Grizi is an avid fan of the written word, studying Classics and Italian Literature and working as a journalist before embarking on a career as an artist. But she actually started creating her signature pieces by accident.
She initially had an idea to create a face that emerges from panels. But when she started working on this sculpture, Grizi noticed that those panels reminded her of book pages. It was at that point that she realized that this could be a great way to incorporate her love for books into her artistic expression.
“My challenge today is to bring lightness and dynamism to a static material, to thin the bronze, to set the clay in motion. My books and pages tell stories and emotions through enigmatic faces and engravings on time-worn sheets. The words are semi-legible, comprehensible only in the moment of creation,” Grizi shared in a recent interview with DeMilked.
Continue scrolling to check out more of Grizi’s unique sculptures.
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]]>For example, a sculpture made out of pages of Odhams New Illustrated Atlas of the World shows a paper ship sailing the paper sea. On the other hand, Eric de Maré’s book Wren’s London, which tells the story of the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire of 1666, was turned into a paper sculpture of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
According to Taylor, she spends hours exploring antique shops, market stalls with used books, and online shops to find the right material for her sculptures. She prefers old books and usually opts for those published in the first half of the 20th century.
“I instantly know the right book, as I can picture the sculpture as if it has been laying dormant, just waiting to be given form,” she shared in a recent interview with Colossal.
Taylor’s works have been exhibited at various galleries in the UK and several international art fairs. The artist also shares all of her new works on social media. Continue scrolling to check out more of them below.
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]]>The post Artist Transforms Discarded Books into Mountain-Like Sculptures appeared first on Wallpaper Data.
]]>Laramée uses various carving methods, including high-pressure water, to alter old encyclopedias and dictionaries. He then paints them to resemble rocky formations seen in nature.
From afar, these pieces look like mountain landscapes, similar to ones found in Pico da Caledônia national park, which the artist sees through the windows of his studio. But when looked closer, the remains of covers, pages, bindings, and titles are still clearly visible.
“Mountains of disused knowledge return to what they really are: mountains. They erode a bit more and they become hills,“ Laramée explains in his artist statement. “Then they flatten and become fields where apparently nothing is happening. Piles of obsolete encyclopedias return to that which does not need to say anything, that which simply IS. Fogs and clouds erase everything we know, everything we think we are.”
Laramée displayed his intriguing book transformations in numerous exhibitions around the world, including his native Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. He also frequently shares his newest pieces on social media. Check out more of them below.
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]]>The post Faces Emerge From the Pages of Books in Paola Grizi’s Stunning Sculptures appeared first on Wallpaper Data.
]]>Grizi is an avid fan of the written word, studying Classics and Italian Literature and working as a journalist before embarking on a career as an artist. But she actually started creating her signature pieces by accident.
She initially had an idea to create a face that emerges from panels. But when she started working on this sculpture, Grizi noticed that those panels reminded her of book pages. It was at that point that she realized that this could be a great way to incorporate her love for books into her artistic expression.
“My challenge today is to bring lightness and dynamism to a static material, to thin the bronze, to set the clay in motion. My books and pages tell stories and emotions through enigmatic faces and engravings on time-worn sheets. The words are semi-legible, comprehensible only in the moment of creation,” Grizi shared in a recent interview with DeMilked.
Continue scrolling to check out more of Grizi’s unique sculptures.
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]]>The post Emma Taylor Turns Secondhand Books Into Captivating Paper Sculptures appeared first on Wallpaper Data.
]]>For example, a sculpture made out of pages of Odhams New Illustrated Atlas of the World shows a paper ship sailing the paper sea. On the other hand, Eric de Maré’s book Wren’s London, which tells the story of the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire of 1666, was turned into a paper sculpture of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
According to Taylor, she spends hours exploring antique shops, market stalls with used books, and online shops to find the right material for her sculptures. She prefers old books and usually opts for those published in the first half of the 20th century.
“I instantly know the right book, as I can picture the sculpture as if it has been laying dormant, just waiting to be given form,” she shared in a recent interview with Colossal.
Taylor’s works have been exhibited at various galleries in the UK and several international art fairs. The artist also shares all of her new works on social media. Continue scrolling to check out more of them below.
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