James Allen Turns Books Into Sculptures | Oregon Art Beat

Portland book excavator James Allen carves books until they look like word and image-rich pieces of sculpture. He starts with a discarded vintage book, then cuts carefully through layers of illustrations and images to create a multi-faceted display.
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  • @trishshirley373
    @trishshirley3737 ай бұрын

    What fabulous creations; I'm intrigued and delighted!

  • @corginut123
    @corginut1233 ай бұрын

    Incredible.

  • @benoitcransac2178
    @benoitcransac21783 жыл бұрын

    mesmerizing stuff.

  • @brucepreston3794
    @brucepreston37944 жыл бұрын

    Amazing new art form

  • @TedWrayArtist

    @TedWrayArtist

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed! There are many book excavation artists now. It's a growing field...

  • @TheAAdele05
    @TheAAdele053 жыл бұрын

    Totally AWESOME!

  • @dumoulin11
    @dumoulin114 жыл бұрын

    What a fascinating art form.

  • @TedWrayArtist

    @TedWrayArtist

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed. There are many book excavation artists these days. It's an obsession for some of us :)

  • @melissahansen9934
    @melissahansen99344 жыл бұрын

    incredible work and what patience!

  • @Ciara1594
    @Ciara15943 жыл бұрын

    Accidentally turns priceless first edition into art. Lol ☺️

  • @jayhumphreys2030
    @jayhumphreys20303 жыл бұрын

    Legit. Way to go Jimmy!

  • @bethanychamberlain3245
    @bethanychamberlain32452 жыл бұрын

    absolutely beautiful : )

  • @santoshr2984
    @santoshr29843 жыл бұрын

    Did this when I was a child and got a nice beating from my dad :0) .. it must have been some imp book I guess

  • @carriehanifen3434
    @carriehanifen3434 Жыл бұрын

    Your work is very interesting, I love it , hope you don’t mind me trying that out. Really talented. Hope to see your work in person some day.

  • @erikalipkis4892
    @erikalipkis48922 жыл бұрын

    Where did you get that craft knife you work with?

  • @Zardoz4441
    @Zardoz44413 жыл бұрын

    Can you to that to the first edition of the Gutenberg bible, please?

  • @moiravitalis
    @moiravitalis8 ай бұрын

    Wow😍🤩👌

  • @Hondstyles
    @Hondstyles Жыл бұрын

    You have to destroy to create. Chinese Proverbs.

  • @Sheepdog1314
    @Sheepdog13146 ай бұрын

    comparing Michelangelo to this guy? Come on now.