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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What fabulous creations; I'm intrigued and delighted!
Incredible.
mesmerizing stuff.
Amazing new art form
@TedWrayArtist
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed! There are many book excavation artists now. It's a growing field...
Totally AWESOME!
What a fascinating art form.
@TedWrayArtist
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. There are many book excavation artists these days. It's an obsession for some of us :)
incredible work and what patience!
Accidentally turns priceless first edition into art. Lol ☺️
Legit. Way to go Jimmy!
absolutely beautiful : )
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
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.
Where did you get that craft knife you work with?
Can you to that to the first edition of the Gutenberg bible, please?
Wow😍🤩👌
You have to destroy to create. Chinese Proverbs.
comparing Michelangelo to this guy? Come on now.