These altered books are just amazing. Some have the complex look of a maze, some appear to be telling a story through paper fairy tale figures, and others have pretty birds and butterflies in flight. Either way they all demonstrate the importance of books in printed form or used in an altered form.
Several great reasons to pick up a book: These artists are bringing literature to life. Clockwise from top left: "The Book of the Lost"(2011) by Su Blackwell; "Grolier" (2005) by Brian Dettmer; "Little Red Riding Hood" (detail) (2010) by Su Blackwell; "Paper Manipulation 1" (2002) and "Butterflies" (2012) both by Louisa Boyd.
Recently we've highlighted the work of artists breaking ground in various media, working with everything from fish parts to scrap metal. Paper has also made a comeback, but not in the traditional sense - artists like Louisa Boyd, Brian Dettmer and Su Blackwell are using books as a medium, lending a novel perspective (pun intended) to the concept of artistic narrative. In this photo-essay, we allow ourselves to be happily consumed by the story.
Boyd’s own sketchbooks inspired her to create works from the pages themselves. “The hand-bound book represents an element of our cultural heritage, a reminder of how far removed we have become from many traditional skills, and how technology and the use of machines have altered our world,” she recently told MutualArt.
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