All Blog Posts Tagged 'book' (63)

French photographer Matthieu Paley is the person behind this almost unbelievable photo called Ice Rider. It was taken in Siberia.

"A bird's eye view of Lake Baikal, the world's largest fresh water lake," writes Paley on his website. "During winter the ice is…

Almost immediately after writing about Evan Robertson's literature inspired illustrations, thousands of you began sharing our post with your friends. Even Robertson was surprised by how quickly and passionately the public embraced his clever prints.…

Photographer Rachel Hulin just sent us never-before-seen images from her soon-to-be-released new book Flying Henry. If you've been following the adventures of Henry along with us, you'll remember him as the cute little baby that seems to have magical powers. Throughout the year, we've…

Back in 2010, we came across the uplifting series Dancers Among Us where photographer Jordan Matter took pictures of dancers jumping, spinning, lifting, and kicking in the midst of everyday life. Matter does not use Photoshop, his fresh and original photos are all captured in…

Korean-born, London-based Jukhee Kwon is a rising new artist who's making a name for herself with these monumental sculptures that look as if pages of books are desperately trying to escape. One of her newest pieces was just displayed at a Korean contemporary art group show in Paris. The multi-level sculpture resembled a cascading waterfall shooting down the middle of…

This recently completed installation, by Brazilian artists Marcos Saboya and Gualter Pupo, gives the phrase "getting lost in a good book" a whole new meaning. A few weeks ago, we told you about a huge maze being made with 250,000 books. From today until August 26, aMAZEme is now being…

Fine art photographer Cara Barer has created two new beautiful book sculptures. Dream Tree started off as a novel titled "Enigma" while Blue Butterfly was, in its previous life, an ordinary yellow pages. They, along with Barer's other works, are currently being shown in an exhibition titled Bound & Unbound at…

As part of the London 2012 Festival, a gargantuan maze will be created using 250,000 books! Starting July 26 through July 30, this installation, called aMAZEme, will be spearheaded by Brazilian artists Marcos Saboya and Gualter Pupo but constructed by the public. (See call for volunteers on…

Artist David Kracov was commissioned to create an award to be given in honor of, and named for, the late director of Chabad's Children of Chernobyl.

Called the "Book Of Life," it was inspired by the extraordinary life of Rabbi Yossi Raichik, a man who saved thousands of children's lives from the devastating effects of the Chernobyl disaster. The metal sculpture has pages…

We've heard the phrase "getting lost in a good book" but never have we seen a sculpture that actually makes you feel it! If you ever get a chance to visit Prague, make sure you drop by the Prague Municipal Library to see an extraordinary sculpture by Matej Kren. The Slovakia-born artist installed a "tower of books" entitled Idiom that uses mirrors to create an illusion that you're looking into an…

Forget picking between a Noble Fir, a Douglas Fir or a regular old pine, just bust out your old books and create your own Christmas tree this year! Spotted on Reddit today is this picture that looks like it was taken at an Anthropologie store (though this has yet to be…

One day, artist Erika Iris Simmons decided to tackle a unique project. Taking nothing but pages from Oscar Wilde's book The Picture of Dorian Gray and glue, she would create a portrait of the Irish poet and author. Every few days, she documented the process as she "sculpted" his features. Using scissors, she'd cut strips of the book and then with an X-acto knife she'd create contours of the face. As a guide, she made a "map" which she placed underneath tracing paper.…