Posts tagged: cutting
Forgive me for this offtopic post. I couldn’t resist :)
Bringing typography to a whole new level. (Bianca Chang)
Brian Dettmer carefully selects and sifts through stacks of old books to uncover the perfect source and subject for his cultural archaeological explorations and sculptural possibilities. He first determines the presentation, engineering and construction of his altered book or books. Then, with the precision of a surgeon, using scalpels and hundreds of x-acto blades, he alters the pre-existing information and images by selectively removing and manipulating elements to propose new ideas and map new visual journeys.
Dettmer is originally from Chicago, where he studied at Columbia College. He currently lives and works in Atlanta, GA. His works have been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the United States, Mexico and Europe.
Gangnam style paper machine!
Instructions
Of Old Books & Flowers, a personal project using old books to make them into flowers.
Paper vs. Pixel
Cutting the text into the silhouettes—letter-by-letter—came next. There were no overlays or pencil lines to guide me. I simply ‘eyeballed’ the shapes to determine where each of the words should fall. I had a few extra copies of the book on-hand in case I made mistakes and had to start over. Remarkably, that only happened once.
Messing around with paper stripes :) (sphere94 in progress)
“artists who make pieces, artists who do books”
