Apr 09, 2010 for the ultimate metaconceptual book art, look no further royal college of art graduates hanna nilsson, sofia osterhus and markus bergstrom, a. Uk artist su blackwell has sent in images of her work. The magical world of book sculptor su blackwell objects not. Sus booksculptures are currently on display in london and manchester city art gallery until january 20. Su blackwells artwork proves that theres more than one way to appreciate a good book. We visit her in her london studio to find out more about her work. Her latest series dwelling is inspired by folk stories. Book sculptures by su blackwellsu blackwell born 1975 in sheffield u.
Find the latest shows, biography, and artworks for sale by su blackwell. Absolutely wonderful artistry of su blackwell, book cut sculpture. Su blackwell the girl in the wood, 2008 booksculpture made of cutout images from old books. Su blackwell, an rca graduate and artist who works primarily in paper, makes book sculptures and installations out of secondhand books. Aug 19, 2008 traditionally, books and sculptures are thought of as different fields within the general category of art. This lighted paper house in a landscape of text has all the. The latest paper sculptures, editorial and advertising work from su blackwell if its hip, its here archives. Paper has always been a medium for communication, and british artist su blackwell is testing papers storytelling ability by creating entire. Reminiscent of popup books, blackwell literally uses the.
World book day interview with book sculptor su blackwell. Su blackwell makes amazing book sculptures, made by cutting three dimensional popup sculptures out of the pages of books. Reading is a virtue that grants the mind to expand its spectrum of knowledge and imagination. She has been commissioned to make work for several. Uk artist su blackwell blends the two in 3d works that are both literature and. Bygg studio, who have created an entire alphabet out of stacked books. See more ideas about book sculpture, book art and book crafts. More of su blackwell s enchanting book sculptures reading is a virtue that grants the mind to expand its spectrum of knowledge and imagination. Ive noticed that a recent trend among paper cut art is book sculptures but su blackwells bookcut sculptures far exceed most that ive seen. Some artists use books as a starting point for making sculptures and fantastical objects. I love how each threedimensional piece so beautifully captures the book. The latest paper sculptures, editorial and advertising work from su blackwell.
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Gather three pages at a time at the center of the book and fold the pages in half to form the petallike shape. Su finds her books in secondhand book shops and always reads them first before starting to sculpt. Could those really have been made from the pages of a book. Illuminated book sculptures form highly detailed magical. She loves to spend time browsing the shelves in secondhand bookstores, seeking out books with stories. Su blackwell revives old book book sculpture, by su blackwell. The creation will be a oneofakind su blackwell sculpture, displayed inside a wooden case with lights, with musuem quality glass at front. While ive long admired books that are folded into meaningful words like the ones by stephanie pounds and those who sculpt books into intricate scenes, like su blackwell, jodi harveybrown and malena valcarcel, clara often turns books, minus their covers. She loves to spend time browsing the shelves in secondhand bookstores, seeking out books with stories that appeal to her sense of wonder.
Su blackwell uses the humble and ephemeral qualities of paper to represent feelings of wonder and melancholy. Altered book artist su blackwell june 05, 2014 if paper art typically catches your eye, then you may already be familiar with su blackwell, a creator of marvelous altered book sculptures. British artist su blackwell makes magical paper art from old. Apr 23, 20 if youve read real simple s june 20 feature 50 books that will change your life, youve seen su blackwells paper sculptures and may have wondered. Dec 14, 2010 su blackwell crafting intricate scenes with only a few carefully cut and folded book pages, su blackwell converts laid off texts into the material for new storytelling styles. See more ideas about book art, book sculpture and altered books. Jun 25, 2016 book sculptures by a british artist su blackwell.
Dec 01, 2010 we are loving our collaboration with young british paper craft artist, su blackwell, who we commissioned to create a unique sculpture for our enchanted chris. Altered book sculptures the brooklyn refinery diy, arts. Paul octavious takes the concept of book sculptures quite literally. The sculptor constructs physical representation of textual narrative, making her pieces like meta sculptures, figures made of stories telling stories. Digital art tutorial, art tutorials, painting lessons. Threedimensional book sculptures by su blackwell wired. I often work within the realm of fairy tales and folklore.
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