A world inside a book

Brian Dettmer is an American artist, mostly known for his works involving alterations of existing media: books, maps, records, audio casettes...

Among his most fascinating pieces are his book carvings, turning ordinary books into sculptures and revealing their content as a three-dimensional work of art.

This one is entitled Science in the Twentieth Century.



Check out more of Dettmer's works on Flickr.

Found through Centripetal Notion.

Pencil Sculptures

Jennifer Maestre is an artist from South Africa who makes sculptures out of everyday objects like pencils and nails. Spiky sculptures! Inspired by sea urchins!