Friday, April 1, 2011

Book Autopsy

A Good Potboiler: what makes a book tick -

Study the inner workings of a plot and characterization in this incredibly open and visual way: books dissected and enhanced by mixed media - designed by Brian Dettmer.




Some call it "Book Autopsies"; I'd call it "hack writing, with 3D illustrations". The anatomical "content" looks especially interesting:



Other work from Brian Dettmer includes some kind of fossil formations, with books revealed in them:






Scalpel Art has to be even more precise... But the book itself is basically trashed. Georgia Russell is responsible for this irresistible "carnage":



It feels like these books have to be contained, otherwise they would explode in streams of wild tangle all over the room:






Other really awesome book art: from Su Blackwell -





"The Book of Nails" by Daniel Essig:





Profile of a really well-read individual

Aaron Packer in his gallery shows this wonderful book sculpture:



Thank you "Dark ROasted Blend"

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