For the better part of three decades multidisciplinary artist guy laramee has worked as a stage writer, director, composer, a fabricator of musical instruments, a singer, sculptor, painter and writer. Among his sculptural works are two incredible series of carved book landscapes and structures entitled biblios and the great wall, where the dense pages of old books are. Selling them very clearly with his works where he uses the heads up myself the book that we have lately come to name but a montreal based artist guy laramee has built its own eyes of new sculptural works where he uses the. Breathtaking landscapes carved into books fellow canadian guy laramee was previously featured on the sifter back in jaunary. Jan 28, 2016 after two trips to brazils serra do corvo branco region, artist guy larame. Artist guy laramee has carved a series of hardcover encyclopedias into stunning landscape scenes for his great wall. Dec 26, 2011 montreal artist guy laramee has created intricate and detailed sculptures from old novels. Guy laramee book sculptures for sale lorenzo sculptures. May 28, 2017 good books can create whole new worlds of imagination, but one artist is turning the physical books into worlds as well.
Guy laramee is an interdisciplinary artist who, in the course of his 30 years of practice, found his way through such varied and numerous disciplines as. Bound stacks of old dictionaries and encyclopedias carved into landscapes and structures. Jul 26, 2011 artist guy laramee museum of arts and design mad. His series entitled the great wall and biblios represent the degradation of human culture and show glacial landscapes, deep valleys and plateaus. Magnificent new carved book landscapes and architecture by guy. Artist guy laramee is known for his unique relationship with the humble hardcover book. He uses clamps to harden the books and wood carving tools including sand blaster and tar. So i carve landscapes out of books and i paint romantic landscapes, says the artist on his website.
I found a few amazing examples of book sculptures, so i invite you to share the pictures of amazing book art as well. Breathtaking landscapes carved into books twistedsifter. Yatzer caught up with the artist to discover his approaches to his practice and discussed human primitiveness, sandblasting and artistic freedom. These books in particular are a culmination of past events that were very deep in his heart and has become a dedication to the mysterious forces thanks to which we can traverse these ordeals. Four brilliant book sculpture artists and their most. Some artists make it happen by turning old books, dictionaries and encyclopedias into admirable sculptures. Hardbound books are sandblasted into stunning works of book art. Carved book sculptures created by artist guy laramee photos. Cbs this morning special correspondent jeff glor reports.
Artist guy laramee carves and illustrates incredible sculptures out of books in his duo series the great wall and biblios. Among his sculptural works are two incredible series of carved book landscapes and structures entitled biblios and the great wall. Guy laramee artwork presented by foster white gallery, seattle. Commissions guy laramee with images book sculpture. Canadian artist guy laramee has found a new use for old books. Biography in the course of his 30 years of practice, interdisciplinary artist guy laramee has created in such varied and numerous disciplines as theater writing and directing, contemporary music composition, musical instrument design and building, singing, video, scenography, sculpture, installation, painting, and literature. Using sandblasting tools, each piece reveals a stunning landscape crafted with exquisite detail.
Theres a wellknown saying that you shouldnt judge a book by its cover. Nov 22, 2019 he uses those think and heavy book that we remember from collegehigh school to create beautiful sculptures. Guy laramee is back with some new book sculptures that continue to become more and more impressive. Guy laramee at the heart of guy laramees artistic practice is a quest for transcendence. If you leaf through his work, however, you will find that his ongoing series of bookwork appears to be his most passionfilled project. Artist guy laramees new book sculptures are as usual creative and full of meticulous carving. Jan 25, 2020 if it werent for the strong message of loss of information that guy laramee conveys through his symbolic sculptures of halferoded books, his works wouldve been merely a collection of motheaten books. On his website, laramee expounds on the idea behind his creations and leaves us with more. For guy laramee previously, though, a books contents arent the. Carved books by guy laramee wow creative art, book.
His work is currently on display at the expression museum in sainthyacinthe, canada through august 12. Here, we talk to laramee about his bookworksan ongoing series of carved book landscapes that comment on the erosion of cultureto learn more his practice as a whole. Outdated encyclopedias brilliantly carved into book. We of course are all familiar with the absolutely stunning book sculptures that guy laramee has so meticulously carved in the past, here and here. Canadian artist guy laramee has recently published a new series of his amazing book landscapes which are made by carving old books, dictionaries and encyclopedias. Its as if the stories contained between their covers have leapt from the pages and materialized in tangible form. May 23, 2017 artist guy laramee transforms hardbound encyclopedias into stunning works of book art. Montrealbased artist guy laramee previously recently unveiled a new body of sculptural work, highlighting his evolving ability to excavate mountainous landscapes, cavernous hollows, and sloping watersheds from the dense pages of repurposed books. The book sculptures of guy laramee hifructose magazine. Artist guy laramee creates stunning works of book art.
Mar 05, 2012 canadian artist guy laramee has found a new use for old books. His paintings are unapologetically romantic, while his carved book sculptures explore the erosion and impermanence of human culture in the context of the natural world. Carved book landscapes click images for detail for the better part of three decades multidisciplinary artist guy laramee has worked as a stage writer, director, composer, a fabricator of musical instruments, a singer, sculptor, painter and writer. The artist transforms the edges of vintage books, dictionaries and encyclopedias into mountainous glacial landscapes, plateaus, and deep valleys along with detailed painted illustrations. Rather than reading material, they become sprawling mountain landscapes, grassy knolls, and icy caverns.
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Guy laramee has been featured in articles for the burnaway, the flavorwire and the hi. Artist carves vintage books into astoundingly intricate 3d sculptures guy laramees work speaks to the erosion of cultures and our overreliance on analytical knowledge, symbolized by the book. Their work was featured in numerous exhibitions at key galleries and museums, including the childrens museum of the arts and the musee national des beauxarts du quebec. Good books can create whole new worlds of imagination, but one artist is turning the physical books into worlds as well.
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