What to do with what remains? Salvage. Adapt. Repurpose.
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Brian Dettmer is an American artist who takes old books and turns them into beautiful works of art by cutting away selected parts to reveal layered images and text.
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Artist Mike Stilkey is painting artistic images on the spines of stacked books. His art is called “book sculptures”.
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The art of Nick Georgiou is composed from discarded books and newspapers.
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