Art Made From Books: Altered, Sculpted, Carved, Transformed

Description: This volume collects a jaw-dropping assortment of art made from books--by cutting, painting, sawing, laminating, balancing or stacking. The definitive guide to the emerging art form, Art Made from Books showcases groundbreaking work by today's best practitioners, from Su Blackwell's whimsical pop-up landscapes to the stacked-book sculptures of Jonathan Callan. A foreword by pioneering artist Brian Dettmer and an introduction by design critic Alyson Kuhn complete the collection, presented in an unusual, tactile package with exposed spine.

Review: "As a bibliophile, you might have conflicting emotions about these sculptures. Many books were harmed in the making of this book. But the thousands of painted, shredded, and petrified pages are not so much defiled as exalted by the artists whose works are shown in lush photos here." - Entertainment Weekly

Author Biography: Alyson Kuhn is a freelance writer and branding strategist. She is a regular contributor to the beloved design and paper goods blog, Felt & Wire. Brian's artwork has been featured in The New York Times, Wired, and The Guardian, among other prestigious publications. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Laura Heyenga is a former editor at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the author of Paper Cutting. She lives in Berkeley, California.