James Allen Turns Books Into Sculptures | Oregon Art Beat

Portland book excavator James Allen carves books until they look like word and image-rich pieces of sculpture. He starts with a discarded vintage book, then cuts carefully through layers of illustrations and images to create a multi-faceted display.
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[@corginut123]

Incredible.

[@trishshirley373]

What fabulous creations; I'm intrigued and delighted!

[@benoitcransac2178]

mesmerizing stuff.

[@TheAAdele05]

Totally AWESOME!

[@brucepreston3794]

Amazing new art form

[@TedWrayArtist]

Agreed! There are many book excavation artists now. It's a growing field...

[@Ciara1594]

Accidentally turns priceless first edition into art. Lol ☺️

[@bethanychamberlain3245]

absolutely beautiful : )

[@dumoulin11]

What a fascinating art form.

[@TedWrayArtist]

Agreed. There are many book excavation artists these days. It's an obsession for some of us :)

[@jayhumphreys2030]

Legit. Way to go Jimmy!

[@melissahansen9934]

incredible work and what patience!

[@moiravitalis]

Wow😍🤩👌

[@santoshr2984]

Did this when I was a child and got a nice beating from my dad :0) .. it must have been some imp book I guess

[@carriehanifen3434]

Your work is very interesting, I love it , hope you don’t mind me trying that out. Really talented. Hope to see your work in person some day.

[@erikalipkis4892]

Where did you get that craft knife you work with?

[@Zardoz4441]

Can you to that to the first edition of the Gutenberg bible, please?

[@Hondstyles]

You have to destroy to create. Chinese Proverbs.

[@Sheepdog1314]

comparing Michelangelo to this guy? Come on now.