Beautiful three-dimensional mountains carved into Encyclopedia Britannica by talented Canadian sculptor Guy Laramee.
Twenty four books were carved and transformed into creative sculpture.
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Landscape Carved into Books
February 24th, 2014 | Inspiration |
John Cline
Might it not be better to read the books than to deface them? They are now especially precious, since the print edition is no longer available. There are better ways to apply his art.
Feb 25th, 2014
jimbo
I imediately disliked this. Why not twenty reems of papper instead of books. There is something that just seems wrong with the destruction of books even if they are old encyclopedias.
Feb 25th, 2014
Gert
is that… mold?
Feb 25th, 2014
Swiper Fox
I feel so sorry for the books. Books should be read, NOT to be sculpted out of.
He should have used discarded lumber.
The sculptor must have been a book-hater.
Feb 25th, 2014
Bibin Rana
This is crazy!! looks so real
Feb 25th, 2014
Hannah
Why is everyone so hung up on the books being used for something new? Would you rather see outdated Encyclopedias stored in a mouldy basement box for years? He’s giving the books a new purpose by making them into a new object and defining a new beauty for them. If anything, I think this is rather recycling than destroying.
Feb 26th, 2014
Saadieq
I agree. Its a good use for outdated encyclopedias. It looks amazing. Great art!
Feb 26th, 2014
Barrie Hall
Hannah has stated it best.
Feb 26th, 2014
Liv
I also agree with Hannah. Everyone is ignoring the wonderful sculpture and attacking right away. It’s a very beautiful work.
Feb 26th, 2014
Your conscience
And who are you to say these books didn’t live a wonderful life, were read and enjoyed by many and have ceased serving a functional purpose?…Until now.
These are wonderfully detailed pieces of ART, which are doing a lot more for my imagination than collecting dust in someone’s basement.
The self-righteous indignation on this website gets old, but I am grateful the content typically does not.
Feb 27th, 2014
Sandhya Menon
outdated encyclopedia doesnt mean it can be defaced nor destroyed. if you dont want them pls donate it to people who would die to have them and cant afford. pls dont destroy them so in the name of art.
Mar 3rd, 2014
Max Johnson
outdated encyclopedias doesn’t have the latest information, it is not up to date, which can be wrong sometimes. there’s no use for them anymore, except donating but most people look up stuff on the internet now so no problem.
Mar 4th, 2014
junnie
>>pls donate it to people who would die to have them
no one would “die” for outdated encyclopedias. i mean, that’s just sad. what is your life about.
Mar 20th, 2014
Sonique
Lol. Amazing how people are quick to criticise these days. What about the paper that drawings are created on that come from trees. Oh those poor trees.
Apr 9th, 2015