Book Art - Miniatures Brian Dettmer
The works of artist Brian Dettmer leave no one indifferent, evoking a range of emotions: from admiration “how beautiful!” to indignation “you can’t treat books like that!”
Humanity's attitude towards books over timeThe existence of printing has evolved from "secret knowledge" and luxury to the widespread replacement of paper publications with electronic ones and even indifference. But the fact remains constant that real creative individuals need to go beyond the standard creativity.
Creative artist Brian Dettmer is developinga new kind of book art (original — book carving). The idea is to turn a book into a sculpture by cutting out unnecessary parts from it, according to the artist. Brian is one of the most prominent and famous representatives of this new genre of contemporary art. Perhaps, when book carving becomes part of classical art, he will be called the founder, and his methods and works — textbook. In his work, Brian uses nothing but a knife, tweezers and surgical instruments. His imagination, boundless spatial imagination and ability to see a masterpiece in a closed book that can surprise even sophisticated aesthetes are amazing.
