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This Paper Art selection shows fantastic examples of artistic works from talented artists from across the globe. Click the links at the end of each example for expanded galleries and more information...
Photographer Cara Barer has done a fantastic job in turning old books into stunning paper art. My favourite is the one entitled ‘The Twins’ at the end of this post ↓ Above: “Rapunzel”.
Above: Anthology
An extract from Cara’s online statement:
[...] I arrive at some of my images by chance. Others, through experimentation. Without these two elements, my work would not flow easily from one idea to the next. A random encounter on Drew Street with the Houston Yellow Pages was the primary inspiration for this project. After that chance meeting, I began the search for more books, and more methods to change their appearance.
I realized I owned many books that were no longer of use to me, or for that matter, anyone else. Would I ever need “Windows 95?” After soaking it in the bathtub for a few hours, it had a new shape and purpose. Half Price Books became a regular haunt, and an abandoned house gave me a set of outdated reference books, complete with mold and neglect. Each book tells me how to begin according to its size, type of paper, and sometimes contents. [read more]
Above: Butterfly
Above: Carousel
Above: Flurry
Above: How To
Above: Murder Mystery
Above: Rogets
Above: The Twins
Credits for this work: Images shown here are copyright © Cara Barer. Please visit her site for more stunning work and contact details.
If you liked this, check out Paper Cut: Creating Reality and Paper Art Tetris.
