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Dettmers work has a sort of vintage touch to it because he uses old books maps, encyclopedias, textbooks, manuals, and any other sort of literature that he can turn into an interesting piece of art. Brian dettmer, a new yorkbased artist known as the book surgeon, uses tweezers, knives, scalpels and other surgical tools to dissect and carve old books into intricate and beautiful sculptures. Magnificent new carved book landscapes and architecture by guy. Guerrilla book sculpture made for the 2011 edinburgh international book festival by an anonymous artist.
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