Jun 04 2009
bookasmagoria: the art of su blackwell
Su Blackwell is a Sheffield, UK artist who creates her strange and fairy-like panoramas out of paper cut-outs: frequently from books. Often her sculptures have literary themes, or use cut-outs from vintage illustrations. I’m always a little wary at the idea of cutting up a book, but I’ve also always been fascinated by the book as a transformative object, something that can be used in multiple ways (so long as they’re respectful; burning books for fuel or using them to wrap fish is not on). Here are a few of my favourite Su Blackwell pieces.
Additionally, here is a stop-motion animation advertisement she worked on for Beringer Vinyards.
I am always interested in hearing about any strange book-related trivia and ephemera: feel free to share your discoveries!
