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Message board > The Poetree and other sculptures
The Poetree and other sculptures
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almaz
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The Poetree and other sculptures
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I don �t know if anyone �s been following the story of the mysterious and exquisite little paper sculptures in praise of books that have been left anonymously in some of Edinburgh �s literary institutions over the last six months. Things like this:
More info and pics here:
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26 Sep 2011
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Mariethe House
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Absolutely stunning! A friend of mine in france does paper sculptures from books and this work reminds me of what she does. Unfortunately, I have no pictures but will get some!
What a super creative idea of leaving this for free with no fame seeking, everywhere in Edimburgh. I wish all artists had that generous mind!
Thank you Alex for letting us know!
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26 Sep 2011
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maryse pey�
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woaw !!!!! absolutely fascinating ! How much patience and love for pure and mere beauty from art !!!!
This artist is absolutely incredible : he or she made one �s creations famous and stayed anonymous... This is what we can call ART FOR ART ONLY !
Thanks for sharing such a wonderful topic dear friend.
Maryse. |
26 Sep 2011
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perma
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So beautiful!And what a great story
Another "book sculptor". Just beautiful. |
26 Sep 2011
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MarionG
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Thank you soo much for sharing this. I hadn �t heard about it before. They are just inspiring. Not only the artwork itself, also the message: for the love of libraries,books, words and ideas.
What a beautiful soul must have created these!
I sent the link to all my collegues and bookloving friends. |
26 Sep 2011
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Sainte-Marie
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Charming! It �s more intriguing that �s it �s a gift from a stranger... |
26 Sep 2011
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juliag
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Absolutely amazing sculptures and what a wonderful, intriguing, delightful act. And such fun, too! Thank you dear Almaz for sharing it with us.
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26 Sep 2011
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Olindalima ( F )
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In fact, amazing! Even more with all this mysterious and anonymous artist around. Time to call for Sherlock Holmes.
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26 Sep 2011
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ueslteacher
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The message "for the love of books and libraries", Marion, seriously? Don �t you think, that butchering old books is the opposite kind of the message. I �d say you can read "this is what you should do with the useless stuff that �s been sitting on the shelf for too long or something that bore you to death" somewhere between the lines. Definitely impressive. Destructive and creative at the same time:) Sophia
@Alex: these sculptures are as odd as the puzzles of a serial killer  I must have been watching too much of CSI |
26 Sep 2011
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MarionG
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Hi Sophia, I must admit that my first reaction was also "oh, what a shame of the book" but I definitely wouldn �t call the delicate carving "butchering" and I do think s/he was sincere in presenting the work as a tribute to books. Sometimes "sacrificing" a book (hardly a rare copy) in order to raise awareness for reading or libraries can be justified I think. I remember having a book that was in such bad shape that no amount of glue or tape could fix it so I ended up laminating some of the gorgeous illustrations in it to decorate the English room. (even though that meant - gulp - cutting out pages) Felt like the least I could do for the book.... |
26 Sep 2011
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