Carved Book Art: Pretty or Pointless?

by AdriHead Posted 2012/07/02 21:05:29

Related Topics: Book Carving, Book Carving Art, Art, Brian Dettmer, Drawing, Painting, Unique Art

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	Pretty	314 votes	90%
	Pointless	35 votes	10%

Get a load of this unique art! Brian Dettmer isn't your average artist. Rather than painting a portrait or drawing a sketch, he makes his art by intricately carving books using knives, tweezers and any other crafty tools he can find. His work is unlike any other... to say the least. Are you into the detailed book carvings? Or do you think it's kind of pointless?Artist Brian Dettmer uses surgical tools to carve up old encyclopedias, dictionaries, and medical journals. No materials are added and nothing inside the books are relocated, he simply carves the existing paper, one page at a time.

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Inquisitve Kat 2012/07/03 03:04:27

Pretty

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Art is never "pointless".
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Pendy 2012/07/04 19:31:12

Pretty

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Works of art are never pointless they are here to express the artists mind and make the world a more beautiful or meaningful place

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twocrows 2012/07/04 18:39:25

Pretty

once again proving the adage: "if it can be done it will be done." this is one of the times I'm glad it was - - done.

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Momo 2012/07/04 18:02:47

Pretty

I would want some of his work

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meme14 2012/07/04 17:23:48

Pretty

Much prettier than a lot of other 'art'

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Vision of Verve 2012/07/04 14:16:39
ilikewater 2012/07/04 13:44:44

Pretty

That's pretty incredible.

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sweetserinity13 2012/07/04 13:15:09

Pointless

Why would you do that to a book??

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cheighti g 2012/07/04 12:27:31

Pointless

its pretty pointless to me!

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neonave... to cheighti g 2012/07/04 13:59:04

+1
but its art. how is art pointless?!?!?!

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PandahSixx 2012/07/04 11:36:21

Pointless

that's stupid

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neonave... to PandahSixx 2012/07/04 13:57:03

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thats art and they probably spent weeks on that.

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PandahSixx to neonave... 2012/07/18 11:25:44

i supposeut i dont understand the purpose -_-

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ScatterJoy! 2012/07/04 06:35:02

Pretty

How original.

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FIDAN Ylee 2012/07/04 05:50:07

Pretty

WOOOOW unbelivable

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Jennifer Villarreal 2012/07/04 05:34:02

Pretty

Must've taken a looong time to make

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Kurbdog 2012/07/04 04:34:32

Pretty

Awesome! Art is art ,if someone doesnt "get" it .......that is THEIR loss!

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Lord Emperor Kami Guro Bage... 2012/07/04 04:19:10

Pretty

It looks pretty good

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Resp 2012/07/04 03:26:23

Pretty

Pretty creative.

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esteeopolis 2012/07/04 03:15:01

Pretty

+1
Crazy people think this is pointless. XD

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Freedom 2012/07/04 01:54:27

Pretty

Pretty amazing, great work!

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Michelle 2012/07/04 00:58:20

Pretty

It's art!

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tankbunny 2012/07/04 00:35:59 (edited)

Pretty

Its art

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mark 2012/07/04 00:33:57

Pretty

I wish I had that kind of artistic talent , but I'm fortunate if I draw a stick man that looks any good.

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MOMMA THOMAS 2012/07/03 23:21:04

Pretty

DIFFERENT......HOPE EVERYONE WAS FINISHED WITH THE BOOKS.

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Jimbo 2012/07/03 21:50:44

Pretty

That is awesome

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Katherine 2012/07/03 21:39:04

Pretty

Pretty? Should have a 'fantastic' option. Absolutely amazing work.

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MrsB 2012/07/03 21:33:34

Pretty

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I think it's kinda horrible to call anyone's art "pointless".

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TasselLady 2012/07/03 20:19:24

Pretty

Shows some good talent.

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Viktoria 2012/07/03 19:10:03

Pretty

Wow in my opinion its freakn awsome :D

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JuliaLoren 2012/07/03 18:56:05

Pretty

reusing materials is always a good idea in my book! and to turn them into art is even better! :)

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Jules 2012/07/03 18:45:15

Pretty

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I would put it on my bookshelf for all to see, it's absolutely stunning! Well done to the artist, he definitely worked really hard on it.

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Margaret Jacobson 2012/07/03 18:39:56

Pretty

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VERY PRETTY..........I would put it in a glass cabinet to keep it "dust free"

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mae 2012/07/03 18:21:42

Pretty

Pretty darned clever and time-consuming, pain-staking work...Wonderful details.

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chyla 2012/07/03 18:11:36

Pretty

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It's gorgeous!
Plus, who's to say what medium can be used to express art?
It's like someone asking "Chiseled Stone: Pretty or Pointless?" It's just all a matter of how you see it. Anything can transform into something wonderful, it just takes a little effort, and an artistic eye.

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Sam 2012/07/03 17:17:30

Pretty

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What's the point of climbing to the top of a mountain? The one who does it has the desire, some skill and receives a sweet sense of accomplishment and who knows, maybe he or she will inspire or encourage some one else!

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brittany 2012/07/03 16:49:07

Pretty

+1
that looks cool.

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Elizabeth 2012/07/03 16:40:31

Pretty

+1
Cute!

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Pet Rock Whisperer 2012/07/03 16:36:22

Pretty

+1
Art is art!

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wilsonmja 2012/07/03 16:14:41

Pretty

+3
That is extremely creative. Bravo.

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AmericanVirus 2012/07/03 15:40:57

Pretty

+1
What else are you going to use books for?

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