SU BLACKWELL HAS A REAL PASSION FOR BOOKS!

See if you can spot sculptures from THE SECRET GARDEN, NARNIA, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, THE SNOW QUEEN, PETER PAN, THE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES, and THE WIZARD OF OZ in this Youtube video of Su Blackwell's Book Sculpture Art:



"I often work within the realm of fairy-tales and folk-lore. I began making a series of book-sculpture, cutting-out images from old books to create three-dimensional diorama's, and displaying them inside wooden boxes...
For the cut-out illustrations, I tend to lean towards young-girl characters, placing them in haunting, fragile settings, expressing the vulnerability of childhood, while also conveying a sense of childhood anxiety and wonder. There is a quiet melancholy in the work, depicted in the material used, and choice of subtle colour...
Paper has been used for communication since its invention; either between humans or in an attempt to communicate with the spirit world. I employ this delicate, accessible medium and use irreversible, destructive processes to reflect on the precariousness of the world we inhabit and the fragility of our life, dreams and ambitions." -Su Blackwell (click on her name to go to her website.)
Music by Budd, 'How Vacantly You Stare at Me'.

If you liked this post about these amazing book sculptures, you might also enjoy my post about dress sculptures/paper dresses.