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Turning Text Into Art. Intricately Altered Books by Brian Dettmer.

Altered Books by Brian Dettmer
above: Brian Dettmer, Webster Withdrawn, 2010

Taking medical texts, encylopedias, dictionaries, historical texts and other reference tomes, artist Brian Dettmer creates intricate sculptures. Carving up covers, interior pages, images and words to create layers and assembling the books with great dimensionality, his works create narratives that demand the viewer’s investigation. (more…)

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An Artist Who Nails It. The Work of Marcus Levine.

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UK artist Marcus Levine creates figurative and abstract images by driving common black and silver nails into an aluminum panel or wood boards. Nudes, portraits, eyes and abstracts are depicted as a combination of pointillism and sculpture. (more…)

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This Girl Rocks. A Fetish Ride-On Toy For Adults by Peter Jakubik.

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Peter Jakubik’s adult rocker, the Pony Girl ride-on toy, is part of his collection of modern fetish designs. Having come a ways since his first version (seen in this post which featured the designers’ high-heeled handbags), the adult rocking toy is now crafted from intentionally weathered plywood and waxed to a smooth finish. The silhouetted woman on her hands and knees is meant to be ridden. (more…)

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