30 Bookish Art Projects

From 3-D Narrative Paper Scenes to Geeky Textbook Art

— June 14, 2013 — Pop Culture
Bookworms will have their minds blown by these incredible book based art projects. Many of these crafty creations are made from classic literature or discarded books which adds an interesting element to them. Be it novel sculptures or paintings that use books in place of canvases, these incredible art projects take literary art an turn it into visual art.

Literal literary jewelry creations are accessories made from off-white discarded book pages. From earrings to bracelets and necklaces, these awesome bookish jewelry pieces are perfect for gals who love to read. The novel landscape carvings take old books and whittle them down to look like rolling hills and valleys.

These amazing bookish art projects show avid readers that their beloved novels can be considered art in more ways than one.
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Discarded Novel Artwork
Discarded Novel Artwork
The Daniel Speight Book Block Project Turns Old Covers into Literary Art
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Empty Page Apparel Art
Empty Page Apparel Art
Carty Sewill Uses Blank Space to Depict His Subjects' Clothing
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Bookish Giraffe Sculptures
Bookish Giraffe Sculptures
Artist Jean-Michel Rubio Uses Literature to Create 6 Foot Artwork
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Nature-Inspired Book Sculptures
Nature-Inspired Book Sculptures
Artist Long-Bin Chen Carves a Literary Oasis for a Library Rotunda
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Floating Poetry
Floating Poetry
Luzinterruptus Remembers the Past With Written Words
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Geeky Textbook Art
Geeky Textbook Art
These Japanese Students Sure Know How to Make Impressive Textbook Doodles
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Stacked Book Portraits
Stacked Book Portraits
The Mike Stilkey Book Sculptures Have a Novel Design
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3D Book Art
3D Book Art
Thomas Allen's 'Uncovered' Gives you an Alternative Look at Old Books
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Bookworm Portraiture
Bookworm Portraiture
The Unique Painted Book Sculptures by Mike Stilkey are Novel
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Bounded Book Art Displays
Bounded Book Art Displays
The 'Between' Series by Math Monahan Brings Braiding to New Heights
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Magnificently Carved Book Sculptures
Magnificently Carved Book Sculptures
Kelly Campbell Berry's Literary Artwork is Mesmerizing
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Pulpy Sci-Fi Book Art
Pulpy Sci-Fi Book Art
Timothy Anderson's Star Wars Pulp Covers Put a New Spin on Episodes IV to VI
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Insanely Intricate Novel Art (UPDATE)
Insanely Intricate Novel Art (UPDATE)
The Brian Dettmer Book Sculptures are Mind-Bogglingly Good
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Poetic Paper Art
Poetic Paper Art
Ragnhildur Johanns' Sculptural Poems Series Pays Tribute to Printed Publications
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Vintage Comic Collages
Vintage Comic Collages
Mike Alcantara Makes Collages Completely From Comic Book Art
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Phone Book Faces
Phone Book Faces
Alex Queral Creates Intricate Photos from Carved Pages
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Shredded Book Art
Shredded Book Art
Literary Masterpieces Shaped by Scalpel
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Literary Word Portraits
Literary Word Portraits
Artist John Sokol Uses Writer's Own Words For Portraits
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Novel Landscape Carvings
Novel Landscape Carvings
Guy Laramee Sculpts Stunning Scenes into Books
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Merging Book Sculptures
Merging Book Sculptures
Book Sculptures by Odires Mlászho Endlessly Connects Literature
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3D Narrative Paper Scenes
3D Narrative Paper Scenes
The Jodi Harvey-Brown Book Sculptures are Thrillingly Adventurous
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Fantastical Book Art
Fantastical Book Art
Alexander Korzer-Robinson Carves Out Ever-Changing Narratives
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Transformative Textbook Art
Transformative Textbook Art
Ryuta Iida Applies Imagination to Narrative with Her Modern Sculptures
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Book-Built House Decor
Book-Built House Decor
Artist Frank Halmans Turns Literary Classics into Houses with Windows
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Ornate Origami Novels
Ornate Origami Novels
Rachel Ashe Modifies Books Into Intricate Nature-Themed Papercrafts
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School Book Sculptures
School Book Sculptures
Liu Wei Reinvents Educational Tools into Eye-Catching Cityscapes
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Literal Literary Jewelry Creations
Literal Literary Jewelry Creations
These Books Have Been Transformed into Stunning Jewelry Pieces
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Literary Art Installations
Literary Art Installations
Artist Thomas Ehgartner Art Installation Critiques the Information Age
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Disorder-Inspired Book Sculptures
Disorder-Inspired Book Sculptures
Thomas Wightman's Book Sculpture Art Touches on Tough Topics
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Flowering Book Sculptures
Flowering Book Sculptures
Jacqueline Rush Lee Creates a Novel Form of Narrative
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