Book and Paper Art

Paper Art has become increasingly popular in the 21st century. Artists use books as a material to create sculptures and installations, sometimes cutting into them, sometimes manipulating their shape via folding.

As books are traditionally viewed as objects of knowledge and importance, the artwork can be quite contentious as some people view using books in this way as disrepectful. What do you think?

To see lots of examples of paper art follow this link:

This article is excellent as it shows lots of different possibilities using one material, but also how fine art can be applied to more commercial contexts, such as window dressing.

ALSO- to experience impressive examples of Paper Art for yourself, take a trip to Manchester Art Gallery. They currently have an exhibition called The First Cut which is on till 27th January. Follow this link to the website for more info, and there is also a comprehensive list of the artists exhibiting with links to their websites.