Mike stilkey book sculptures

Using a mix of ink, colored pencil, paint and lacquer, stilkey depicts a melancholic and at times a whimsical cast of characters inhabiting ambiguous spaces and narratives of fantasy and fairy tales. Whimsical paintings from books by mike stilkey interior. Mike stilkey s book art a literary canvas an artist uses discarded books to make his distinctive artworks fri, sep 4, 2015, 00. Would you mind if an artist repurposed one of your books into a sculpture. Painter mike stilkey uses books as the substrate for his paintings, stacking walls full of old books and then painting his fanciful illustrations on the spines to give these discarded texts new life have you done any book art. See more ideas about artist, book sculpture and book art.

He talks about his process in this 3part interview with fully booked part 1, part 2, and part 3. Here are 14 of his magnificent book paintings sculptures. Mike creates whimsical painted sculptures out of stacked books. For years, weve been following mike stilkeys evergrowing collection of painted book art. The mike stilkey book sculptures have a novel design 28. A little while ago i wrote a post about mike stilkey s awesome book sculptures. Mike stilkey hits the books to make art entertainment.

Instead, you get something like mike stilkey s incredible sculptures that are both paintings and books. For years, weve been following mike stilkey s evergrowing collection of painted book art. Read all the latest news and trends on lifestyle, health, fashion, travel, and more from gma news online. Stilkey recently completed a large installation for the beverly hills public library which consists of 1,200 painted books and is entitled party animals. If i can paint on them, im giving them a second chance. Using a mix of ink, colored pencil, paint and lacquer, stilkey depicts a melancholic and at times a whimsical cast of characters inhabiting ambiguous spaces and narratives of. Labased artist mike stilkey creates whimsical painted sculptures out of stacked books. Old man questioning existence while dogs wait for ball.

Her work is a little more like fairy tales than stilkey s paintings of. Using a mix of ink, colored pencil, paint and lacquer, he depicts a melancholic cast. Thomas allens uncovered gives you an alternative look at old books 26. Artist mike stilkey has created a series of book sculptures in which he paints fantastical animal and human characters directly on stacks of books. His book sculptures, the highest of which is 24ft tall and comprises 3,000 books, have been exhibited around the world. Mike stilkey s book art books as art mike stilkey, courtesy of my modern metropolis paintings on book stacks 1 mike stilkey is at it again. Recently, highend retail boutique joyce asked the l. Fully booked presents discarded romance by mike stilkey. Grey cat creeping man trips and falls in his own country out of vogue man embarrassed by dogs hat choice the first mortgage hello an excerpt from stilkey s recent interview with fecal faces dave kinsey. Su blackwell does some really beautiful, mystical sculptures using books.

Smith gallery in denver, co, this coming friday, september 18th, from 710pm with stilkey in attendance at the opening reception. Book sculptures by mike stilkey curled up with a book. Using disposed and discarded reading material, the. The mike stilkey book sculptures feature images with accentuated gothic features reminiscent of the characters in tim burton films.

And we are absolutely delighted with his new show, which took place last summer in hong kong. The show was full of paintings, collages and of course the famous painted sculptures of books were created, they were still there to see. Stilkey sees himself eventually moving away from the book sculptures to a new venture. When asked if this was anything new, stilkey told us that he has never really encountered any.

The medium is the message in sculptures made of books. Mike stilkey s paintings on salvaged books in pictures. Artist mike stilkey uses acrylic paint on backdrops made out of books, including this piece on display at the bristol museum. New paintings on salvaged books by mike stilkey colossal. The managing editor of line zero recently opened my eyes to another artist who also does awesome things with books. The artist calls his works book sculptures, and it is a really aptly chosen name. Leo fitzmaurice builds witty art pieces from everyday objects 27. Using a mix of ink, colored pencil, paint and lacquer stilkey creates whimsical, and at times melancholic, painted sculptures of arranged. Mike stilkey uses an unusual medium to create his impossibly charming sculptures books. Mike has always been attracted to painting and drawing not only on vintage paper, record covers and book pages, but on the books themselves. Most of his childhood was spent in malibu lake, a small town stilkey describes as a hippy party community.

Mike stilkey with a day of celebration, created for a show at bakersfield museum of art. Using a mix of ink, colored pencil, paint and lacquer, stilkey depicts a melancholic and at times a whimsical cast of characters inhabiting ambiguous spaces and. This is stilkey s first solo show with this gallery and the artist will have 20 new pieces, including book sculptures and paintings, and he will also be creating an impressive. He works with a mix of ink, colored pencil, paint and lacquer to create each artwork that can vary from anthropomorphic animals playing instruments to portraits of men and women inspired by weimarera german expressionism. My reading and word obsession progressed to school book fairs and weekly visits to the library. Elephants play the piano, peacocks sport school ties and owls keep horses as pets in his dream world, and. Stilkey s paintings on individual book pages gradually morphed into painting down the spines of stacked books. His works are shown around a library, gallery or somewhere near you and you can follow him from instagram 1. And his style is clearly reminiscent of late german expressionism. This piece, entitled discarded romance, has found a permanent. Mike stilkey hong kong exhibition in 2020 old book. The paintings themselves are beautiful in their own right, there is no doubt about it, but it is the fact they are painted on books, and that the books are arranged in a certain way, that make mike s works really stand out. When i was very young, my mother used to read to me every night before i went to sleep. Mike stilkey book sculpture building timelapse video youtube.

The sculpture, entitled discarded romance, reaches to the ceiling and consists of thousands of discarded books. Paintings book sculptures projects world economic forum orange county great park monrovia public library ipic theatres beverly hills public library. Gomdig photographs people blending in with their surroundings. Then she put him in a second show, in which he introduced his book sculptures, and the director of rice university saw his work and commissioned him to make the first of many large installations. Painted book sculptures by mike stilkey just imagine. Dave kinsey interviewed stilkey for fecal face, and asked him why he decided to use books. For the frostig collection, he is creating ten unique book sculptures all with varying themes. An artists inspiration mike stilkey part 2 of 3 youtube. If a picture is worth a thousand words then a mike stilkey piece is worth about 2 million. For years, weve been following mike stilkey s evergrowing collection of book art. New painted book sculptures by mike stilkey daily design. Painted book sculptures by mike stilkey daily design. Stilkey s works have ranged from smaller pieces on watercolour paper, to small book sculptures, to enormous installations of hundreds of books that have been set up in.

Art book sculptures by mike stilkey the redhead riter. This guy made use of discarded books to create incredible. Mike stilkey uses stacks of old books as his canvases, making small portraits and giant sculptural. Aside from donating these books, a california artist from tarzana, mike stilkey found a way to turn discarded books into masterpieces. What would you do if you wanted to create your work with the covers of books from library trash heaps. Mike stilkey and book sculptures architecture of life. Artist mike stilkey uses the covers of books reclaimed from library trash heaps as a canvas for his whimsical paintings. Mike stilkey s new solo exhibit opened this month in hong kong.