book carvings

Awesome Book Carvings by Long-Bin Chen 

Taiwanese artist Long Bin-Chen uses discarded old books to create incredibly detailed sculptures that look like they're made of marble or wood. Although all his artworks are made out of several books, he carves them all in such a manner that they fit together in a seamless manner. While he could use any books he gets his hands on, Long Bin-Chen only uses those that are relevant to his sculptures. For example, for one of his Buddha heads, he used New York telephone books. This way, the head will represent a caring Buddha from the East who came to take care of the west.

Bought from trash collectors or collected directly from the streets, the books and magazines are first carved with a band or chain saw and then with a dental sander, for finer details. 8 more images after the jump.

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