This Artist Is Able To Use One Man's Trash To Create His Artistic Treasures
by N/A, 9 years ago |
2 min read
Los Angeles-based artist Mike Stilkey has a unique process for creating his paintings.
What do they do with all the books nobody wants? Mike Stilkey, an artist from Los Angeles, has one answer.
Using discarded books, Stilkey creates 3D works of art.
Stilkey uses a mixture of paint, colored pencil, lacquer, and ink to create his works.
In a way, the pieces are both paintings and sculptures. The original colors of the books–as well as their arrangements–play a key role in the fantastical nature of the pieces.
Stilkey has toured with his paintings across the US, and internationally in such countries as Switzerland, Italy, and China.
One of Stilkey's pieces in the Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, California.
The paintings often conjure the tone of fantasy novels and fairy tales, and have been likened to the German expressionist movement.
Without a doubt, these pieces are some of the most creative, original, and expressive I've seen in a while.
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