An AV introduction to the work of artist Thomas Allen who takes vintage paperbacks and cuts, creases, and crimps them into incredible pulp pop-ups:
(thx Jacob)
(And Small World of Happy Coincidences: The remix of Sarah Vaughan that accompanies the video is by Max Sedgley an old pal from university)
Another great find. I won’t be able to look at my book covers in the same way again. I really enjoyed the play on perspective and the assemblage-collage elements. Great stuff.
Wow! Thanks for featuring this (and thanks to Jacob Covey for passing it along)!!! New work coming Spring 2011.