BibliopoleCheck out these dolls by Russian artist Lada Repina. What amazing detail and she clearly exudes an appreciation of books.detail Bibliopole. More photos of this piece The CollectorInventor, 2012Many images of other cool dolls are at her website and here
Iain Faulkner’s Figurative Approach
BookstoreIain Faulkner is pretty straightforward for someone born in the early 1970's. While many of the artists of his generation take a more conceptual angle Faulkner chooses to stay within a tight figurative approach.Girl reading, 2004The normalcy is refreshing.Returning Books 32 X 40 INCHES 2008Library ILibrary II, 2004 Writer OIL ON CANVAS 42 X 42 INCHESh/t and more photos at Reading and Art
"Literary Puns" by Timothy Leo Taranto
The project:Create a series of drawings of famous authors based on a slight twist of name.The result:Pure entertainment.PoseiDon DeLilloWhere's Waldo EmersonDesign Taxi as a few more images here Famous Novelists Turned Into Whimsical Wordplay and the artist posts the latest ones here
Biblio-façade
This beautiful fresco adorns the exterior of the La Bibliotèque De La Cité (Library of the City) in Lyon, France.photos via
A Book Returns to Nature
Day 68 with snowThe idea is simple enough, place a book outside and document its decomposition. Tim Holt chose Michael Cunningham's A Home at the End of the World as his subject and left the book outside "to face the 'elements' and picture it's return to nature."Being only 3 months into the project I trust we can expect some more amazing images down the road.Day 51Day 54Day 35 "a fox has taken an interest"Day 21Day 14Day 7Follow the decomposition at Tim Holt's the book - a set on Flickr