More art I like: Tom Bendtsen

Another artist who creates large installations/sculptures using books as a building material is Tom Bendtsen, website here, who uses the content of the books as well as the simple physical presence.  For example, his tower with a staircase, seen here, has 'heavy' books at the bottom, getting progressively 'lighter' as the stairs rise up.   He also uses the size and colour of the books to create secondary patterns in his sculptures.  He pays respects, as it were, to the content of the books, although by using them thus he debars the viewer from reading them. 

This piece is called Arguments 6(b), 2002.  Accession of staircase,  contrasted by books becoming more superficial/homogeneous as you climb.  Playing more with colour.  7' to 5' x 10'.

Accession of staircase contrasted by books becoming more superficial/homogenized as you climb. Playing more with colour. 7’ to 5’x 10Accession of contrasted bya