Seen by Matt on March 12 2010:
Sculptor Alex Queral carves up phonebooks to create portraits. Above: James Brown. [via TC]
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7 comments so far
Robbie 12 Mar 10
Impressive, but also frightening.
Philip 12 Mar 10
I like that he is carved under ‘Bro’.
Ken 12 Mar 10
Hey, someone found a good use for phonebooks.
Randall 12 Mar 10
I thought it was Shrek at first, which is equally impressive.
Marc-Olivier Vachon 13 Mar 10
thought phonebooks could never survive google. Looks like they will. Art is eternal.
Thanks for the link.
Josh Walsh 14 Mar 10
Clever. Really, clever.
Kenton A. Hoover 17 Mar 10
If only he was a better sculptor.
Phonebooks will survive. Phonebook paper can be used to closely match the paper used in printing currency and thus is of great use for counterfeiters.
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