tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post5384178176878553557..comments2024-03-11T22:21:23.723-04:00Comments on The Altered Page: Brian DettmerSethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05870075379758015838noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-23092521249317468692011-06-09T15:27:52.167-04:002011-06-09T15:27:52.167-04:00Gobsmacked! It's the only word I can think of ...Gobsmacked! It's the only word I can think of to describe how I feel about these pieces. What an amazing artist.Gillian McMurrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143539033002889940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-58426293617920179732011-06-01T21:07:15.455-04:002011-06-01T21:07:15.455-04:00Thank you! for sharing this work with. Amazing, I...Thank you! for sharing this work with. Amazing, I wish I could get up close to these in person...your images help, but I hope this show might travel west someday.<br /><br />thanks!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163848048048193138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-89369941375991777052011-05-31T18:05:38.761-04:002011-05-31T18:05:38.761-04:00What an amazing show that you got to see in person...What an amazing show that you got to see in person, the details that Brian Dettmer puts into his work is awesome and it is so hard to imagine where he begins or ends each piece. Thanks for sharing this... you live in the perfect place for art! roxannerivergardenstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018601892508498148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-91042198654084013882011-05-29T11:12:38.384-04:002011-05-29T11:12:38.384-04:00Thanks for sharing Brian Dettmer's work, Seth....Thanks for sharing Brian Dettmer's work, Seth. Absolutely wonderful stuff. You bring NYC a little closer to the West Coast!Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985968063880398033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-48131169457275798442011-05-26T13:17:03.300-04:002011-05-26T13:17:03.300-04:00i read this post yesterday morning and watched the...i read this post yesterday morning and watched the video. i have been a long admirer of brian's work -- i spent so much time just looking at those amazing photos of his mind-blowing work that i totally lost track of time. love moments like that! so today i am back to thank you for such a magnificent post.<br /><br />how very lucky you are to see this all up close and personal! i'm so flying to NYC soon. i feel out of the loop on this side of the country sometimes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-20675505095692773902011-05-26T13:09:44.629-04:002011-05-26T13:09:44.629-04:00I have seen Dettmer's work on the net & I ...I have seen Dettmer's work on the net & I think of him as the Master of Altered Books. I would so love to see his work in person.<br />Thanks so much for sharing the photos, but especially the film, really enjoyed hearing him talk about his process. What a treat!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427569009529036611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-38728103717140466492011-05-25T07:39:59.097-04:002011-05-25T07:39:59.097-04:00takes altered books to a whole new level - absolut...takes altered books to a whole new level - absolutely amazing.Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257558585695736360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-83781125054746194352011-05-25T05:33:15.434-04:002011-05-25T05:33:15.434-04:00These works are exquisite and jaw-droppingly awe i...These works are exquisite and jaw-droppingly awe inspiring. I am so grateful for your introduction to them. pennyHeavens2Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418117463419684588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-19702803442568099642011-05-25T00:09:21.744-04:002011-05-25T00:09:21.744-04:00If I had wings I would be in NYC in, well, a New Y...If I had wings I would be in NYC in, well, a New York minute! This work is absolutely fabulous. And I would have missed it entirely if not for you. Thanks!femminismohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259380168965137800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-82573018338150029252011-05-24T20:13:55.707-04:002011-05-24T20:13:55.707-04:00These are incredible! The patience and vision invo...These are incredible! The patience and vision involved much less the finished product shows so much talent!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-82370115331874709012011-05-24T18:51:35.601-04:002011-05-24T18:51:35.601-04:00oh... you are so lucky to see his work in PERSON!!...oh... you are so lucky to see his work in PERSON!! I am drooling with envy.... unbelieveable... thanks for shooting it for us..Caterina Gigliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02866569809702127806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-59585275938162588962011-05-24T17:09:40.942-04:002011-05-24T17:09:40.942-04:00Yeah. This guy has me swooning every time. I tri...Yeah. This guy has me swooning every time. I tried once to do this and I epoxied my knife to the pages and couldn't get it out.<br /><br />Thanks for these pictures! It's always nice to see more work, and some of these are new to me! I apparently will never get to NYC or see anything neato there. I'm probably okay with it sort of.Parabolic Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293896881451344660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-91824426614413654712011-05-23T20:02:53.923-04:002011-05-23T20:02:53.923-04:00Oh you lucky soul to be able to see all this up c...Oh you lucky soul to be able to see all this up close and personal! My sister Keryn just came back from NYC and I was green with envy when she said she was going without me :-( (well actually, the truth is, she won an all expenses paid holiday and had to take her souse, of course!). Anyway, if I were there I'd be linking in to see all this amazing stuff!!Debrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17628982861593852257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-79464178714606653162011-05-23T18:45:04.230-04:002011-05-23T18:45:04.230-04:00What an amazing concept and creation(s)...wow! Tha...What an amazing concept and creation(s)...wow! Thanks for sharing so much. I really enjoyed the video as well...clever how he did that too.Lynn Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094038275377357886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-36233804749641649682011-05-23T11:57:34.313-04:002011-05-23T11:57:34.313-04:00Totally awesome. Wow!Totally awesome. Wow!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797214493308780866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-57450040840728482022011-05-23T10:28:58.625-04:002011-05-23T10:28:58.625-04:00I will definitely try to get to this show Seth - t...I will definitely try to get to this show Seth - thank you for sharing it with us. I've seen one of Brian's pieces in person and was completely blown away - so to see a full show would be amazing! Great photos!! thank you thank you :)Karin Bartimolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13490920503677450338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-46414617926789587072011-05-23T09:19:03.930-04:002011-05-23T09:19:03.930-04:00sooo cool! thanks for sharing...sooo cool! thanks for sharing...*jean*https://www.blogger.com/profile/03325374997441856732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-5002770624918219162011-05-23T08:53:10.509-04:002011-05-23T08:53:10.509-04:00wow!!! CRAZY AMAZING!! how can one's mind come...wow!!! CRAZY AMAZING!! how can one's mind come up something like this? this is the work of a genius!!Luthien Thyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917087004750275087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-86836440079767643672011-05-23T07:20:34.813-04:002011-05-23T07:20:34.813-04:00Amazing...I saw an exhibit at the Michael Koler Mu...Amazing...I saw an exhibit at the Michael Koler Museum in Wisconson with book sculptures like this, truly amazing in person to see this. Thanks for sharing SethLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480848783290971998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-18536744487470947972011-05-23T05:40:36.945-04:002011-05-23T05:40:36.945-04:00Wow! These are amazing pieces. Pure genius.Wow! These are amazing pieces. Pure genius.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-75223949928654166762011-05-22T23:44:37.280-04:002011-05-22T23:44:37.280-04:00pure genius, never heard of this artist before, th...pure genius, never heard of this artist before, thank you for sharing the photos, part of the attraction is in the wondering of how he did it, makes me want to try something like this just to understand it more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-32254955737752181042011-05-22T22:48:22.128-04:002011-05-22T22:48:22.128-04:00I've seen a couple of Dettmer's pieces bef...I've seen a couple of Dettmer's pieces before on a web site, but this opens up a new and fascinating insight into his art. The stacked pieces are so different and unique from anything I have seen before. I'm always impressed by what he does. And to think you got to see it up close and personal. How grand!Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-17866254987672741072011-05-22T19:38:26.576-04:002011-05-22T19:38:26.576-04:00impressive!impressive!Shaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235571582758248746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-2595157309935739582011-05-22T19:27:03.446-04:002011-05-22T19:27:03.446-04:00mind-boggling to say the least - the patience and ...mind-boggling to say the least - the patience and insight required is astonding!amy of studio four cornershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13352348947230358778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526011052298598356.post-13894986106176937152011-05-22T18:53:13.620-04:002011-05-22T18:53:13.620-04:00I have a question, since you've seen these up ...I have a question, since you've seen these up close and personal: One of the images shows what appears to be 4 cylinders, and below it a close up of one of them. What are they? Even the closeup does not give me an idea of the original form.MrCachethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.com