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La Maison de l'Amour - The House of Love Sculpture

Stephane Godec

United Kingdom

Sculpture, Paper on Paper

Size: 5.7 W x 8.7 H x 2 D in

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Book sculpture made of two books published by the French publisher Editions de Trévise in the 60's. They were the publisher for the French translation of Barbara Cartland romantic - and sometimes torrid - novels. The equivalent of Mills & Boon in the UK, I suppose. The two books I have used are "Perfide Catherine" (Perfidious Catherine) and "Capiteuse Jennifer" (Intoxicating Jennifer). This is why it's called la Maison de l'Amour or House of Love. This is my humble tribute to the genre.

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Sculpture:

Paper on Paper

Original:

One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

5.7 W x 8.7 H x 2 D in

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Born and raised in Paris, with a publisher for a father, I have always loved books, for their content of course but also for what they look or even smell like. I am not academically trained as an artist (I am a headhunter by day) but I have also always loved making things. I moved to London in 1994 and over the last few years, I have been collecting old books (and sometimes new ones) that either look good to me or will tell a story, very often different from their original content. I try to give some of those really old or unloved books a new life and a new purpose. I have a preference for illustrated books, some of the ones we very rarely open.I love bringing the inside permanently outside, for everyone to see and enjoy. And when a book has nothing particular to say or show, apart from a good binding, I make a sculpture that will hopefully turn out appealing to most people. If not, I like them anyway...

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