Mike Stilkey, o homem que pinta (sobre) livros

Born 1975 in Los Angeles, CA. Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Mike Stilkey pinta sobre papel velho, capas de disco, e principalmente sobre livros velhos empilhados, criando o que ele chama esculturas de livros, com o objetivo inicial de dar vida nova
ao objeto livro, que ele considerou estar morrendo.
Vi uma pic de seu trabalho no blog do Swain, curti muito, fui atrás. Valeu, Lee.

Los Angeles native Mike Stilkey has always been attracted to painting and drawing not only on vintage paper, record covers and book pages, but on the books themselves. Using a mix of ink, colored pencil, paint and lacquer, Stilkey depicts a melancholic and at times a whimsical cast of characters inhabiting ambiguous spaces and narratives of fantasy and fairy tales. A lingering sense 

of loss and longing hints at emotional depth and draws the viewer into their introspective thrall with 

a mixture of capricious poetry, wit, and mystery. His work is reminiscent of Weimar-era German expressionism and his style has been described by some as capturing features of artists ranging from Edward Gorey to Egon Schiele.