A black and white collage featuring a garden scene with three classical statues standing among tall, manicured hedges. A white geometric shape and a winding, organic line are laid over the top of the composition.

Art: Louis Reith creates beautiful works of art from found books and objects

Words: James Cartwright
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Date: 12 March 2014; Work
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Dutch illustrator/designer/artist Louis Reith produces work with a multimedia focus. His portfolio is equally full of sculptural pieces, mixed media collage and more traditional inks on paper – he can pretty much turn his hand to everything. Whether he’s reimagining photgraphs as geometric landscapes or fashioning old maps into 3D mountain ranges the one thing that ties all of his work together is the reapropriation of found objects into a single artistic vision; every single piece crafted from a second-hand book, an antiquated map or even a flea-market photo album.

A black and white collage of a formal garden. A series of white concentric squares create a tunnel effect, leading to a view of white flowers. A winding white path curves from the centre of the squares down to a garden scene with three classical statues. — Above
Louis Reith: Nachttuin

A black and white collage of a dense forest with Spanish moss hanging from the trees. Two white, rectangular frames are layered over the scene, creating a nested window effect. — Above
Louis Reith: Nachttuin

A black and white collage of a Mediterranean courtyard with a stone fountain and a balcony. Bold white geometric shapes and a winding wave-like line are laid over the scene. — Above
Louis Reith: Nachttuin

A black and white collage of a tiered stone fountain topped with a statue of a figure. Sharp white geometric lines and a solid white circle are layered over the scene. — Above
Louis Reith: Nachttuin

A large, plain white canvas stands upright on a dark wooden base. It rests on a textured grey floor. — Above
Louis Reith: Nachttuin

A collage of black and white photographs showing a modernist home and its garden. The images are layered in a series of overlapping white frames, showing a patio with chairs and a minimalist living room. — Above
Louis Reith: Nachttuin

A black and white collage of a formal garden with a curved pond and manicured hedges. Geometric white lines and boxes are laid over the scene, including a white circle in the centre. — Above
Louis Reith: Nachttuin

A black and white collage featuring a garden scene. A series of white geometric frames create a tunnel effect, with a winding path leading from the centre down to three figures standing in a hedged garden. — Above
Louis Reith: Nachttuin

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James Cartwright

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James started out as an intern in 2011 and came back in summer of 2012 to work online and latterly as Print Editor, before leaving in May 2015.

Art: Louis Reith creates beautiful works of art from found books and objects

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