The Thinking Man's Book Sculptures by Daniel Lai (Kenjio)

Malaysia-born, Tennessee-based artist Daniel Lai, aka Kenjio, uses a captivating paper folding technique for his book sculptures. Each book sculpture features a clay figure sitting deep in thought.

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The sculptor's series of Thinker sculptures, refer to Rodin’s infamous sculpture “The Thinker”.

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“I made this piece to reflect my being overwhelmed by the amount of reading and information overload during the first semester of my PhD program.”

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“I made the Thinker as a reflection of the contemplation of new knowledge.”

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Check his website: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Kenjio