Five Weird Pieces of Art Based on Guitars
Luthiers are artists, and some guitars are real art.
But what happens when an artist tries to make an actual piece of art out of a guitar?
Sometimes it's functional—and a masterpiece. But sometimes it's a piece of, well, junk.
In the photo gallery below, we take a look at five pieces of what I like to call Guit-Arts! And yes, I insist on the capital G and the capital A!
Enjoy!
Semi Souames has an obsession for all things guitar. He is the founder and editor of two guitar blogs: Guitar Fail because guitar is fun, so we can make fun of it, and Muzicosphere, where he comments on the guitar industry, gear news and so many more guitar-related things. He also is a journalist — and he plays guitar sometimes.
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