Saturday, January 16, 2010

Paper Cuts

Paper art has come a long way since I was a kid, mucking around with my dainty quilling strips and mache. Here's a tribute to the serious guys who know when to scrunch or fold -



Papier Shroom


French artist Vincent Floderer takes sheets of paper and by a means of wet folding and crumpling, makes organic forms of mushrooms and coral.





Geometrical Tumbleweed



Modular paper sculpture.
Diameter approx. 50cm





Blade to the page: Peter Callesen


Not As Fast As His Shadow II, 2008
37 x 47,5 x 7 cm.
Acid Free A4 115 gsm paper, glue, acrylic paint and oak frame


Love the strong relationship between positive and negative space and how everything is used in telling the story. I'm a big fan of the narrative in an artwork.


Detail














Paper Couture. Always great to see art and fashion in a mash-up Robert Ryan is just too good.






grenades en papier


http://www.paper-wars.com



I guess I really appreciate the delicacies and strength in these paper artist's works. My goal is to emulate the same lightness that paper holds into the harder metals of jewellery. Something to think about for my final year of art school.

2 comments:

  1. Lovely post - great compilation of paper inspiration.

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  2. Thank you :) There are so many great paper artists around right now, I couldn't fit them all in. Paper cuts might have to become a regular segment on this blog!

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