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

Richard Sweeney

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

Hinaaoyama

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.

Shakespeare of paper

Or at least Shakespeare I can understand. I first came across Rob Ryan's amazing work in my beloved Frankie magazine, the poster now hangs on my studio wall. Now everytime I see a new piece of his, I gush at the whimsy that is so intricately hand-cut out of each paper piece. Ryan has had great success, transitioning original paper cut pieces to fashion, laser-cut editions and now has worked with Urban Outfitters to produce his own edition of a Lomo camera.
Ryan's pieces seem to inspire my own pieces in that I wish to create that same warm surrealism in my own work that seems to resonate from his. I've also always appreciated fine and delicate work, that takes patience that is hard to come by in our fast-paced world. Makes me want to go saw-pierce a paper doily out of metal...I'm workin' on it.
One day I plan to own a Ryan piece. The only problem is choosing which one I guess.







http://rob-ryan.blogspot.com/