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  • Silhouettes Cut from Butcher Knives by Li Hongbo

    Silhouettes Cut from Butcher Knives by Li Hongbo

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    Artist Li Hongbo, whose flexible paper sculptures have amazed us previously, has just created a new series of silhouette artworks as part of a solo show at Contemporary by Angela Li in Hong Kong. Each piece is delicately cut from the knife leaving a complementary negative space from which it appears to rise. Hongbo says the pieces are meant…

  • The Bizarre, Flexible Paper Sculptures of Li Hongbo

    The Bizarre, Flexible Paper Sculptures of Li Hongbo

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    What at first look like delicate works of carved porcelain are actually thousands of layers of soft white paper, carved into busts, skulls, and human forms by Beijing artist Li Hongbo. A book editor and designer, the artist became fascinated by traditional Chinese toys and festive decorations known as paper gourds made from glued layers of…