Tag: paper
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Do-It-Yourself Kinetic Origami That Will Blow Your Mind!
Brazil-based origami artist Jo Nakashima has created a method for building an amazing origami object using a system of 40 paper cubes. For those of you ambitious enough to give it a try he shared a set of instructions on Instructables. Just 45 steps! If you’re not familiar with Nakashima, he runs the most popular instructional origami channel on YouTube, with…
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Magnificent Paper Art by Yulia Brodskaya
Quilling or paper filigree is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. Paper artist and illustrator Yulia Brodskaya uses the technique to create lush, vibrant, three-dimensional artworks. Brodskaya started working as a graphic designer and illustrator in 2006, however quickly abandoned the computer programs in…
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Artist Hand-Cuts Insanely Intricate Paper Art
Japanese artist Akira Nagaya creates insanely intricate paper cuttings called kirie that look like delicate pencil drawings or wire sculptures. Nagaya discovered his talent in his early 20s when he was learning sasabaran – a technique for cutting food decorations from bamboo leaves at sushi shops. When he practiced on his own using paper and…
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Amazingly Intricate Hand-Cut Paper Art by Maude White
If you’ve ever cut a simple snowflake out of paper, you should be able to appreciate this incredibly intricate paper art by U.S.-based artist Maude White. The painstaking detail with which she cuts her beautiful illustrations out of paper is absolutely stunning. Incredibly enough, White works by hand, using a craft knife to cut tiny…
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Extreme Paper Cuts With Artist Peter Callesen
Peter Callesen can turn an ordinary sheet of white paper into a brilliant story. His delicate installations involve the transformation of flat sheets into cut and folded figures that grow from the paper and fill the 3D space. Callesen says, “It is probably the most common and consumed media used for carrying information today, but…
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Surface to Structure: An Origami Exhibition Featuring 80 Paper Artists at Cooper Union
A huge exhibition of 80 contemporary origami artists featuring 120 paper creations is planned to take place this summer at Cooper Union in New York. Cooper Union was the site of the first origami exhibition in the United States 55 years ago. Titled Surface to Structure , the event is curated by Uyen Nguyen who is seeking funding on Indiegogo to…
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Transfixing 3D Paper Patterns by Maud Vantours
Paris-based designer and artist Maud Vantours uses layer upon layer of cut paper to create hypnotizing patterns and textures that translate into set designs, fashion accessories, and editorial treatments. Vantors has explored a number of 3D paper treatments including floral patterns, spirals, and gemometric designs. You can see more of her work at Figure and over on Behance. And don’t forget, if you’re…
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Illuminated Cut Paper Light Boxes by Hari & Deepti
Deepti Nair and Harikrishnan Panicker (known collectively as Hari & Deepti) are an artist couple who create paper cut light boxes. Each diorama is made from layers of cut watercolor paper placed inside a shadow box and is lit from behind with flexible LED light strips. The small visual narratives depicted in each work often play off aspects of…