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I love paper art. I keep swearing that I will have ago, I'm always folding an A4 sheet into a paper cube (durable btw). I'm no where near as good as these below but I can certainly aspire.  

I love Jen starks how they grow out of the white spaced floor or you get sucked into a wormhole. Its amazing how realistic thomas demand makes his paper realities, jeff nishinaka and richard sweeney are so clean, elegaent, intircate and detailed. I think metro's recreate is brilliant idea and great that it gets such excellent participation. There is the hugely popular and rightly so, Yulia brodskaya,

'I begin with sketches. this is a very important stage because once I glued a piece of paper i cannot remove it - the glue is an intentionally strong adhesive. thus there is no room for error' CAProj 133 feb 2010 p91

She point out how important photographing these paper art works is,

'light needs careful control in direction, intensity and the level of softness [...] photography allows papercraft to get a lot more exposure and be used in a new context in various forms of graphic communication' CAProj 133 feb 2010 p89

She sights her influences as Marian Bantjes, Nik Ainley (beautiful digital type) & Alex Trochut.

Jen Stark

'(born 1983 in Miami, Florida) a contemporary artist whose majority of work involves creating paper sculptures. She also works with drawing and animation. Her work draws inspiration from
microscopic patterns in nature, wormholes, and sliced anatomy.' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jen_Stark 

http://www.jenstark.com/ 

Romain Lenancker

'My name is Romain Lenancker. I currently live in Lyon and work in my town and Paris. I'm an interdisciplinary art director specialized in creating intelligent solutions for corporate, packaging, print
media and papermade illustration...



Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or ideas you'd like to discuss.



I'm currently looking for full-time or freelance opportunities.' lenancker.com/#46228/About-Lenancker-Romain 

David Brownings

http://www.davidbrownings.com/page8.htm 

--- | PLEASE NOTE | David Brownings is not the same person as David Browning. Please be careful if referencing or reposting as it is easy to make the error as did I. David Browning (not featured above) is an experienced paper engineer making pop up books, some of which I've probably read. See his work here: http://www.agrfoto.com/artsake/davebrowning/index.php 

Ndeur

Ndeur designs custom shoes, and they created these paper models for promotional uses.
Color + Paper = Great Shoes!

http://illusion.scene360.com/category/footwear/ 

Jeff Nishinaka

'Los Angeles born Paper Sculptor Jeff Nishinaka has gained international recognition in the past fifteen years through his unique representational art forms in 3-Dimension. Following graduation in 1982 from The Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in illustration, Jeff has been engaged to create sculptures for private collectors, well known and respected publishers, and multi-media clientele.'

http://www.jeffnishinaka.com 

Christian Tagliavini

'There is something about the solemn formality of traditional portraiture which seems to invite parody. Swiss photographer Christian Tagliavini obliges by abandoning fully
3-dimensional human subjects altogether. In his series Dame di Cartone (Cardboard Ladies), he takes fancy dress to an illogical conclusion by cladding – or indeed replacing - his sitters' bodies with cardboard costumes from various eras, as if playing with paper dolls. Wilfully perverse, gleefully imaginative and downright barmy too, these are certainly not earnest portraits of real, rounded individuals (these "ladies" don’t even have names, aside from everything else). Instead, they collectively form an affectionate, teasing homage to both fashion and art history.' thefirstpost.co.uk/cardboard-ladies-by-christian-tagliavini 

http://www.christiantagliavini.com/ 

Thomas Demand

'Thomas Demand is best known for his unique approach to photography. He makes images of rooms and other spaces that initially look real but are, in fact, photographs of three-dimensional models, mostly life sized, painstakingly constructed entirely from coloured paper and cardboard.

At first sight, the subjects represented in Demand’s photographs seem commonplace and familiar, but often they relate to scenes of cultural or political relevance, which have come to our attention through the mass media. They range from the archives of German filmmaker and National Socialist propagandist Leni Riefenstahl to the kitchen in Saddam Hussein’s hideaway in Tikrit, Iraq.

Close inspection of Demand’s life-like images reveal a lack of detail and, as a result, the artifice of his scenes become apparent. His art reconsiders the traditional notion of photography as a faithful record of reality, highlighting the evasiveness of the medium in a world that is saturated with manipulated or mediated images.' serpentinegallery.org/thomasdemand/index.html 

http://www.thomasdemand.de/ 

Helen Musselwhite

http://www.helenmusselwhite.com 

Richard Sweeney

I use paper modelling as a means to generate form. I place the emphasis on the creation of form through hands on material exploration, something paper lends itself to perfectly. Discovering the
properties of the medium in this direct way helped me better understand the potential of paper in its own right, leading to the creation of sculptural forms.

Rob Ryan

'Artist Rob Ryan has transformed the Visitor Centre at Yorkshire Sculpture Park this winter as his imaginative paper cuts and screen prints are on display until 21 February 2010.

Famed for his detailed hand-cutting of delicate papers into intricate patterns, often revealing whimsical stories or poetic phrases, Ryan has decorated the shop window at YSP. Framed one-off paper cuts and limited edition screen prints, exclusive to YSP, are on display throughout the Centre.

Decorated vinyl panels by Ryan also adorn the windows in the Visitor Centre, and a brochure designed by the artist featuring all the work on display accompanies the exhibition. A range of items are available in the YSP Shop, including an exclusive laser cut Christmas card.'

 

http://www.gallery.jontywilde.co.uk/robryan/index.html 

The High Contrast

This Paper folding and crafting such as embossing is a great art. I recently saw some great examples. There are some real art in origami. Check out this origami camera the high contrast folded out of $50
for his brother’s Christmas present this year. He is hard to shop for and he knew he was saving for a new camera, so he figured a little creativity would make a fairly thoughtless gift of cash look exceptional.

http://www.thehighcontrast.com/money-oragami/

Won Park – The Master of Origami Paper Folding

Origami is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. The goal of this art is to create a representation of an object using geometric folds and crease patterns preferably without the use of gluing or cutting the paper, and using only one piece of paper.

Won Park is the master of Origami. He is also called the “money folder”, a practitioner of origami whose canvas is the United States One Dollar Bill. Bending, twisting, and folding, Won Park creates life-like shapes inspired by objects living and not– both in stunning detail.

http://thedesigninspiration.com/articles/won-park-the-master-of-origami-paper-folding/

Lots more right here!

 

http://beautifulpaper.typepad.com/oh_so_beautiful_paper/2009/11/pinhole-lampshades.html

 

Yulia Brodskaya

 

 

 

Russian born Yulia Brodskaya is a talented artist, graphic designer, typographer, and most impressively, paper sculptor. Her works are used in both commercial and
personal applications and her paper graphics are precious 3D sculptures that incorporate all her talents into one art form. Take a look at some of them:

 

 

http://www.artyulia.com/index.php/Illustration

 

Jordy Fu

 

 

In 2003, Jordy earned her BA in Spatial Design at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and two years later she also acquired a MA in architecture at Royal College of Art in London.

“I work in-between art, design and architecture,” says Jordy and adds that she besides being the creative director for Jordy Ltd and a design architect for Owings and Merrill Inc, she is a visiting lecturer at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and visiting critic at Royal College of Art.

“Design is the process of transforming some aspects of the world for better, at any scale,” says Jordy. She also says that the reason why she became a designer was to make this world a better place. The things that inspire Jordy are cities, people, nature, architecture and in short everything from daily life. Jordy also mentions that she can be inspired by other artists and designers such as Henry Matisse, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Jeff Koons, Kazuyo Sejima, OMA, Van Gogh, Herzog and de Meuron.

 

Jordy is right now in the middle of the preparations for the Cloud Lamp Collection spring/summer 2009 and the launch of her new project Cloud Lamp Baby Collection. But she is also involved in other projects such as to make three large chandeliers for Royal Festival Hall, London and a limited edition of Christmas Cards.

 

When asked to describe an average day Jordy brings in the humor.

 

“No one day is average, everyday is different. I sketch, I paint, I draw, I 3d modeling, I render, I cut paper, I fold, I pin up, I discuss, I redraw, I re
model, I color, I run, I measure, I calculate, I merge, I search, I read, I shop, I look around, I sing, I dance.”

 

Jordy Fu’s Cloud Lamp Collection is for sale at www.jordyfu.co.uk/shop.

 

 

 

cloud lamp Angels  by Jordy Fu

 

http://www.yatzer.com/1409_yu_jordy_fu’s_interview_exclusively_at_yatzer

 

Lizzie Thomas

 

 

Inspired by experiencing how the Japanese celebrate the seasons, the ‘Hidden Season’ series are wooden books holding hand cut paper pop up scenes inside. Having caught the transient, each season is waiting to burst out at any time of the year.

 

http://lizziethomas.co.uk/?p=535 

 

Chrissie Macdonald

 

 

 

 

photography by john short

 

 

 

photography by john short

 

 


 

 

photography by john short

design//art direction//agency fallon

 

http://www.chrissiemacdonald.co.uk/ 

 

Anderson M Studio.

 

 

I recently heard about this amazing bit of stop motion/paper art. It’s an ad for the New Zealand Book Council, animated by London based, Anderson M Studio. I can only imagine how long it took to pull it off.  The pages of the book (entitled Going West) literally come to life as intricate cuttings into the paper surface, reveal three dimensional shapes and structures, all relating to a railway journey. 

 

 

 

 

Moontree Letterpress

 

 

Rebecca from Moontree Letterpress recently launched a line of thank you cards that correspond to her beautiful collection of wedding invitations, giving brides and grooms a more affordable
option for non-custom thank you cards that match their wedding invitations:

 

 

 

 

Metro ReCreate

 

 

'Scrunch it, fold it, shred it, mould it. What will you do with your Metro?

Metro, the UK’s 3rd largest national newspaper, is launching Recreate, a competition to find great new talent in the field of Art and Design. In association with Oxfam, we hope to beat last year’s record of over 300 entries and find some truly amazing designs.

Once again, Recreate invites Art and Design students and recent graduates to use their talent, creativity and used copies of Metro to sculpt, design, mould, print or paint their own masterpiece.

Using one or more of these words that relate to Metro as your inspiration:

Morning

Green

Free

Urban' metrorecreate.co.uk/ 

 

 

http://www.metrorecreate.co.uk/ 

 

 

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 Image: Ferry Staverman

 

16 Jan – 28 Feb

FREE Open 7 days a week

Curated by Yvonna Demczynska (Director of Flow Gallery, London) Paper Works features international artists who harness the sensitivity of hand-made objects through paper. Single sheets are reworked or pulped to create visually striking works of art. Here, paper is not just used for the printed word, but given a chance to speak for itself. 

Exhibitors: Claire Brewster, Tracey Bush, Tamsin Cunningham, Clare Goddard, Magie Hollingworth, Aino Kajaniemi, Angela O’Kelly Anna King, Leah Miles, Helen Musselwhite, Berdien Nieuwenhuizen, Ferry Staverman, Janna Syvänoja, Lizzie Thomas. 

http://www.crafts.org.uk/getdoc/a792c54f-d3f0-4fc3-9a6c-640fbe48afe3/future-exhibitions.aspx

Paper: Tear, Fold, Rip, Crease, Cut [Illustrated] (Paperback) by Paul Sloman (Author)

Tangible: High Touch Visuals [Illustrated] (Hardcover) by Matthias Hubner
(Author, Editor), Robert Klanten (Editor) (intriguing, he edited Data Flow)

Update: the tangible book is brilliant. so much inspiration and innovation. not just paper, photography, architecture. 

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