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Paper Art is the art of folding cutting and shaping paper to make appealing works or art such as sculptures and colorful intricate arrangements. These extraordinary works of art date back to Japan, where it all started over a thousand years ago and still continues today, but is rarely ever talked about as a form of art. Most of these little complex paper sculptures are not so complex after all and are put together with simply paper and glue or no glue at all. Paper art is slowly becoming more of a popular medium of art through its beautiful, colorful patterns and complex almost realistic designs. Paper art inhabits many museums around the world and has become quite a popular sight amongst museum goers.
Some of the materials used are simply pieces of paper (even printer paper) such as this design by the artist Peter Callesen:
or actual books which are used to carve into and make designs (aka book sculptures) such as this one by the artist Brian Dettmer:
To read the full article and view 100 amazing different pieces of Paper Art click here
So gals, what do you think about this medium of art? Did it interest you in any way? Did anything about this type of art capture your imagination or inspire you to create something of your own?
There are no amazing words that can describe how awesome this is! Thanks for sharing with us Taylor!
Mia Jane
January 28, 2010wow! thanks for posting this, taylor. i’m a person who loves art (almost all of it), but this is way cool. i’m planning to have my grandma’s antique books be transformed into those… paper cutting and sculptures… ok, i’m out now… (where are those books placed anyway?)