Most Beautiful Paper Craft Castle. Wataru Itou, a talented art student from Tokyo, spent 4 years of his life building this trully incredible paper castle.
Named Umi no Ue no Oshiro (A Castle on the Ocean), this paper craft castle features electric lights and even a moving train, made of paper. It is set on exhibit at Uminohotaru, a service area between Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture and you can check it out with Google Earth. Whether you’re a fan of paper craft or not, you must admit this paper castle is wonderful work of art. The Japanese like to take their time (see the LEGO Yamato Warship), but at least they deliver. via Tokyobling Reddit Stumble. Landscapes from Old Books by Guy Laramee.
Cast Paper Sculpture by Allen and Patty Eckman. Allen and Patty Eckman create detailed cast paper sculptures inspired by Native American culture, using a special technique they themselves invented.
Allen Eckman took an interest in art and design after returning from Vietnam, where he served as a Sargent. He attended the Art Center College of Design, where he met Patty, who obviously shared his passion for the arts. They married, had kids and managed an advertising company in the Los Angeles area for about 12 years, after which they decided they had had enough of their stressful careers and agreed it was time for a fresh start in something they were truly passionate about, art. Allen had discovered cast paper sculpture while photographing a brochure and immediately recognized its purity and the possibilities it had to offer. Cast paper sculpture originated in Mexico, around 1950, but the Eckmans developed their own technique, a proprietary trademark registered as the Eckman Method®. Photos via Eckman Fine Art Reddit Stumble.
Architectural Paper Models by Christina Lihan. US-based artist Christina Lihan uses her experience as an architect to create detailed models of famous buildings and urban spaces, from paper.
Ms. Lihan received a Bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Virginia and went on to get her Master’s in architecture, from Columbia University, in New York. She done internships in England, France and Italy, but it was the repetitive, monotonous rhythm of hundreds of soviet-built housing cities she saw in Czechoslovakia that most influenced the way she looked at building facades. After completing her studies, she decided to use all of the acquired knowledge in the name of art, by creating impressive architectural models from paper. Christina Lihan first decided to dedicate her life to art during the time she spent living in Florida, designing hospitals for another architect.
As you can imagine, creating such intricate models from paper can be quite time consuming. Via Designboom, Design Collector Reddit Stumble. The Tiny Origami Mui-Ling Teh. 23-year-old Mui-Ling Teh enjoys folding miniature origami creations and talking up close photos of them to tell a story.
More information about her work is available at her online gallery where she sells cards, calendars and more items of her work. She also sells additional items at her Zazzle Store. In February 2010, she was featured in a number of UK publications. However much of the published information and images were not as Mui-Ling had supplied. You can read the true story in her words ‘here’ Photos copyright of Mui-Ling Teh Reddit Stumble.