The Paper Engineer. The impressive paper cutting and folding of Matt Shlian.
Top: Ghostly 8, paper, 8 x 11 x 1/2 inches, 2010. Notes from the artist’s statement: As a paper engineer my work is rooted in print media, book arts and commercial design. Beginning with an initial fold, a single action causes a transfer of energy to subsequent folds, which ultimately manifest in drawings and three dimensional forms. I use my engineering skills to create kinetic sculpture which have lead to collaborations with scientists at the University of Michigan. 4 Days in August, paper, 19 x 25 x 1/2 inches, 2010. Pleat Spiral, paper, 40 x 30 x 20 inches, 2010. Fred and Me, paper, 3 x 14 x 14 inches, 2009. Light Book, cut vellum, 8 x 8 x 1/2 inches, 2004.
Paper Irwin, paper, 11 x 11 x 1/2 inches, 2009. Agaricus, paper, 18 x 18 x 10 inches, 2010. Paper Scales, paper, 7 x 8 x 1/2 inches, 2009. Artwork © Matt Shlian Link via Make:Online. The Great Omar Peacock and Friends. The Makerie studio (Julie Wilkinson and Joyanne Horscroft) have made a number of an elegant, intricate paper sculptures.
Top: “The White Omar is a piece that explores the structure and form of patterns and shapes previously developed for an existing piece, The Great Omar, as a way of stripping back colour to highlight contours and light play across the surfaces. Currently being developed as a centre piece for a London boutique display.” “Medusa – Detailed jellyfish sculpture designed for Arjowiggins Creative Papers using their ‘Curious Collection.’
The exceptional qualities of the papers highlight and explore the nervous complexity and exquisite elegance of jellyfish.” “Atlas – Life-size reproduction of a Whet Owl, created using papers printed with antique world atlases, provided by Carteria Tassotti Milano. “The Great Omar Peacock – Life size reproduction of a peacock inspired by the cover of ‘The Great Omar,’ a collection of Persian poems known as the most precious volume ever bound. The Makerie Studio. Realistic 3D Paper Portraits by Bert Simons. If you thought 20 Cool Examples of Dollar Bill Origami and One Sheet of Paper Art were cool then you’ll definitely love this.
A Dutch artist Bert Simons takes paper folding art into the whole new level by creating hyper-realistic 3D paper sculptures. The first step in his process of making a paper portrait is digitizing a model. Bert starts his work by putting a lot of points on his model’s face to have some reference when modeling. He then takes all the data into his computer where he reconstructs the face with Blender, the open source 3D program. After 3D modeling Bert goes back to 2D by flattening the texture and then printing everything out.
And the best part is that you can build your own Bert! Website: bertsimons.nl Portrait Of Mr. Paper portrait and wearable mask of Mr. Portrait of Rozemarijn Lucassen First I have to digitize her. First parts glued.. and after 3 days of cutting and gluing a new paper portrait.. Portrait of Harry Hamelink Left harry posing, Right the 3d model. Paper cuts - Rolls on the Behance Network. X-Ray Animal Origami. “Oritsunagumono” (things folded and connected) is a series of origami creations by Takayuki Hori.
The artist prints skeletons of endangered animals on translucent paper, and then folds each sheet. Photos © Takayuki Hori Link via designboom. Mattshlian.com! Beautiful Paper Ring. Delicate paper art by Elsa Mora.
