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Intricate and Lacy : Paper Windows of Eric Standley


"Eric Standley  works with hundreds of layers of colored paper creating intricate laser cut stain glass windows. These beautifully constructed works are made up of interlacing positive and negative spaces that seem to “float” in a fabricated suspension. He begins with a drawing, this helps him create the complex range of imagery needed to make a workable design, before cutting and assembling the paper pieces. Standley’s windows are similar in complexity to that of traditional stained glass, and bring to mind the beautiful Northern Rose window of the medieval Chartres Cathedral in France. "
via hifructose.com

 

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A picture IS a "thousand words"...

Throne: The Book of Revelation; letters cut from the Koran, 2012
"In my text drawings I deconstruct the word of God by cutting letters from sacred writings and rearranging them to form a passage from another holy book. I may cut letters from the Bible and reassemble them as a passage from the Koran, or use letters cut from the Torah to recreate an ancient Tantric text. The individual letters are glued to the paper in a continuous line of type, without spaces or punctuation, in order to discourage a literal reading of the text. By bringing together the sacred writings of diverse traditions, I create a visual tapestry of inspired writings, all pointing beyond specifics to the universal need for connection with something greater than oneself."   Meg Hitchcock
via thisiscolossal.com
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Jun Mitani ~ Magician of Origami Forms

Jun Mitani is a Japanese artist folding amazing geometric origami models. His approach is very original using curved creases.
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Cartography of Birds, Flowers and Insects by Claire Brewster

"I have been living and working in London for over 20 years, but started life in the semi-rural county of Lincolnshire. Using old maps, atlases and other found paper, I create beautiful, delicate and intricate paper cuts of flowers, birds and insects. My inspiration comes from nature and the urban environment in which I live and a desire to re-use the discarded, unwanted and obsolete."
via clairebrewster.co.uk

 

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Paper Sculpture by Calvin Nicholls

by Calvin Nicholls 
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Yulia Brodskaya : Babushka { "бабушка" - grandmother }



"I believe that one of the main reasons I enjoy the paper craft, is due to my love of the material: paper. Although I've always had a special fascination for paper, it has taken me a while to find my own way of working with it; and then it took a little longer to find out that the technique I have been using so intensively is called quilling - it involves the use of strips of paper that can be rolled, shaped, and glued to the background."
via artyulia.com

 

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Transformed ! The Paper Art of Peter Callesen

"Peter Callesen’s paper works are literally results of folding – and cutting. On top of a story that include various symbols that we recognise from fairy tales and other archetypical storytelling, and thus integrating all those narratives that we know from reading books and watching films about castles and princesses and monsters and darkness and a lot of other things, he also brings in the story of the work itself. This is not just a castle, it is a castle that tells you how it was made. All laid bare, the start, the process, and the final result. In that sense, the work is narrative, but also performative. Object and action at the same time. The act of viewing is a re-enactment, and an act of unfolding the folded, uncutting the cut."  
Pontus Kyander_Swedish art historian
via oddstuffmagazine.com

 

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Incredible Paper Architecture

"Christina Lihan, US based artist makes use of her experience as an architect to make clear models of well-known buildings and urban spaces with paper."
via incredibleworld.net

 

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Hummin’ in the Bluebells

 

by  Patty Eckman

Edition of 65 Cast Paper Sculptures

The “Hummin’ in the Bluebells” piece is a favorite among collectors. It features a hummingbird taking nectar from a bluebell among detail of grass and other smaller flowers.

via eckmanfineart.com

 

 

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The Paper Project - Commercial paper, German Etching

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