Famous Paintings Recreated Using Wood Wrapped in Colorful Newsprint
Korean artist Lee Kyu-Hak creates beautiful mixed-media paintings (mosaics?) by wrapping small wooden wedges with colored newsprint that mimic the brushstrokes of famous artists. Lee’s artworks appear mostly to be reinterpretations of pieces by Vincent van Gogh, but I think I see a few original compositions as well. See much more over at Yesong gallery. Via Colossal
Time-lapse Portraits Layered and Cut to Reveal the Passage of Time
If someone had the time, this would/could be a completely awesome experimental animation. For over a year I’ve been stalking the website of book and paper artist Ryuta Iida hoping to share new work with you and today I finally have something to show for it. As part of an ongoing collaboration with artist Yoshihisa Tanaka … Read more
Incredibly Ornate Paper Bird Sculptures
So beautiful! Using rare and fine paper from around the world, Julie Wilkinson and Joyanne Horscroft of The Makerie create incredibly intricate 3D paper sculptures, the likes we’ve never seen. The London-based creatives say that they’re inspired by “forgotten worlds, rare prints and the beauty of details” which becomes abundantly clear once you look through … Read more
Luxurious Jewelry Made of Paper
What is the value of a beautifully crafted gem? What is its worth if it’s made of paper? Paper sculptor Kirsten Hassenfeld explores the fantasy-driven world of opulent extravagance through her handcrafted paper jewelry. Using translucent white paper, the artist forms intricately designed polygons that resemble brilliantly cut gemstones. As for how she goes about … Read more
Paper Sculptures by Valérie Buess
I thought these were interesting sculptures…coral-like -with a woody texture, and then was impressed when I found that they were made of paper! (Now we know what to try when we’re bored at home and have a bunch of junk mail lying around…) I’m genuinely enjoying these assorted organic paper sculptures by Swiss artist Valérie Buess who … Read more
Beautiful Collages Made of Currency
Close up, the paper appears to be hewn roughly; but at a distance, the final product is striking. Article found @ www.designboom.com all images © senseteam resembling traditional embroidered patchworks, the ‘big business 3′ book and poster series by chinese creative agency senseteam cuts apart and recomposes the currencies of countries from around the world in an examination of dentity … Read more
Carved Book Landscapes
I’ve seen many a carved book, and all of them impressive – both because of the time and effort that goes into it, but also because of my own inablity to harm a book. (I can’t highlight in a book without feeling horrible about what I’ve done., it’d be like slicing into my arm or gluing … Read more
