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p aint on it. fold it. draw on it. tear it. What can an artist do with paper?. crumple it. cut it. twist it. burn it. carve it. Inspirare by Rie Hachiyanagi textured sheets of handmade paper, thread Installation at Mount Holyoke College’s Williston Memorial Library. Text Here.
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paint on it fold it draw on it • tear it What can an artist do with paper? crumple it cut it twist it burn it carve it
Inspirare by RieHachiyanagi textured sheets of handmade paper, thread Installation at Mount Holyoke College’s Williston Memorial Library
Can you imagine it moving in the breezes created by students walking in and out of the library? What if it wasn’t lit, or it was lit with a different color light? What do you feel when looking at this installation?
Kirsten HassenfeldDans La Lune, 2007Paper with mixed mediaDimensions variable
The artists says this is a form of escape she would like to share. How can it help you escape? Miniature buildings in a diminutive cityscape Earrings for giants Click for ideas
Unlike when you cut paper snowflakes with scissors. Papercraft artists use many tools. From knives to scissors.
Bovey Lee Working in Studio
Bovey Lee Briefcase Vacation – Summer21.5x21.5”, 2012
Bovey Lee Detail of Briefcase Vacation – Summer
Bovey Lee Detail of Briefcase Vacation – Summer
Su Blackwell 2012, The Little Prince
Su Blackwell 2007, Peter Pan, The Pirate Ship
It can take 3 days or a month to create one of Su Blackwell’s creations this video compresses it into 3 minutes. Snow Queen Being Created
Brian Dettemer Sculptor that works with vintage literary books, outdated textbooks and encyclopedias.
First he seals the edges and then he carves into the book, moving one page at a time. It can take one week for a single book. Sometimes he glues more than one book together. He will glance through a book beforehand to see if he can work with the imagery. He is surprised by pages as he creates his collage, just like a reader going through the story can be surprised. Brian Dettmer Detail shot of "Tower 1 (Britannica)" an over 7-feet tall column composed of 24 1958 encyclopedias
Brian Dettmer Video Pause at 1:36 minutes after he says there is no special starting point in his 360 sculptures. Start Video Wagnalls Wheel, 2010, Altered Set of Encyclopedias, 9" x 20-1/2" x 20-1/2"
RieHachiyanagi What do you think about these artists and their use of paper? Kirsten Hassenfeld Bovey Lee Who was your favorite papercrafter? Su Blackwell Brian Dettmer