Posted on 12/28/2009 7:49:27 PM PST by rawhide
Artist Peter Callesen proves he is a cut above the rest with these dainty models made using glue, a scalpel - and just one sheet of A4 paper.
Peter, 41, cuts intricate patterns from a white sheet of paper and uses the cutout to fold breathtaking designs such as skeletons, insects and buildings.
The precision work transforms a piece of paper worth only a few pence into a piece of art that sells for £2,800.
Each model takes up to two weeks to sketch, cut and fold.
If Peter makes a wrong cut or realises he is unable to achieve the fold he wanted he has to rethink his design and start the painstaking work again.
Peter likes his models to tell a story and believes transforming a flat piece of paper into a three-dimension model is a 'magical process'. He said: 'Some of the small paper cuts relate to a universe of fairy tales and romanticism.
'Others are small dramas in which small figures are lost within and threatened by the huge powerful nature.'
Others again are turning the inside out, or letting the front and the back of the paper meet - dealing with impossibility, illusions, and reflections.' Peter, from Copenhagen, Denmark, likes to use paper in his work because people use it widely in the home and office and can easily relate to it.
He said: 'I find the A4 sheet of paper interesting to work with because it is probably the most common media for carrying information today.
'By removing all the information and starting from scratch using blank white paper I feel I have found a material which we all are able to relate to.
'The thin white paper gives the paper sculptures a fragility which underlines the tragic and romantic theme of the works.'
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Very cool looking...
He uses glue?
He’s cheating...
(kidding)
wow
amazing stuff
I don’t believe some of these are one sheet of paper
Nay sayer! LOL!
It’s all Calculus. Based on derivatives and integration. Easy...
THESE ARE HUGE PORTRAITS MADE W/ PUSHPINS
ARTIST HERE USES GUMBALLS He first creates a computer model to
magnify the subject---then stacks gumballs in clear tubes to represent pixels.
ping
For the next Silverlake art crawl....
I just watched an amazing program on WETA about modern origami... which uses no scissors or glue. Most of the practitioners are engineers and mathematicians.
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