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Interview With Paper Engineer Benja Harney
There are few and far in between that can astound the paper world to the degree of paper engineer Benja Harney. With a background graphic design, he expanded upon the next level of exploration of paper where he refined his skills and mastered a medium that at the time seemed very obsolete and slightly unnoticed.
He without a doubt has become one of my favorite artists of his time working in everything from editorial, fashion, and even pop-up books where he constantly challenges himself, yet remains completely humble. Reading his interview with us has been truly inspiring! I have also included below another interview which touched my heart as a designer and continues to reaffirm perseverance of ones dreams. I present to you Sydney-based paper artist Benja Harney.
Posted in book, interview, sculpture, strictlypaper
Tagged australia, benja harney, paper artist, paper craft, pop up, sculpture, sydney
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Transparent God Paper Sculpture
Transparent God is a large-scale piece handcrafted by Peter Callesen, where an figure is taking shape from a wide range of cut-out people. Some figures lay on the ground, while the others seen to have been pulled to make this figure, leaving only the silhouette of their form to remain. You can see some more of his large-scale sculptures here.
Posted in sculpture, strictlypaper
Tagged denmark, paper artist, paper cut, peter callesen
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Sheet Music Collages by Erika Iris Simmons
Erika Iris Simmons makes composite art portraits of people associated with the item that she has chosen to manipulate. She may be more widely known for her series entitled “Ghost in the Machine” where she took cassette tapes and old film reels to produce portraits of famous individuals.
With this particular series she has taken up a new medium, sheet music, to manifest these delicately intricate portraits which are beautifully executed.
Posted in collage, illustration, strictlypaper
Tagged collage, erika iris simmons, music, paper cut, sheet music
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Hidden Tales
Lowe-SSP3 has created these posters for Colsubsido’s “Book Exchange” program which takes the slogan “Come with a Story and Leave with Another,” to a literal sense. See if you can find the hidden story in this optical illusion that mimics that of paper.
Posted in illustration, notsostrictly
Tagged colsubsidio, lowe-ssp3, notsostrictly, poster
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Matt Mendez: Square by Paper Donut
It’s been a while since we have written about Paper Donut and you may remember their piece for the Curious Story involving a paper crafted breakfast scene quite reminiscent of Zelda.
Since then, Alexis Facca has been quite busy with the redesigning of the site as well as some pretty cool new projects, one of which happens to be this space music video for French DJ/Composer Matt Mendez entitled Square. Taking the inspiration from the song, the cassette tape evolves throughout this spatial universe from Space to No Man’s Land and onward to Crazy City all the while animating and changing colors along the way.
Posted in animation, strictlypaper
Tagged alexis facca, france, matt mendez, music video, paper donut, stop motion
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Colorful 3D Paper Sculptures by Nuria Mora
“The Spanish street artist Nuria Mora has created colorful origami pieces and placed them on display in public ad spaces in Tirso de Molina square, downtown Madrid. Inserting her 3D paper sculptures into billboards in the bustling city center, they can be enjoyed by shoppers and passers-by, as they are viewable from both sides and lit up at night.” — PSFK
Posted in installation, origami, sculpture, strictlypaper
Tagged 3d, colorful, madrid, nuria mora, origami, paper sculpture, spain, street art
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Paper Cut Collaged Illustrations by Christine Kim
Christine Kim is a Toronto-based artist who with the combination of painting, drawing and paper cut outs composes these lovely collaged illustrations.
Posted in collage, illustration, strictlypaper
Tagged canada, christine kim, collage, mixed media, paper cut, toronto
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Miniature Paper Worlds by Jim Doran
Jim Doran is a self-taught artist based out of Baltimore, Maryland that creates miniature paper worlds in his spare time. He makes these insanely tiny dioramas from recycled containers from small Altoids to sardine canisters complete with little inked paper drawings, which are then cut out and layered into what you see here.
Posted in illustration, sculpture, strictlypaper
Tagged b&w, diorama, jim doran, layering, maryland, paper artist, usa
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Incredibly Beautiful Book Art of Cara Barer
Texas based photographer Cara Barer puts a new meaning in book art through her colorful sculptures out of discarded phone books, computer manuals, maps and the like that she transforms and then photographs. Her inspiration stems from a random encounter where she discovered a rain-soaked Yellow Pages. From there she began her practice and dove into the search for books as well alternate methods of manipulating their appearance.
Posted in book, sculpture, strictlypaper
Tagged book art, cara barer, colorful, phone book, photography, texas, usa
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Interview With Quarterly Magazine Paper Runway
I know it has been a few weeks since our last interview, but fear not this one in particular is worth the wait! Being a paper lover as well as blogger it is hard in some means to locate the absolute perfect sources for finding new artists working in the medium of paper and keeping up for that matter.
This quarterly magazine that we are featuring today provides everything from showcases of party planning to the latest and greatest paper artists and everything in between. They produce captivating stories that keep the reader intrigued with the latest events, showcases of new artists and trinkets for practically any viewers taste. Without further adieu I am happy to share the Australia-based quarterly magazine Paper Runway! Be sure to check out their latest issue (featured above) and be sure to sign up for the 5th issue!
Posted in interview, strictlypaper
Tagged australia, magazine, paper runway, the paper trail
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