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Off Topic Chat => The Conversation Parlor => Topic started by: Lee Asher on January 14, 2014, 10:26:58 AM

Title: Paper Art
Post by: Lee Asher on January 14, 2014, 10:26:58 AM
Check out Chinese artist Li Hongbo as he plays with the appearance and connotations of paper.

(http://www.605s.com/forum/paper.jpg) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2GYslCAkSo)
Click the image to watch this awesome 13 min. video.

In the above video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2GYslCAkSo), Mr. Hongbo shows us step by step, his magical journey in the art of paper making.

Wonder if this could be done with a huge stack of playing cards?

Enjoy...


Title: Re: Paper Art
Post by: Don Boyer on January 14, 2014, 08:05:14 PM
Paper Slinky sculpture!  Amazing!
Title: Re: Paper Art
Post by: Curt on January 15, 2014, 03:18:38 AM
I watched that a little while ago. It's just awesome, in every sense of the word. I can't imagine the time and patience it would take to create those sculptures.
Title: Re: Paper Art
Post by: Lee Asher on January 15, 2014, 08:48:27 AM
The question is... Can this be done with a large stack of playing cards?

Title: Re: Paper Art
Post by: Don Boyer on January 15, 2014, 09:46:38 AM
You wouldn't get the cool Slinky effect thing going on.  The pasteboards would be too stiff.

But if your goal was to create a solid block of "carve-able" paper, yeah, some uncut sheets glued together into blocks would work well.  However, you'd want to use sheets without the graphite in the glue between the paper layers.  The lines it would create in the finished product might not be very appealing.

Hell, I have the tools to do it myself.  I just lack the work space and the artistic talent - y'know, the little things...  :))
Title: Re: Paper Art
Post by: Anthony on January 15, 2014, 02:14:54 PM
That is just amazing, and talk about patience in the block making process. Very creative.
Title: Re: Paper Art
Post by: bhong on January 16, 2014, 12:38:55 AM
I actually did a really something like this, but way way way less complex for an art project once. Styrofoam plates and double sided foam tape. Hopefully, it's was a ton of fun getting that slinky feel with bigger objects.