What at first look like delicate works of carved porcelain are actually thousands of layers of soft white paper, carved into busts, skulls, and human forms by Beijing artist Li Hongbo. A book editor and designer, the artist became fascinated by traditional Chinese toys and festive decorations known as paper gourds made from glued layers of thin paper which can be stored flat but then opened to reveal a flower or other shape. He applied the same honeycomb-like paper structure to much larger human forms resulting in these highly flexible sculptures. Hongbo recently had a solo show at Dominik Mersch Gallery in Australia who made the videos above, and you can see much more of his work on their website.

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land-studio:

Anna Garforth’s Love Your Street: “Architecture firm Squire & Partners held a street party during the London Festival of Architecture 2010. The event celebrated LFA’s “Love your Street” theme. A special installation made from the trusty old yellow pages directory was created for the event to liven up a rusty wall.” (Words of Garforth, on her website)

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actegratuit:

Paper sculpture

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alecshao:

Aleksandra Domanovic - Stack, 2011

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thebewitchinpool:

“Tidal” 

Book Arts Project for Galerie de Difformite

Handmade Paper Sculptures & Wooden Jewelry by Flóra Vági

“I make objects that are intimate and meaningful to their owners who carry them.”

lnop:

Paper light sculpture by Nicholas Wright

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magnolius:

“Illegal Logging” installation made out of recycled paper by Julie Dodd

Our ancient trees are disappearing rapidly and are greatly under threat from Illegal Logging. Deforestation means more carbon dioxide released into the air, which adds to our problem of Climate Change. But this isn’t the only problem it’s causing, it funds other criminal activities, threatens the lives of indigenous people and could cause irreversible damage to planet and animal life surrounding those trees.

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