Famous Paper Cutting Artists

The attention to detail in cutting shapes out of each layer to form a wholly consistent pattern is remarkable.

Famous paper cutting artists.

Each of these artist differ in experience technique subject matter style and inspiration. Amy eisenfeld genser usa. Matisse died in 1954 at the age. Today design sponge is almost entirely devoted to paper crafts.

Master paper sculptors like richard sweeney brian dettmer and ingrid siliakus cut fold glue and otherwise transform sheets of paper in various colors. Paper artists from around the world. His artwork has featured in vogue elle and stylist he has also collaborated with fashion designer paul smith. Sometimes the best inspiration is to check out the work of fellow artists.

Paper isn t the first medium most people think of when they imagine sculpture but it has qualities that help papercraft artists create some of the most incredibly intricate 3d art ever seen. Rob ryan born 1962 is a british visual artist who specialises in papercutting and screen printing he is now most famous for his detailed paper cut outs. While today many artists explore the cut paper practice some stand out among the rest like vanshika agarwala who transforms entire sheets of paper into patterned masterpieces or patrick cabral whose delicate animal portraits add a touch of dimensionality to the 2d medium whether they re using a simple pair of scissors or employing an arsenal of x acto knives these artists prove the. Some of matisse s last works were large collages of cut and pasted paper as abstract and bold as anything being made by much younger artists in the early 1950s.

Ryan has illustrated book and album covers including john connolly s novel the book of lost things erasure s album nightbird. Andrea kocks usa and germany. Each piece of coloured paper in jen stark s work is hand cut shaped re shaped and formed onto a wood backing. Coming up we ve got two interviews with artists who specialize in the classic paper techniques of marbling and paper cutting as well as two paper based diy projects a roundup of marbled design goods and an in depth look at the history of marbling.