Papercraft has always been popular, mostly in the form of Origami, but with the joys of the web, people can now publish their creations online and there are some interesting examples, that’s for sure! Here we have picked twenty of the best, some very cute, some extremely odd!
Yulia Brodskaya is a Russian artist that has swiftly earned an international reputation for her innovative paper illustrations. Born in Moscow Russia, Yulia was always interested in diverse creative practices ranging from Textile Painting, Origami, Collage, and traditional Fine Art practices. After receiving an MA in Graphic Communications from the University of Hertfordshire, she continued to experiment and evaluate her burning interests like typography, paper, and highly detailed hand-made craft objects. Her hard work has payed off dramatically and till this day she continues to create beautifully detailed paper designs for clients all around the world.
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When I was a kid I was surrounded by paper constantly (since its the only thing we had back then lol) and I never thought to use it as its own medium for art. I always thought you were supposed to write on it, or draw on it, or just do flat 2-Dimensional things with it. These days, Paper is its own art form – and its graphics have been upgraded to 3-D! lol.
Alessandro Venier is a talented photographer from Pordenone, Italy. Throughout his career he has worked for several photo-studios in Pordenone’s area, post-producing and taking pictures for catalogs. He mainly deals with digital post-production, still life, photojournalism, weddings, and internal corporate videos.
Alessandro finished a book/photography project called “Modern portraits of old craftsmanship.” The images he took tell stories of people who continue working as craftsman and artisans. This book consisted of portraits of them in their workspaces, where the final customer usually does not have access. Despite the difficulties and the modernization, the women and men continue to exist. A reality that today more than ever shows us the way to an innovative generational shift, looking to the future without forgetting the past.
At the intersection of papercraft art and photography, you'll find Elly MacKay (aka Theater Clouds) and her wonderfully whimsical dioramas. The Ontario, Canada-based artist constructs miniature scenes of children flying planes, rowing a boat and even riding a tame tiger all inside a one-by-two-foot box. Her works begin by using a combination of papers to line the box including parchment paper, dollhouse wallpaper, Yupo paper (a synthetic plastic paper) and Mylar. The images are made using Yupo paper which she colors with ink and then cuts out. They're carefully set in place using wire and adhesives.
Nothing takes you back to the past like Christmas does – the cakes, the dinners, the reunions, the Christmas trees and the presents. And nothing makes Christmas more traditional than homemade decorations, crafts and gifts done by hand with your family and relatives. What makes it special is that what you are making cannot be bought from the store shelves. Well, at least that’s the concept of it.
As you guys know, I like to explore other mediums for inspiration (outside of the web). I think it is important to see things from another side, or things that are creative in a different way that you may not otherwise see, so today we explore the noble art of artisan crafts. These awesome items range from geeky girls jewelry all the way to paper and book art. Artisan crafts really encompass a lot of things that can also be considered a part of their own medium – such as oragami, book art, almost any hand made creative objects, wood art, props for cosplay, custom machines and gadgets, crafts (duh), food art, etc. (If you couldn’t tell I really like creative crafty type things haha) There is also some really nice object photography here as well. Lets dive into the actual definition of an artisan to get a better idea of this medium, shall we?
