num_pages: 96
description: This beautiful origami art book is a collection of the best contemporary pieces from some of the worlds most renowned papercraft artists.Thanks to pioneering masters such as Dr. Robert J. Lang origami has transcended its humble roots as a traditional Japanese papercraft to take its place among the global fine arts. In Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami Dr. Lang and Asian art curator Meher McArthur chronicle origami's remarkable evolution and showcases the widespread applications of paper folding solutions in the fields of contemporary mathematics engineering design and the international peace movement.Based around a groundbreaking museum show by the same name Folding Paper features the work of more than forty leading origami artists from around the world. It traces the development of paper folding in both the East and the West recognizing the global influences on this international art form. Now in the early twenty-first century origami is a sophisticated fine art form consisting of many different styles from representational to geometric abstract and even conceptual. It has become a symbol of peace an inspiration for engineers and a conduit for scientific advancement.Featured origami artists include:Brian ChanErik JoiselErik and Martin DemaineTomoko FuseDaniel KwanMichael LaFosseJeannine MoseleyAkira YoshizawaCombining Dr. Lang's and McArthur's illuminating narrative history with lavish color photographs of more than sixty breathtaking worksfrom Joel Cooper's haunting Cyrus mask to Linda Tomoko Mihara's delicate Crane Cube to Eric Joisel's lifelike Pangolin modelFolding Paper is an enthralling introduction to the contemporary art of paper folding.
language: English
title: Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami: Featuring Origami Art from Some of the Worlds Best Contemporary Papercraft Artists
publisher: Tuttle Publishing