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 Chan
- Erik Joisel
- Erik and Martin Demaine
- Tomoko Fuse
- Daniel Kwan
- Michael LaFosse
- Jeannine Moseley
- Akira Yoshizawa
Combining Dr. Lang's and McArthur's illuminating narrative history with
lavish color photographs of more than sixty breathtaking works--from
Joel Cooper's haunting Cyrus mask to Linda Tomoko Mihara's delicate
Crane Cube to Eric Joisel's lifelike Pangolin model--Folding Paper is
an enthralling introduction to the contemporary art of paper folding.
