Paper art research for project

In our current 3D project we are working on creating townscapes or buildings inspired by what we have seen and the research we have done and recreating or creating similar images in paper/ card/ wire etc.. here are some of the artists and their work that have inspired me with their creativity and ability to create detailed, beautiful sculptures/ pieces of art using different kinds of media such as paper or card etc.

Firstly, Brian Dettmer, an artist who originally focused on his painting until he started using pages from books and newspapers and layering them up to create art; this was when he discovered his love for creating art with books and started creating art like this:

 He has gone into great lengths to create the detailed layers in this piece, the corners are sharp and equal- and the whole structure seems very geometrically correct and reminds me of a tower on a castle or the tall beautiful hotels in venice- I love how every layer seems to play a part and ,if painted well, could pass as an actual building from a short distance as it possesses all the structural qualities. I would love to create something this detailed, unfortunately I lack Dettmer's unique abilities...

This piece of work reminds me of an ancient Roman ruin, he has layered it in such a way as it appears to have columns and I love the rounded shape he has given it. I love the detail he has put into it, it is small, detailed and very intricate and has a quality about it that is very fantasy- like. As though it has come out of someone's dream- just by looking at his work you can see how imaginative he is. He has a brilliant talent for geometric shapes, layers and detail.

Secondly, there is another artist called Mary Burton Durell who has a technique that I find quite interesting; she creates biomorphic abtractions made from tracing paper and wheat paste to create amazing sculptures that are like nothing I have ever seen made- especially out of paper! Her work is organic, unique and looks as though it is inspired by underwater plants such as coral and even though I can't use what she has created in my piece I can use her technique to create parts of it such as windows, walls etc as it's easy to paint over and dries hard and sturdy. Here is an example of a piece of her art:

As you can see it's clearly unusual, the colours are natural, simple and clear... She's kept her designs minimal in design but even so the finished piece emits creativity and originality.

Also, There is a cardboard artist called Jonathon Ro-Schofield who is one of my favourites and can link to some of the small designs I have done in preparation for my 3d project... he was born in the UK in the sixties and is qualified in all parts of art and very well aquainted with cardboard art - this is the area he specialises in although he has done numerous paintings... here are some examples of his work...

His work is detailed and appears lifelike- clearly he has a great talent when it comes to cardboard, His work is very unique- he adds tone with different shades of cardboard and his work is very inspiring- this piece has given me some ideas about my 3d project.. I really like all the detail around the bottom of the tower all the cracks and crevises really come together and the small detail aroud the windows is beautiful...

 Her is a close up image fo the bottom of the model... clearly he measures everything as everything seems to be perfectly correct in terms of size shape and symmetry- it is also very geometrically correct.. the detail is beautiful and lifelike and that's the main reason that I like this piece....

Unlike his other pieces this piece isn't very detailed at all- he has used large pieces of material, large shapes and simple structure to create this piece of art he has called "chryslar" whch is a model of the building in New York City... Although the shapes he has added are very dynamic, precisely measured and eye catching this structure isn't very detailed and that's why I don't really like it. On the other hand, the use of a range of other materials is very interesting and I like the idea of the shiny material he has used on the curved parts to create definition and maybe I could use that on my structure? It reminds me of a building you would find in a comic book... I like the idea but not the lack of detail otherwise this is a great piece of cardboard art.