Thursday Art

[svetlanacat4]

New Tessellated Origami Masks by Joel Cooper

In forms that seem inspired by cast bronze or pewter sculptures, but with incredible geometric textures, these folded masks are made entirely from single sheets of paper by origami artist Joel Cooper (previously). As if making the shape of a face from paper wasn’t already difficult enough, Cooper uses a

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[spikesgirl58]

It is such a mind blowing process just to fold the paper, much less do the other. Ye gods!

[svetlanacat4]

I think these are my favorites! It reminds me of Iliad, Agamemnon...

[spikesgirl58]

They are incredible and I can only stand in awe of the patience and talent involved.

[mrua7]

Wow they look like they could have been carved from wood. Amazing work! They're like puzzles.

[svetlanacat4]

I thought it was leather, too...

[jkkitty]

Oh my, I can't believe these are just folded paper. Do you know how big these are?

[svetlanacat4]

On the site, the artist have one in his hand. But perhaps some ar biggers.

[akane42me]

These masks are incredible! I read the blog post to get my pea-brain wrapped around how it's done. Amazing.
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[svetlanacat4]

The site is great because they give us link to the artists' own sites. The masks are my favorites!

[wild_orchid7]

Mind-blowing! Again, I'd never believe the mask had made of paper! Truly remarkable artist! :)

[svetlanacat4]

I think that these are my favorites among all.