Lazerian

While in our product workshop we were encouraged to look at paper from a new perspective and image it beyond the basic 2D form and create something new and 3D out of paper. I really like this whimsical yet sophisticated sculpture by Lazerian, I particularly enjoy the pops of colour against the white paper to highlight the different organs and skeleton of the fish which is quite strange. I find the sculpture to be very effective and a great installation that took into account the history behind the location as a successful former fishing town and its residual influence with fish and chips. Lazerian layered paper to create this 3D form giving the paper more strength and creating this completely new shape instead of folding to make it 3D.

Cecelia Levy

I like how Levy carefully adds layers of paper to create these plant sculptures as if they were a real flower. Instead of using plain white paper Levy uses darker tea coloured pages with some having writing on them, this adds an interesting element to the sculpture which I like as it draws the eye into the centre of the sculpture as does the layers of petal like pieces of paper. Levy takes a different approach from both Lazerian and Sweeney as these sculptures are more realistic and create an aged feel with the lettering and tea coloured paper. Levy builds these sculptures using layers of meticulous petal shapes that gradually get smaller towards the centre, she also curves some outwards to give the same effect an actual plant would as the leaves dry and bend outwards.

Richard Sweeney

While researching sculpture artists  for our Product workshop, I was drawn to these particular paper sculptures of Richard Sweeney’s. Sweeney creates movement and fluidity in this sculpture using simple fan folding and creating natural looking curves and twists in the form. I really like this piece, it is untitled but to me resembles a bird, I like the way Sweeney doesn’t copy the animal exactly but focuses on movement and the essence of its shape. The simplicity of the sculpture and the folds used add to its effectiveness, it isn’t trying to emulate anything too hard it is its own piece and explores the limitations of paper from a flat sheet to an interesting 3D form.