Paper sculpture: Folded Form
Paper, acrylic. 10 x 7 x 6cm. July 2018
A small paper sculpture of an abstract form in primary colours created from folded and coloured watercolour paper.
Contemporary paper sculptures are frequently very intricate, often featuring frill-like or fringe-like elements. My own works in this medium tend towards the more minimal end of the spectrum. There’s often a nod towards constructivist art. The fact that the sculptures are made of paper or card gives them a sense of fragility or vulnerability. Along with this, the fact that they look as though they may be made of cut pieces of metal sheeting rather than paper gives them an ambiguous quality of robustness. Most paper sculpture unambiguously exploits the fragility evident in the sculptures.