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256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 x 26 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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still image sti rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
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Subtitle from cover. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Diana Gaston -- A sense of wonder / Lawrence Weschler -- Early work -- Architecture -- "A place of not knowing" : an interview with Stuart Kestenbaum -- Ara series -- Science & math -- Artist as revealer / Eric Broug -- Unholy series -- Art & music -- Sketchbooks 2006-2020 -- Some caterpillars stay caterpillars. |
| Summary |
Paper engineer and artist Matthew Shlian has always recognized the material's potential for experimentation. Folded, tessellated, compressed, extrapolated, two-dimensional paper becomes three-dimensional sculpture in beautiful and unexpected ways. "My process is extremely varied from piece to piece. Often I start without a clear goal in mind, working within a series of limitations. For example on one piece I'll only use curved folds, or make my lines this length or that angle, etc. Other times I begin with an idea for movement and try to achieve that shape or form somehow." Unfolding is Shlian's first comprehensive monograph. A journey into the new possibilities of folding technology, the intricate complexities of Islamic patterns, and the sheer potential offered by a sheet of white paper, it celebrates a humble material, on the edge of its existence, elevated to timeless form and possibility. |
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Shlian, Matthew.
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Paper work -- United States -- 21st century.
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Paper art -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Illustrated works.
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| Added Author |
Gaston, Diana, contributor.
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Weschler, Lawrence, contributor.
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Broug, Eric, contributor.
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Olsen, Johanne Lian, designer.
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| ISBN |
0500094284 (hardcover) |
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9780500094280 (hardcover) |
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