To most of us , the bound of origami are somewhat well established : You have your Harold Hart Crane , your elephants , and your paper footballs . But one C of artists around the world expend origami as a technical theoretical account for take original artistic creation — and now , 88 of those creative person are getting a high - visibility show of their work .
At New York ’s Cooper Union this calendar month , an exhibit calledSurface to Structurewill bring together nearly one hundred pieces of contemporary origami , array from fashion to animals to avant - garde art . The exposition was funded onIndie Go - Go , and it ’s a protection to the schooling ’s famed 1959 origami exhibition , Plane Geometry and Fancy Figures — the first origami expo to ever be staged in the US . The musical theme behind Surface to Structure is to show how the artform has evolved since .
The opening move is this Thursday , June 19 , 7–10PM , and the show will remain on view until July 3rd . Check it out if you ’re in NYC , but if not , here are a few highlights .
“ Event Horizon , ” 2013 , by Byriah Loper , USA .
“ Shakti , ” by Joel Cooper , 2013 , USA .
“ Rabbits in Motion , ” design by Ronald Koh , Folded by Ng Boon Choon of Singapore / Malaysia .
“ Kiwi , ” designed by Bernie Peyton of the USA .
“ Diamond Crystal Lattice , ” 2013 , by Jeannine Mosely , USA .
“ St. Michael , The Archangel , ” by Vietnamese artist Tran Trung Hieu .
“ crystallisation , ” 2010 , by Hana Coufalová , Czech Republic .
“ Ciérbol , ” 2013 , by Victor Coeurjoly , Spain .
“ Freeform Origami Corrugation ( Nudibranch ) , ” by Tomohiro Tachi , Japan .
“ South African Lion , ” by gachepapier , from Belgium / Germany .
“ Fluid moral force , ” 2013 , by Richard Sweeney , UK .
“ Constrained Bowl , ” 2012 , by Linda Smith , USA .
“ Gorilla , ” by Nguyen Hung Cuong of Vietnam .
“ Lion , ” by Hoang Tien Quyet of Vietnam
“ Vole , ” by Bernie Peyton of the USA .
By Evan Zodl .
“ Flying Mantis , ” by Brian Chan of the USA .
All piece photograph by Christopher Bierlein .
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