Artist Research - Mia Pearlman

‘HAVOC was created in the middle of an ice storm in Pembroke, North Carolina. Using the drawing side of the cut paper pieces, it’s title reflects the weather outside, the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and many others, and the chaos of our current political and environmental moment.’

Part of the Pushing Paper Exhibition, January 8 - February 14, 2011, Curated by Carla Rokes at The A.D. Gallery, TheUniversity of North Carolina at Pembroke, PO Box 1510, Pembroke, NC 28372. Text copied from http://miapearlman.com/CUT_PAPER/cut_paper.html

Although I prefer more functional art pieces (hence my choice to go into design rather than fine art!) this is a beautiful piece. It reminds me of how Spiderman’s web sticks to whichever surfaces it is propelled at.

 The piece seems to have a personality of its own, beautifully cut, artfully composed and bold, seeming to claim the walls it has been posed upon.

Like her other work, HAVOC is cut out of white paper, the tones and shadows are made by the lights shone through the layers of the piece, casting shadows and reflecting the light onto other surfaces.

Mia Pearlman is an American artist concerned with cut paper installations, sculpture and collage, who also delivers talks and lectures at colleges and universities all over the USA.

Artist Research - Rob Ryan

Cushion design for Wild & Wolf 2012

‘My home will have no windows doors or floors nor bricks or mortar, my only home is in your arms and nowhere else’

From http://robryanstudio.com/archive/

This is part of a collection Rob Ryan designed for British design led gift company Wild & Wolf, which also features glass and ceramics, notebooks and various textile items including shopping bags and bunting.

I love the contrast of the black on blue, especially as in my early work I enjoyed using contrasting colours, particularly black on white, and I confess I have developed a fondness for it. I like this design as the contrast is still present but the colour adds another element to it.

I am presuming that this was first cut out of paper then either scanned in in front of the colour or scanned first then filled in later. This really shows Ryan’s talent of paper cutting, with intricate shapes and delicately cut lines.

I could easily see the cushion as a centrepiece on any sofa from a modern to a more homely feeling living room.

Geometric 3D Cut Paper Sculpture

Cartridge paper scored in irregular triangles, cut and assembled first as individual shapes, then made up into a larger, more complicated piece.