Nick Georgiou: Paper Sculpture

Paper Sculpture - Nick-Georgiou

These cool paper sculptures are by Tucson, Arizona based artist Nick Georgiou.  Georgiou’s work is inspired by “the death of the printed word/world, economic collapse, political and environmental uncertainty.

Georgiou states: “Books and newspapers are becoming artifacts of the 21st century. Whatever we used to read off paper, we’re now reading off digital screens. Our way of interacting with text is changing. My work is not only about the decline of the printed word in today’s society but its rebirth as art.”

Georgiou recently opened a new gallery/studio space in downtown Tucson.  He is also completing a documentary about the decline of the printed word, and is working on a series of sculptures for a solo exhibition in Cyprus and Greece.

For more information, check out Nick’s blog: MyHumanComputer.blogspot.com.

Sources: Juxtapoz Interview 1, Juxtapoz Interview 2

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Jacquet Fritz Junior: Origami

Jacquet Fritz Junior - Origami

Jacquet Fritz Junior - Origami

These amazing origami sculptures are by French artist Jacquet Fritz Junior. Fascinated by paper from a very young age, JFJ is a self taught folder.  The masks you see here were sculpted by hand from toilet paper rolls and then coated with shellac and various pigments.  Fritz also uses other types of paper to create figurative and illuminated sculptures.

To see more of JFJ’s work, visit Leplieur.com.

jJacquet Fritz Junior-Origami

Jacquet Fritz Junior-Origami