Xue Wang · CLIENT: Dream Studio
Zen is a handmade paper quilling artwork made for wall decoration. Paper quilling is a technique in which coloured paper strips are curled and folded into circles, curves and wavy lines, then glued onto cardboard to create a three-dimensional surface. Zen is built from coloured paper strips one centimetre wide, rolled into large and small coils and arranged by size, shape and colour contrast. Many folding and curling methods were tested to obtain gradient colours in paper. The framed piece measures 300 x 400 x 15 mm.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- This paper artwork made by hand, Xue used 1 cm wide colored paper strip, to make large and small rolls to draw lines with dots, and draw surfaces with lines, make dense paper rolls through a variety of permutations and combinations of size, shape, color contrast to achieve unexpected effect.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The size of the illustration is 300 x 400 x 15 mm. It is used for print or wall decoration. This piece is framed in a hardwood frame with UV Protected glass.
- Tags
- Paper, quilling, handcraft, paper-art, design, handmade, paper roll, paper craft, paper art work
- Production Technology
- Use various long paper strips with a width of 1 cm to make various elements such as circles, curves, and wavy lines by curling and folding, and then paste them on cardboard to present the 3D effect of the work.
- Design Challenge
- Xue always try to develop a technique that has never been used by anyone before and creates different visual effects. Because paper is a material that cannot be mixed as easily as paints, so she need to try various folding and curling methods to achieve the desired color gradient and contrast effect.It is both tough and soft. she always challenge all the possibilities of paper, to complete seemingly impossible tasks.
- Project Duration
- This work took three months to complete in Paris, and be invited to participate in UNESCO's activities in paris.
- Operation Flow
- Paper quilling is an art of paper rolls, which use colored long paper strips with a width of 1-3 centimeters to express the work by curling and folding. Curves, wavy lines, and circles are elements that often appear in XUE's works.
- Research
- Paper is a material that is not easy to mix colors with each other. XUE tried various folding and curling methods to find a method that can express gradient colors, and finally made this rolled paper work break the paper's restrictions on gradient colors. A large number of bright colors are used to express the complexity of the world, and the calm faces under the colors represent the calm state of mind in the flashy world.
- Inspiration
- No matter how noisy and bustling the outside world is, XUE still hopes to keep her inner peace and create an artwork that can truly awaken people's self awareness. One day, she saw a picture of a woman smiling with her eyes closed, very peaceful and satisfied, XUE was touched by her expression, so she created this artwork to express a peaceful, calm attitude towards life and a strong and confident heart like Buddha, as if everything is about to sail, full of hope. It is a starting point, beginning, budding, and full of energy.
- Image Credits
- Photographer:Clinton LIU
- Patents
- XUE WANG, 2020
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