Insects. Made of paper.
September 16, 2007 7:46 AM Subscribe
What would make origami cool? Insects, of course! Click "写真の一覧" for thumbnails.
The artists name might be Taketori, but I can't read kanji well enough to tell you.
The artists name might be Taketori, but I can't read kanji well enough to tell you.
What do you mean "make origami cool?" Origami's fucking awesome!
posted by Kattullus at 8:32 AM on September 16, 2007
posted by Kattullus at 8:32 AM on September 16, 2007
It would be even cooler if they were candy bar wrappers, too.
posted by DenOfSizer at 8:38 AM on September 16, 2007
posted by DenOfSizer at 8:38 AM on September 16, 2007
You know what would make insects cool? Origami, of course!
posted by DU at 9:14 AM on September 16, 2007
posted by DU at 9:14 AM on September 16, 2007
An old friend of mine from Santa Cruz was really into folding origami insects... takes a lot of patience to fold those things. I can make a pretty sweet origami boulder, but that is about it.
posted by rodo at 10:00 AM on September 16, 2007
posted by rodo at 10:00 AM on September 16, 2007
As featured on CBS Sunday Morning, Robert Lang is one of the best in America. See all types of creatures from insects to mythical animals, to plants, etc.
posted by Atreides at 11:05 AM on September 16, 2007
posted by Atreides at 11:05 AM on September 16, 2007
For the more competitive side of origami check out The Japanese Tradition.
Be sure not to miss the match between the masters (about 2 min into the video).
posted by sour cream at 11:49 AM on September 16, 2007
Be sure not to miss the match between the masters (about 2 min into the video).
posted by sour cream at 11:49 AM on September 16, 2007
the 'japanese tradition' reminded me at times of 'silent library'. dunno.
i would like to learn how to make some origami bugs tho.
posted by fuzzypantalones at 7:19 PM on September 16, 2007
i would like to learn how to make some origami bugs tho.
posted by fuzzypantalones at 7:19 PM on September 16, 2007
Origami makes origami cool.
posted by philomathoholic at 10:52 PM on September 16, 2007
posted by philomathoholic at 10:52 PM on September 16, 2007
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It's realistic insect art, but it's not really origami, at least in a normal sense of the word; the heavy use of cutting puts it into a category that's closer to papercraft (or pepakura) than to origami. Still, it's a fascinating bit of paper art, regardless.
To see some realistic origami insects, made without any cutting from a square piece of paper, try the following links from Sipho Mabona and Brian Chan:
I'm not sure why insects are such a popular subject? I prefer mammals myself...
Thanks for the paper art link, Citizen Premier!
posted by EricGjerde at 8:31 AM on September 16, 2007