Paper Artists Directory

Origami

China

Investigating the relationship between geometry, surface texture, computational algorithms, and making techniques in the art and science of paper folding.

Website: https://www.foldedlightart.com

Russia

Contemporary origami artist. Her interest continued to increase as she began her studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University as a student of mathematics and cybernetics. It was then that she began inventing her own unique, modular origami models.

Website: http://www.kusudama.me

United Kingdom

365 Origami crane project serving as an open diary, turned into Senbazuru, or 1000 origami cranes.

Website: https://www.instagram.com/icarus.mid.air/

Serbia

Organic folded paper and copper and cast metal sculptures. Inspirated by Mathematics.

Website: http://organicorigami.com/

United States

Abstract paper sculptures revealing the dynamic lines of organic forms including ocean, bird, and plant life through their architecture and hidden mathematical beauty.

Website: http://www.francenelevinson.com

Haiti

Masks, compositions evoking nature, bowed characters (toilet paper rolls figures), aerial light sculptures, installations using origami technics.

Website: oznoon fr

United States

Origami's masks and tessellations, based on an elaborate grid first folded into a hexagon-shaped piece of paper.

Website: joelcooper com

Vietnam

Original expressive origami using Dó a Vietnamese handmade paper.

Website: flickr

France

Lifelike and complex sculpted modern origami paper models, has been among the finest origami masters in the world.

Website: ericjoisel com

Japan

Considered to be the grandmaster of modern origami, with realistic appearance, he created more than 50,000 models. Pioneer of many different origami techniques such as wet-folding, he rose origami from a craft to a living art.

Website: wikipedia

Japan

Abstract folded paper sculptures and reliefs in order to link the past with future generations considering the pursuit of any possibility and forms of folding paper. Made with single white sheets of handmade paper known as kyokushi.

Website: yukonishimura com