Canadian artist creates intricate paper sculptures

Paper sculptures are created by Canadian artist Calvin Nichols. The finished work is incredibly detailed.

The artist resorts to using standard tools - scissors, brushes, scalpel, blade. The material is white paper.

The future sculpture begins with an idea. Calvin Nichols goes to zoos and watches animals and birds for a long time. He tries to capture their facial expressions and gestures. He pays attention not only to the appearance - wool, plumage. But also to "communicate" with each other.

After studying the notes and preliminary sketches in the notebook, the Canadian proceeds to create a sketch of the future sculpture on paper. Details are carefully drawn. Sometimes you have to resort to coloring paper to get the desired shape.

Having created an image of a future animal or bird on paper, Calvin Nichols begins to cut out details and form a three-dimensional image. The artist gradually layers one layer after another. At the same time, pulling out individual parts with scissors and a scalpel.

Plumage and fur trimming takes up the bulk of the work. Sometimes a Canadian has to “separate” future wool or feathers using a scalpel and tweezers for several hours. Fixing them with special compounds.

Background is also important in Calvin Nichols' paper sculptures. As a rule, animals and birds are depicted in tropical or coniferous forests. And detail is also important - leaves, branches, needles.

The finished paper sculptures look very organic and detailed. These are white volumetric paintings that you really want to touch.

Previously, OXO reported on paper vases of the Dainichi Sankyo Co design studio.