In case you didn't have time to look at the video, or if you did and were as fascinated as I was by the sculptures, here are several photographs I found on Design Sponge and the Herman Miller site that I think you will enjoy.
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The patience of Irving Harper (let alone his talent) blows me away, Dana. Wow!
ReplyDeleteI am most especially drawn to the blue 'banner' in the ninth photo and to the pieces in the pic directly below it... the 'mandala', 'checkerboard/crossword puzzle' etc. And here's me struggling to cut a straight line...
I can't imagine how many hours it took him to make most of those. And the fact that he never sketched anything in advance but did it all in his head as he worked is astounding. I can barely make a paper airplane...:)
DeleteThese are all stunning works of art. I'm almost afraid for them though as they might be fragile.
ReplyDeleteYes, I would imagine they are, but they must dust them or have some way of keeping them clean. I assume there is some sort of stabilizing agent that can be sprayed onto paper sculptures to make them more durable...perhaps a polyurethane or a varnish or an epoxy resin. (If any of you paper sculptors out there can put our minds at rest, please tell us.)
DeleteThanks for featuring these again, they amaze me in every way!
ReplyDeleteI was afraid some people didn't take time to look at the video, and when I found all these still photos of them, I knew I simply had to do another post about them. They're too beautiful for anyone to miss, and they have me completely mesmerized.
DeleteThanks for the pictures. I did watch the video. And the pictures are amazing too. They do look fragile. How do you dust them (I thought this immediately)... :)
ReplyDeleteI'm such a lazy housekeeper that dusting them wasn't the first thing that came to my mind...but now I'm obsessed with finding out how they've kept them clean all these years. :)
DeleteWhat an amazing post! Love every single one of the sculptures. I just spent a while reading some of your later posts. You are one prolific blogger! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI doubt very much that I would have been able to post daily when I was teaching and raising a daughter. I do have the advantage of lots of leisure time that you younger bloggers don't have.
DeleteThanks so much, I will be back to view the video. Must get ready for work, drat! The creative mind is such a wonder. Love the picture of him and his wife.
ReplyDeleteI think the video will fascinate you. I agree about the picture of him and his wife. I bet they've had quite the marriage!
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