Li Hongbo  

At first glance, Beijing artist Li Hongbo's sculptures resemble typical white plaster models, but take a closer look, and pull it the true wonder of the art is revealed.

What at first look like delicate works of carved plaster are actually thousands of layers of soft white paper, carved into busts, skulls, and human forms by Beijing artist Li Hongbo.

A book editor and designer, the artist became fascinated by traditional Chinese toys and festive decorations known as paper gourds made from glued layers of thin paper which can be stored flat but then opened to reveal a flower or other shape.

He applied the same honeycomb-like paper structure to much larger human forms resulting in these highly flexible sculptures. Hongbo recently had a solo show at Dominik Mersch Gallery in Australia who made the video here, and you can see much more of his work on their website.










SOURCE  Gizmag

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