Paper Cut: An Exploration Into the Contemporary World of Papercraft Art and Illustration

by Owen Gildersleeve

More and more the design world is turning away from digitization and once again embracing the imperfections of handmade, craft-based practices. Written and collated by noted papercraft illustrator Owen Gildersleeve, Paper Cut offers a unique perspective into this burgeoning field of contemporary illustration. Featuring astonishing works from twenty-five of the world's top papercraft illustrators, this collection also contains in-depth interviews and rarely seen behind-the-scenes photography, which reveal the artists' motivations and working techniques. Contributors include Rob Ryan, Yulia Brodskaya, Jeff Nishinaka, Andersen M Studio, Chrissie Macdonald, and Kyle Bean. "Thanks to some great behind-the-scenes imagery of the paper artists at work, whether you're familiar with the work or not the book is endlessly illuminating. And with Chris Clarke of The Guardian overseeing the design, it's a fine printed experience from start to finish." - Rob Alderson, Editor-in-Chief - It'sNiceThat.com

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Marina · Rating 4 out of 5]

What these people do with paper is astonishing! To be honest, the interviews were a bit samey and I mainly just looked at the pictures, as their work speaks for itself.

[Irene Macias · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it too !

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

So I didn’t read all the interviews with the authors but I did go through and read some and look at the art. It helped inspire me do more with paper. Although I don’t have an interest is advertising particularly unless it was for libraries so probably just do stuff for fun.

[Pamela Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't know the difference between an illustrator and a graphic designer so some of the text was meaningless to me. But there are more pictures than text and the pictures I found facinating.