Fractally-delicious Papercraft

Posted by Gareth Branwyn, February 10, 2009 1:00 AM | permalink

Ed Note: Boingboing's current guest blogger Gareth Branwyn writes on technology, pop and fringe culture. He is currently a Contributing Editor at Maker Media. Recent projects have included co-creating The Maker's Notebook and editing The Best of MAKE and The Best of Instructables collections.

I had the pleasure of meeting Jen Stark, and seeing her work, at the wonderful Civilian Art Projects in DC last year. Her paper-based sculptures are mind-bogglingly meticulous (lots of precise snips and X-Acto slices of construction paper), and lyrical as all get-out; bursts of unwinding cellulose sunshine. Above is an Art Street profile of Jen.

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#1 posted by kiddr01 , February 10, 2009 2:19 AM

i really love her work, and it's amazing that she's continually developed it technically. But i hate the art world, they just can't help but be up their own arses. This was a nice simple honest idea that they're trying to transcend into something with deeper meaning - can't it just be something thats realy cool and pretty!

i also hate how they try and market the artist - i can't believe that guy started saying how she was on the cusp of doing something great - wasn't this good enough for him!.. who cares if she's going to be a big name on the art scene, it's the art thats really important. All too often the name becomes more important than the art - Why do we need to idolise people so badly?... there's probably a very good answer to that. I'll expect it in the next post.

oh, and it sounds like boingboing can take some credit in breaking her.. I'm sure i saw her posted here first!

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#2 posted by Anonymous , February 10, 2009 5:39 AM

Jeez, girl...you're gonna take an eye out, cutting like that. The work is beautiful.

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#3 posted by Anonymous , February 10, 2009 6:03 AM

It is beautiful kaleidoscopic (and even psychedelically colored) exercise, but it's not art. Very pretty to look at and decorative but not art. Then again, what is art these days?

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#4 posted by EH , February 10, 2009 6:09 AM

Van Gogh was just a near-homeless weirdo in his time, after all.

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#5 posted by Anonymous , February 10, 2009 9:12 AM

The older I get, the more I really appreciate the craftsmanship in work like this. Really great work.

I do agree with #1, though... the art world is really a bunch of indie-snobs with money and gallery space. I've seen some truly excellent work in local independent coffee shops that far surpasses some collections in local galleries - but because of the artist's personality or level of attractiveness they don't get the same kind of recognition.

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#6 posted by h4x0r , February 10, 2009 10:46 AM

I'd like to see more pitures of her tbh.

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#7 posted by stosh machek , February 10, 2009 11:21 AM

ok, i'll say it; yes the paperCraft is phenomenal & she's HOT too!

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#8 posted by timquinn