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More Than Just a Flat Sheet: Creating Paper Sculptures

Paper is more than just a boring, flat page! Our guide will help you learn about paper sculptures, helping you see paper's powerful potential!

Jessica Carey

Paper sculpture is a beautiful and unique art form that combines the best of both worlds: the delicate intricacy of paper crafts with the dimensional intrigue of sculpture.

Unlike traditional painting or drawing, paper sculpture requires a different set of skills and techniques.

While it may seem like a daunting medium to work with, paper sculpture is actually quite easy and fun to create!

In this blog post, we'll walk you through the basics of creating a paper sculpture, from start to finish.

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Choose Your Paper

Sculpting with paper is a fun and easy way to create three-dimensional art.

The type of paper you use will have a big impact on the finished product, so choose carefully!

Cardstock or construction paper is a good place to start.

Experiment with different colors, textures, and weights to find what works best for you.

A colored paper will add an extra layer of interest to your sculpture, but if you want a more subtle effect, go for a white or off-white paper.

Heavyweight paper can work best, but you can also use thinner papers like origami sheets.

If you're looking for a challenge, try sculpting with recycled materials like newspapers or magazines.

With a little imagination, the possibilities are endless!

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Sketch Your Design

When you're ready to start creating your paper sculpture, the first step is to sketch out your design.

Think about the overall shape of your sculpture, as well as any smaller details you want to include.

Brainstorm different ideas for your artwork and search for images online or in magazines.

You can browse the art collection sources for inspiration; maybe you want to make geometric paper sculptures or other shapes.

Once you have a general idea of what you want to create, it's time to start planning the specifics.

Keep in mind that paper sculptures are often three-dimensional, so think about how your design will look from all angles.

Once you have a general idea of what you want your sculpture to look like, you can begin planning the individual elements.

How will you attach the different pieces?

Will your sculpture be static or interactive?

By taking the time to plan ahead, you'll be able to create a truly impressive paper sculpture.

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Shaping Your Sculpture

Once you have your paper, it's time to start shaping it.

You can use scissors, X-acto knives, or even crumpled up balls of paper to create interesting textures and patterns.

Carefully cut out and shape each piece of your design.

If you're working with multiple pieces of paper, start by cutting out the largest pieces first and then move on to the smaller ones.

Once you're happy with the overall shape of your sculpture, it's time to start adding details.

Use a sharp knife to carefully cut out any smaller pieces or add texture to the surface of your sculpture.

Remember to take your time and be careful not to rip or tear the paper.

With a little patience and effort, you'll be able to create a one-of-a-kind paper sculpture that is sure to impress.

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Assembling Paper Sculpture Pieces

Putting together paper sculptures is a fun and rewarding activity that anyone can enjoy.

Once you have all of your pieces, it's time to start assembling them.

You can use glue or tape to attach the pieces together, and it's important to take your time with this step to make sure everything lines up correctly.

This step will require some trial and error, but that's half the fun!

Be creative and don't be afraid to experiment.

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Secure Your Sculpture

Once you're happy with the way your sculpture looks, you can give it a little bit of support, so it can stand on its own.

Use small pieces of tape or glue to attach your sculpture to a sturdy base, like cardboard or foam core board.

You may also want to use clear tape or glue to secure any loose parts or decorative elements.

And that's it—you're done! With a little patience and practice, you'll be creating beautiful paper sculptures in no time.

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Professional Paper Sculptures

While most people may view paper as a mundane medium with no dimension, professional artists from around the world create some truly phenomenal pieces.

Each artist has their own unique take on creating sculptures from the everyday material of paper.

Whether it’s using a single sheet or combining many different types, the artists featured below showcase the true potential of paper.

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Chinese artist Li Hongbo is best known for his unique sculptures.

Working with a material that most of us take for granted, Li has created some truly astonishing works of art.

His pieces are often based on traditional Chinese motifs, but what sets Li's work apart is his use of paper to create sculptures that move and change shape.

By carefully layering and gluing thousands of sheets of paper together, he is able to create pieces that can be stretched and bent in unexpected ways.

As a result, his sculptures have a fluid quality that is both mesmerizing and strangely unsettling.

While Li's work may seem like something out of a science fiction story, it is actually rooted in a long tradition of Chinese paper art.

For centuries, Chinese artisans have been using paper to create everything from lanterns to kites.

Li's work simply takes this age-old tradition in a new and exciting direction.

Chie Hitotsuyama

Chie Hitotsuyama is a professional artist from Japan, who creates amazing animal sculptures out of paper.

Her art pieces capture a mind-blowing sense of realism; these animal sculptures are created using twisted newspaper techniques.

Her work is incredibly intricate, featuring a technique called quilling to create her pieces.

Quilling is a paper crafting technique in which strips of paper are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create detailed designs.

The newspaper sections are expertly and compactly applied, giving the sculptures a touch of elegance and producing fantastic fur, scales, and lifelike textures.

Her pieces are truly one-of-a-kind, and her use of paper as a medium is both innovative and exciting.

By adding just the right amount of detail, Hitotsuyama's sculptures give us a new perspective of paper--that it can be used to create something beautiful and life-like.

Creating Paper Sculptures

Creating a paper sculpture is a rewarding and satisfying experience.

By following the steps outlined in this blog post, you'll be well on your way to creating stunning paper sculptures of your own!

The possibilities are endless; you can create abstract shapes, realistic replicas of objects, or whimsical creatures.

You can use bright colors, patterns, or even recycled materials to add your own personal touch to your contemporary art sculptures.

Whatever you choose to make, the process of crafting a paper sculpture is sure to be enjoyable.

So, what are you waiting for?

Gather your supplies, find a comfortable workspace, and let your imagination run wild!

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15 of the world’s most creative papercraft artists.

Article by SA Rogers , filed under Sculpture & Craft in the Art category

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Paper isn’t the first medium most people think of when they imagine sculpture, but it has qualities that help papercraft artists create some of the most incredibly intricate 3D art ever seen. Master paper sculptors like Richard Sweeney, Brian Dettmer and Ingrid Siliakus cut, fold, glue and otherwise transform sheets of paper in various colors, sizes and textures into complex creations that mimic architecture, nature, the human form and subjects that are purely the products of their own fertile imaginations.

Bert Simons – Incredibly Lifelike Portrait Sculptures

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Eerie, faceted 3-D paper heads float on a wall like grotesque hunting trophies. They’re photo-realistic replicas of Rotterdam papercraft artist Burt Simons and his friends, created when Simons had a ‘mid-life crisis’ in 2006 and realized there wasn’t much of him that would be left behind. So, Simons decided to ‘clone himself’, sculpting his head in 3D and using photographs to texture it. He uses a computer program to flatten out the head into printable pieces of paper and then assembles them with glue. Simons says having his clones around helped him “get used to his bald spot”.

Haruki Nakamura – Moving Parts Paper Sculptures

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Haruki Nakamura ’s papercraft does more than just sit there and look pretty. The pieces fit together like gears, and actually turn for a kinetic effect that goes far beyond most papercraft creations. Skip to the 49 second mark on the video to see his papercraft heart in action.

Eric Joisel – Detailed Classic Monster Figures

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There’s a simple difference between mere papercraft and origami: the traditional concept of origami uses only once piece of paper with no cuts or glue. Eric Joisel is one modern origami artist that creates incredibly complex paper sculptures using blueprints that take him literally years to complete. Joisel says the creation process is like a scientific method, with creatures from myths and legends – like dwarves, fairies, hobbits and mermaids – popping up from his ‘crease patterns’.

Brian Chan – Elegantly Crafted Insect Sculptures

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(images via: Origami by Brian Chan )

Brian Chan has been creating origami since elementary school, so it’s not too surprising that his work has evolved to the point of winning Best Original Design in the MIT origami competition. The MIT student finds the geometry aspect of origami folding to be especially rewarding. His portfolio of creations includes lots of insects, like the centipede, stag beetle, katydid and pictured above, as well as comic book and anime characters.

Brian Dettmer – Amazingly Complex Paper Cuts

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When it comes to reusing old books, Brian Dettmer has perhaps one of the most creative ideas ever: he turns them into fascinating carved sculptures called ‘Book Autopsies’ that transform them from dust collectors to fine art. Dettmer’s work goes beyond the simple concept of carving the pages of a book into a shape. The paper is cut to reveal certain words and images, for a shadow box-like effect.

Ingrid Siliakus – Detailed Architectural Masterpieces

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Dutch paper artist Ingrid Siliakus deems her work ‘paper architecture’, and it’s a fitting description. Siliakus builds paper recreations of buildings made by master architects as well as her own abstract sculptures.  She draws inspiration from sources like artist M.C. Escher and architect and paper sculptor Masahiro Chatani, whose work inspired her to try her hand at 3-D paper sculpture.

Sher Christopher – Emotive Paper Figurines

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Sculptor Sher Christopher ’s creations look like characters in a play, replete with theatrical masks, hats and intricate costumes. Christopher gathers papers of various colors and textures from around the world, using the weight and feel of a sheet of paper to suggest the fluid flow of a gown or a wisp of hair. Christopher’s sculptures are characterized by unexpected attention to detail, such as an embossed belt barely visible under the folds of a coat.

Peter Callesen – Playful Seasonal Paper Sculptures

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The bulk of Peter Calleson ’s work is made from plain white sheets of A4 paper, chosen for the symbolism as well as the color and size. “By taking away all the information and starting from scratch using the blank white A4 paper sheet for my creations, I feel I have found a material that we are all able to relate to, and at the same time the A4 paper sheet is neutral and open to fill with different meaning. The thin white paper gives the paper sculptures a frailty that underlines the tragic and romantic theme of my works.”

Elsa Mora – Variegated Detailed Paper Trinkets

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The whimsical paper art of Elsa Mora has a folkloric quality rooted in the artist’s childhood in Cuba. Carefully crafted flowers, branches and swirling graphical elements give Mora’s work a fun and free-spirited feel. Using scissors and an Xacto knife, Mora creates both paper silhouettes and 3-D sculptures of subjects like woodland creatures, little girls and monkeys riding bicycles.

Su Blackwell – Storybook Paper Works of Art

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British paper sculptor Su Blackwell uses the delicacy of paper to make a statement in her work, saying “It is the delicacy, the slight feeling of claustrophobia, as if these characters, the landscape have been trapped inside the book all this time and are now suddenly released. A number of the compositions have an urgency about them, the choices made for the cut-out people from the illustrations seem to lean towards people on their way somewhere, about to discover something, or perhaps escaping from something. And the landscapes speak of a bleak mystery, a rising, an awareness of the air.”

Annie Vought – Abstract and Concrete Paper Art

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Annie Vought uses paper cutting to make statements that pop right off the wall – literally. Her 2006 paper art series utilized words cut from paper with extreme care, attached to a wall with delicate pins. It ranges from the childish scrawl of a student being punished with writing lines to a Christmas letter in elegant script. Vought also creates paper cut imagery such as oddly beautiful depictions of human veins.

Shin Tanaka – Adult Skills with Childlike Joy

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Japanese artist Shin Tanaka creates paper toys with a look that is clearly influenced by urban street art and culture. Tanaka’s designs can be downloaded as a PDF so you can print, cut and build your own versions of these playful creations. Tanaka was inspired to create these little guys when making plastic toys proved to be too costly, and he realized that creating and publishing paper toys was practically free. Shin began making paper models of sneakers he admired by couldn’t afford, which led to a display in a showcase of the NIKE design library as well as design collaborations with major shoe brands like Adidas.

Mark Sky – Magically Transformed Paper Money

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Mark Sky is known as the ‘ Dollar Artist ’ for a good reason: all of his origami creations are made from dollar bills. Sky folds money into paper sculptures – called ‘moneygami’ – with subjects ranging from farm animals to fire-breathing dragons. Sky uses the patterns on the dollar bills to signify facial features, like scrolls or the letter ‘O’ as eyes.

Richard Sweeney – Artfully Twisted Paper Sculptures

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Richard Sweeney began using paper as a medium for sculpture when he realized that it was a great way to create form through hands-on material exploration. Of his work, Sweeney says “Discovering the properties of the medium in this direct way helped me better understand the potential of paper in its own right, leading to the creation of sculptural forms.”

Chris Natrop – Draped and Shadowed Paper Art

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Chris Natrop ’s papercraft art is perhaps best displayed as site-specific installation. Excited but a bit daunted by the challenges of the cavernous gallery space at MOCA Jacksonville, where his series entitled ‘And Further the Dewdrop Falls’ was to be exhibited, Natrop found inspiration in an unexpected place: the plane ride home after seeing the gallery in person for the first time. The view from the airplane window during a bout of turbulence compelled Natrop to want to “capture” atmosphere and infuse it into his work. As a result, his MOCA installation is inspired by the look and feel of mist and dewdrops.

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Create a digital paper sculpture in 16 simple steps

Richard Nabarro explains how to layer a mixture of imagery to build an abstract, paper-infused design.

In this tutorial, we'll take a close look at how to plan and gather imagery for use in an abstract manipulation. I find that this design process is playful by nature and generally encourages a large degree of experimentation as you go along.

It's always interesting to see what can be created from limited resources. In this particular case, we're talking about some blank sheets of coloured paper. This is when things start to become abstracted and geometric shapes are everything. I'll show you how to transform your boring sheets of paper for the better, and how to effectively bring them into the digital realm.

The inspiration for this paper-infused design style comes from a range of work, including origami, physical paper sculptures and mixed-media installations.

01. Sketch geometric shapes

To give yourself a bit of direction, start by sketching out some different geometric designs on paper. I tend to use my sketches loosely, letting my designs evolve as I go along. In this case, I decide to incorporate elements from all of my initial sketches, including the stream effect seen here.

02. Coloured card

Once you're ready to move on, source a selection of coloured card or paper. You can either carefully choose colours from your favourite art supplier, or find a cheap pack from your local stationers. The first option is preferable, but both are suitable. You can always alter the colours in Photoshop if they aren't quite coherent.

03. Geometric forms

Once you've obtained some paper, the next step is to create a small selection of geometric forms. For this part, you don't need to use any glue: all you need to do is fold. These forms don't need to be seamless; they just need to look interesting. Find a suitable background and then photograph your creations from different angles.

04. Sonobe units

For this next step, you may need to do a little research. Cut out several square pieces of a paper and fold them into Sonobe units . These fun little origami modules can be linked together to form much larger shapes and forms.

05. Photograph form

Once your units are ready, link them together in whichever way you prefer. I decide to go with a triangular configuration, making sure that I leave a gap for where the paper stream will gush outward. Before moving on to the next step, take a photograph of the form on a high-contrast background.

06. Hole punch

Gather several coloured sheets of paper and attack them with a hole puncher. Empty the discs onto your scanner and arrange them as you see fit. Place a high-contrast piece of card on top and scan at 300dpi or higher.

07. Photoshop colour space

Open Photoshop and create a 300dpi document in an RGB colour space. Now import a high-res texture, select the layer and bring up the 3D panel. Make sure the source is on Selected Layers, then choose Sphere from the drop-down menu and click Create. You now have a perfectly rendered and textured sphere, which will provide a nice contrast to the sharp, angular elements. Create a new document in the CMYK colour space, measuring 222mm by 300mm, then drag your sphere over.

08. Import photos

Now it's time to import all of your photos. You need to spend some time cutting out each element, but since they're fairly simple geometric shapes, you can save some time and use the Polygon Lasso tool ( L ). When you've made a selection around the object, hit Ctrl/Cmd+I to invert the selection, then press Backspace to delete the background. If you find there's a slight halo around the object, use the Defringe tool (Layer>Matting>Defringe) and select 1 or 2 pixels.

09. Colour overlay diversity

Once you've cut everything out, you can start dragging things into your main project file. If you find that there isn't enough colour diversity among your paper forms, you can easily solve this within Photoshop . With your layer selected, choose the Colour Overlay option found under the Styles menus in the Layers palette. Pick a shade and set the blending mode to Colour. You might also need to experiment with the levels a little to get the best results ( Ctrl/Cmd+L ).

10. Linear burn Sonobe creation

Import your Sonobe creation and cut it out as before. Position it over the sphere and create two copies. Select these two new layers and press Ctrl/Cmd+G to group them. Use Free Transform to scale them down and then rotate the second copy about 45 degrees. Set the blending mode to Linear Burn on both layers, then select the group folder and change the blending mode to Normal. This prevents the grouped objects from blending with external layers. Create a layer mask for the group and erase the overlapping areas in the centre to fully reveal the gap.

11. Pologonal shapes

Now it's time to get creative with those polygonal shaped elements. Keep duplicating the layers, and slowly build up a nice varied flow stemming from the centre of the sphere. Mix up the colours and the sizes to keep the composition interesting. To give things more consistency and depth, apply drop shadows to every element.

12. Magic wand punched discs

Open up the scan featuring the punched discs. Select the Magic Wand tool ( W ) and make sure Contiguous is un-ticked. Click anywhere in the dark area, then go to Refine Edge. From here you can make precise adjustments to the selection and experiment until you get the desired result. Once you're happy with the selection, click OK and then press Backspace to delete the background.

13. Integrate paper stream

Drag the image into your project and integrate it into the paper stream. The aim here is to pepper the composition slightly, trying not to overuse it. Again, remember to apply a drop shadow.

14. Desaturate

At this point I decide to de-saturate the Sonobe element with a Hue/Saturation layer. I feel that the colours interfere slightly with those in the paper stream. Now that the main objects are in position, you need to finish building the paper stream up to the centre gap. Once completed, create a new layer and change the blending mode to Linear Burn. Paint a shadow at the back of the stream using a soft, low-opacity brush. Create a layer mask and erase any unwanted parts of the shadow.

15. Illuminate

Add a layer mask to the Hue/Saturation layer mentioned in the previous step. Select a black brush with a low opacity and lightly paint around the gap in the centre of the Sonobe element. This will enable some of the original colour to show through, creating a slight illumination.

16. Adjustment layers balance

To finish things off, I always like to add a bunch of adjustment layers. These help achieve many different things, but most importantly they can bring the piece together. Add a black and white gradient map, set the blending mode to Overlay and lower Opacity/Fill to around 50%. You can then add a Colour Balance layer to tweak the tones slightly, or even a Selective Colour layer to alter things further. I also increase the saturation slightly to give the design a bit more punch.

Words : Richard Nabarro

Richard Nabarro is a freelance designer and illustrator.

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7 Amazing Papercraft Sculpture Artists

The value of paper depends on whose hands hold it. To a first grader, it could mean a canvas to roll crayons on. To an office clerk, it could mean a sheet to print a report on. But to an artist, it could mean a sculpture, an entire advertisement, or even an avenue to deliver an inspiring message.

As with any craft, there are those who are capable of further pushing the envelope and transform what was otherwise an ordinary material into an amazing artwork. Look into the lives of these seven ingenious papercraft sculpture artists and see how they gave life to regular pieces of paper:

Jeff Nishinaka

This man has been building his reputation as a paper artist for three decades. A pride of Los Angeles, Jeff Nishinaka earned his undergraduate degree from UCLA and then went to pursue his craft and career at Art Center College of Design, a distinguished art school in California.

papercraft sculpture of a bridge by Jeff Nishinaka

Though Nishinaka was originally interested in painting, his experiences in Art Center enhanced his talent by handling different elements, including paper. The realization that paper was a very flexible medium converted him to creating masterpieces by shaping it and still maintaining its character. Some of the most popular brands that benefited from Nishinaka’s ingenuity were Paramount Pictures, Visa, and Coca Cola.

papercraft sculpture of the eiffel tower pyramids by Jeff Nishinaka

Cheong-ah Hwang

Born and raised in South Korea, Cheong-ah Hwang was blessed with a natural gift in creating art, especially when it comes to manipulating paper. Her fascination with this medium began at a young age as her parents ran a printing shop in her hometown. Her access to different kinds of paper unleashed her innate potential in making ornate pieces out of them.

papercraft sculpture of captain america by Cheong-ah Hwang

Now living in the US, Cheong-ah Hwang has made a name for herself through her amazing skills. Among her most famous projects was a 2010 campaign for Kickstarter, an organization that funds creative programs. This project allowed her to reproduce her complicated pieces and be sold at significantly cheaper prices. She is also known for creating the cover image for Grimm Tales for Young and Old , a book written by famous author Philip Pullman.

papercraft sculpture of iron man by Cheong-ah Hwang

Alexei Lyapunov and Lena Ehrlich

The focus of this duo’s art is creating 3D figures and settings using paper. Alexei Lyapunov and Lena Ehrlich, both from Russia, maximize the use of cutting and slicing tools, tweezers, rulers, and metal wirings when making their elaborate works of art.

papercraft sculpture of a bridge by Alexei Lyapunov and Lena Ehrlich

Some of their most remarkable paper sculptures include music icons Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, and The Beatles. They are also applauded for their elaborate 3D miniature installations entitled “People Too.” This particular piece depicts mundane scenarios, such as an office setting and airplane travel, laced with a sense of humor and livened by vibrant colored paper.

papercraft sculpture of a bridge by Alexei Lyapunov and Lena Ehrlich

Yulia Brodskaya

Another brilliant paper artist from Russia is Yulia Brodskaya . Even before undergoing formal art education, Brodskaya has already developed her interest in origami, collage, and textile painting. When she finally moved to the United Kingdom and took a master’s degree at the University of Hertfordshire, she incorporated three of the things she loved the most—paper, typography, and intricately-detailed handicrafts—and gave birth to magnificent projects that only a true artist can pull off.

papercraft sculpture of an old car parked by Yulia Brodskaya

Yulias hard work surely paid off seeing as some of her clients include the largest brands in the world, such as Hermes, Starbucks, and Nokia.

papercraft sculpture of a car racing and winning by Yulia Brodskaya

Peter Callesen

One of paper’s apparent characteristics is its frailty, but a real artist knows how to put such things to his or her advantage. This is what Danish paper artist Peter Callesen does to paper once he begins his magic—a ‘flimsy-looking’ material metamorphoses into a structure conveying a message.

papercraft sculpture of abstract art and a man by Peter Callesen

Along with creating 2D and 3D paper sculptures, Callesen specializes in reliving his personal interests, his memories, and even classic stories in his work. He effectively transforms a flat piece of paper into a 3D sculpture by cutting parts of a single sheet and using those exact pieces to form detailed figures. The result? It looks as if the final product literally rose from their paper graves and was brought to life.

papercraft sculpture of an abstract jesus on the cross with blood by Peter Callesen

Ingrid Siliakus

Working with paper can be quite exhausting but given sufficient talent, imagination, and patience, a dedicated artist can turn one sheet into a multi-dimensional centerpiece. This is what Dutch artist Ingrid Siliakus has been doing for the past two decades. Inspired by the works of a Japanese professor and artist Masahiro Chatani, Siliakus began researching about the art that could be done with cutting and folding paper.

papercraft sculpture of a mini city by Ingrid Siliakus

After a few years of studying, she began rendering her own grand paper architectures. Siliakus’ creations can be considered as the product of marrying two disciplines of paper art—origami and pop-up. Before she was able to design pieces by herself, she created paper renditions of famous buildings, such as Spain’s Palace Del Marques De Salamanca.

papercraft sculpture of a fold out cityscape by Ingrid Siliakus

Artist Bovey Lee was bestowed with multiple blessings that helped her reach the state where she is now—literally and figuratively. After finishing fine arts in her homeland, Hong Kong, she pursued painting at the University of Berkeley in California and then took digital arts at the Pratt Institute in New York. Though she was originally into painting, she eventually discovered her passion for paper cutting.

papercraft sculpture of a fish in pond ina japanese style by Bovey Lee

Bovey has succeeded in incorporating her native culture to her art by choosing to work with rice paper. Rice paper has characteristics ideal for her projects, and it allowed her to practice the centuries-old Chinese art of paper cutting. Many of her works have been exhibited in the most prominent museums in the world, such as the Museum of Fine Arts in China, Fukuoka Museum of Art in Japan, and Brooklyn Museum of Art in the United States.

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Paper has served a great many functions in art. From being a canvas to being actual artworks itself, paper has proven to be one of the most indispensable media in creating masterpieces.

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Discover abstract paper sculpture for sale. Showcasing pieces from some of the most exciting artists, our collection is ever-evolving with captivating, powerful pieces. Browse today to find the abstract paper sculpture for you, with a variety of styles and subjects available. Not sure where to start? Explore our popular abstract paintings , abstract prints and abstract photography paper sculpture. Or discover more about artists like Lisa Traxler and Jakub Novak .

THE PLAN assemblage by Lisa Traxler

THE PLAN assemblage

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Terra Incognita

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Andrea Solaja

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Vagues gravitationnelles

Maurizio toffoletti.

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SKETCH S88V

Vague 2 by Maurizio Toffoletti

Vague gravitationnelle 1

Underwater paradise, olga skorokhod, arbre de vie, escalier céleste, a la recherche de sa moitié 2, oceanic symphony, sculpture sonore, vague gravitationnelle 3, regional settings.

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  • Cutting – single or multiple cuts
  • Folding – (check out what you can do simply by folding… http://www.graficaobscura.com/fold/page001.html )
  • Curling – use long, thin strips of paper to make spirals and reverse spirals
  • Rolling – make cones and tubes
  • Bending – change direction without creasing the paper
  • Scoring – lightly run scissors across the edge of a ruler to just barely break the surface of the paper for a crisp fold (a paperclip may also be used on lightweight paper), a great way to make folds along a curve
  • Layering – glue smaller pieces of paper onto increasingly larger pieces (like a mola)
  • Slicing & Joining – cut a slit into wider piece and slide narrower piece into it
  • Twisting – hold one end of the paper with your right hand and one with your left hand and twist a little or a lot
  • Crumpling – scrunch paper in both hands
  • Stuffing – crumple paper and wrap with a second layer of paper
  • Crimping – use a special “crimping tool” to make small, uniform waves or folds, similar to corrugated cardboard

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Monuments, statues and street furniture: the wonderful world of public sculpture

Posted 18 Feb 2019, by Anthony McIntosh

The recording and photographing of outdoor public sculpture is an important aspect of the Art UK sculpture project. More so than ‘collection-based’ sculpture, the monuments, statues, and even what we would class as ‘street furniture’, are fully woven into the fabric of our everyday lives.

As markers on the landscape, they are objects that contribute to navigation around our towns and cities, and, as manifestations of socio-political values and traditions, they are one of the fundamentally accessible ways in which we can learn about history, particularly that of our local area.

Volunteer photography in action

Volunteer photography in action

Reflecting design and aesthetic opinions of the time at which they were constructed, they also provide a means of measuring changing tastes in the production and consumption of public sculpture. Our public monuments can help us to understand cultural memory in each passing generation. They are some of the most emphatic contributions to developing a sense of place and community identity.

There are currently 130 Art UK sculpture volunteers all over the country, diligently researching and photographing public sculpture in their local areas. Thousands of images have already been taken, from the far north of Scotland to the Channel Islands. We are still in the process of recruiting and training even more volunteers, and the enthusiasm to help with the project seems undiminished.

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Volunteer photographers

Many of our photographers have come to us through their membership of the Royal Photographic Society , who have been enormously supportive of the project. The skills and experience of our photographers vary, however, and many who are less experienced are benefiting from the type of learning opportunities that helping with a structured project can offer.

The comment that I perhaps hear most from volunteers is that, in helping Art UK, they have learnt such a lot about where they live. The unconscious familiarity we often have with local monuments – these ‘markers’ on our local landscape, often means that we rarely truly ‘see’ them, and a project such as ours can improve our ‘vision’ with regard to the sculptural heritage of our cities, towns, and villages.

The breadth of object types that we are recording as part of the public sculpture aspect of the project is extremely wide. From the sculptural benches, drinking fountains, and waymarkers, right up to the monumental commemorative structures, war memorials and iconic landmark sculptures.

Jubilee Drinking Fountain in Bury, Greater Manchester

Jubilee Drinking Fountain in Bury, Greater Manchester

erected 1897, sculpture by T. R. Kitsell (architect)

Many of them are perhaps often considered ‘insignificant’ objects, but they can have an extremely important position both in historical context, and in meaning, with regard to local history – these pieces are also frequently greatly loved and treasured by local communities. The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association , our primary partner, has always recorded such objects as part of their national surveys, and we have included many of these in our Art UK remit. Even the ‘humble’ drinking fountain can be executed quite beautifully, such as the Jubilee Drinking Fountain in Bury, or the Matilda Drinking Fountain situated at Gloucester Gate, Camden. Both of these are Grade II listed, but in fact, even some of the less ornate ones, through their links to the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, who did so much for social and animal welfare, are important to the history of local communities.

Matilda Drinking Fountain in Camden, London

Matilda Drinking Fountain in Camden, London

erected 1878, bronze statue by Joseph Durham

Commemorative statues to ‘the great and the good’ abound all over the country, many erected in the mid-1800s at the height of a period referred to as ‘Statuemania’; there can also be few towns and cities that do not have a statue of Queen Victoria. We also find, however, statues to individuals who have a specific place within the history of the local area, often hidden away in unusual locations.

Big Jim Larkin, Donegall Street Place, Belfast

Big Jim Larkin, Donegall Street Place, Belfast

erected 2006, sculpture by Anto Brennan (mural, 2013 by Danny Devanny and Mark Ervine)

On a recent trip to Belfast, I found a statue of Jim Larkin , the Irish republican, socialist and trade union leader, affixed to a wall down an alleyway, around which a mural had been painted. It is on the gable wall of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions office in the Cathedral Quarter of the city. This is close to Waring Street, where Larkin led the Belfast dockers’ strike of 1907. Recording such objects on the Art UK website not only provides important information about history but also helps us to find these, often somewhat hidden, sculptures through its mapping function.

There can also be few cities, towns and villages that do not have a war memorial. Again, through its volunteers, Art UK is surveying and photographing a wide range of these. While recognising the important work that the Imperial War Museum has carried out through its War Memorials Register , a comprehensive national database of UK war memorials, Art UK is primarily interested in those that have a significantly sculptural element.

‘Lions of the Great War’ Memorial, Smethwick, West Midlands

‘Lions of the Great War’ Memorial, Smethwick, West Midlands

erected 2018, sculpture by Luke Perry

The recent commemorations marking the end of the First World War, in particular, resulted in the erection of several new war memorials to those lost in that conflict, such as the ten-foot-high memorial Lions of the Great War , unveiled in Smethwick on 4th November 2018. The plinth is surmounted by a bronze statue of a Sikh soldier. It is the UK's first statue of a South Asian First World War soldier.

‘Eyemouth Widows and Bairns’, Eyemouth, Scottish Borders

‘Eyemouth Widows and Bairns’, Eyemouth, Scottish Borders

erected 2016, sculpture by Jill Watson

War memorials are not the only monuments that commemorate the loss of life of course – many local communities have erected dedicatory sculpture to those who died in local disasters, such as the magnificent memorial to the ‘Eyemouth Widows and Bairns’ by the sculptor Jill Watson. It remembers those local fishermen who lost their lives in the great storm of 14th October 1881. Each individual character in the sculpture represents one of the bereaved.

Eyemouth 'Widows and Bairns’ (detail)

Eyemouth 'Widows and Bairns’ (detail)

erected 2016, sculpture by Jill Watson (b.1957)

Public sculpture frequently reflects contemporary debate about socio-political issues. The debate around the lack of public statuary that depicts important women has been one that has now continued for many years but, happily, this appears to be changing with increasing momentum. The erection last year of several statues to key women involved with the women’s suffrage movement was an indicator of this. Not only did these statues finally pay homage to these incredibly brave and powerful women but, erected in towns where they had particular significance, they contributed to a sense of local pride and community identity.

In front of the statue ‘Rise Up Women’, depicting Emmeline Pankhurst, St Peter’s Square, Manchester, by Hazel Reeves, erected 2018

The sculptor Hazel Reeves (left) with Helen Pankhurst (right)

In front of the statue ‘Rise Up Women’, depicting Emmeline Pankhurst, St Peter’s Square, Manchester, by Hazel Reeves, erected 2018

The sculpture of Emmeline Pankhurst in Manchester, by sculptor Hazel Reeves, was perhaps the greatest demonstration of this. The unveiling was accompanied by literally thousands of people who marched to St Peter’s Square for the event, including around a thousand schoolchildren. The unveiling was attended by Helen Pankhurst, the Suffragette’s great-granddaughter.

The impetus to address the imbalance with regard to the lack of public statues to important women continues. Hazel Reeves has also been commissioned to create statues of Mary Clarke, the Brighton Suffragette, and Mary Anning, the Lyme Regis-born palaeontologist. Other projects are ongoing for statues to Nancy Astor in Plymouth, the first woman to take up an elected seat in the House of Commons, and one of Barbara Castle MP in Blackburn. The Art UK database will eventually make it possible, for the very first time, to search a national database of public sculpture and to discover not only the number of statues of women from history, but also the location of those statues.

This is an exciting time, for researchers, and for those who are simply interested in the public sculpture that punctuates the roads, streets, and parks of their local area. The Art UK website will provide a means for us to answer questions that we have long wished to know the answers to with regard to public sculpture, but it will also act as a springboard for a new and more nuanced appreciation of the incredibly rich sculptural heritage that we possess.

Antony McIntosh, Public Sculpture Manager, Art UK

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hypeart bonhams instructions for a memory device auction

During Frieze Art Week 2024 in Los Angeles, Hypeart and the esteemed auction house, Bonhams , are collaborating for a momentous auction series titled Instructions for a Memory Device . Set within Bonhams’ recently revamped venue, this carefully curated collection by Hypeart provides a window into intimate artist paths from diverse cultural backgrounds. Attendees are encouraged to immerse themselves in the rich histories embedded in the works on view while reflecting on their own personal experiences surrounding the subject matter presented.

Instructions for a Memory Device essentially peels away layers of nostalgia, navigating a flurry of recollections and emotions. Each piece in this series serves as a unique set of loose instructions, guiding us through the labyrinth of artist memories. From the vivid strokes of artists’ brushes to the intricacies of sculpted forms, these pieces encapsulate moments that linger in the corridors of our minds. One highlighted work is a minimalist sculpture entitled Cleaning Piece (1966/1988) by Yoko Ono that references the artist’s “action poems” which she published in a book called Acorn back in 2013 — a sequel to Ono’s Grapefruit book of conceptual art. The poems act as prompts for readers to engage in deep reflections based on particular activities that occur in nature, the home as well as sights and sensations.

Another work in the collection is a pair of unique works on paper by LA-based artist Glenn Akira Kaino called Study for 19.83 #2 (2013) and Study for 19.83 #3 (2013) that challenges the act of recollecting memories. In 1968, Tommie Smith’s symbolic protest during the Mexico City Olympics became an iconic image, symbolizing various causes. “19.83” explores the transformation of historical events into powerful images and the duality of memory—remembering and forgetting. Smith’s action is part of a discourse on collective action and responsibility to past achievements which is memorialized in Kaino’s work.

Other notable works include Andy Warhol’s Shoe Drawing (1981), Robert Longo’s Study for Jupiter (2005), Banksy’s Lenin on Rollerblades (Who Put the Revolution on Ice?) 2003, as well as Nancy Spero’s Lovers (gray abstract) circa 1962 oil painting. Explore, reminisce, and acquire these evocative fragments that resonate with the beauty and complexity of the human experience within Hypeart’s Instructions for a Memory Device .

‘Cleaning Piece’ 1966/1988 by Yoko Ono

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Cleaning Piece (1966/1988) by Yoko Ono draws inspiration from the artist’s “action poems” featured in her 2013 publication, Acorn, which serves as a follow-up to Ono’s earlier conceptual art book, Grapefruit. These poems serve as thought-provoking cues, encouraging readers to contemplate profound reflections centered around specific activities found in nature, domestic environments, and various visual and sensory experiences.

‘Group of two works on paper’ 2013 by Glenn Kaino

hypeart bonhams instructions for a memory device auction

Glenn Akira Kaino’s works, Study for 19.83 #2 and Study for 19.83 #3 , intricately contribute to the dialogue on memory. Positioned in the collection, these pieces delve into the complexities of recollection, using Tommie Smith’s symbolic protest during the 1968 Mexico City Olympics as a focal point. 19.83 probes the transformation of historical events into potent images, embodying the duality of memory – the delicate balance between remembering and forgetting. Kaino’s exploration becomes a living instruction, urging viewers to reflect on the nuanced interplay between collective action, historical responsibility, and the lasting impact of iconic moments, all within the context of the evolving tapestry of memory.

‘Shoe Drawing’ 1981 by Andy Warhol

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Andy Warhol’s Shoe Drawing from 1981 harks back to the artist’s early days when he independently published books, single prints, and cards to showcase his whimsical and sophisticated drawing technique. This creative journey was spurred by Tina Frederick, the former Art Director of Glamour magazine, who, after acquiring a drawing from Warhol in 1949, inquired about his other artistic endeavors. Warhol’s response, a casual “Anything,” led to Frederick commissioning a series of illustrations featuring women’s shoes for the magazine.

‘Lenin on Rollerblades (Who Put the Revolution on Ice?)’ 2003 by Banksy

hypeart bonhams instructions for a memory device auction

Banksy’s Lenin On Roller Skates , also known as Lenin On Skates, features Lenin on Nike-branded roller-skates, with the red swoosh logo as the sole splash of color in this otherwise monochrome piece. Created in a limited edition of 25, Banksy’s playful and satirical take on Lenin contrasts with Andy Warhol’s more serious portrayal from 1987.

‘Study for Jupiter’ 2005 by Robert Longo

hypeart bonhams instructions for a memory device auction

Study for Jupiter is part of Robert Longo’s charcoal drawing series called “The Outward and Visible Signs of an Inward and Invisible Grace (Bodies),” created between 2004 and 2006. This collection portrays planets, stars, and celestial bodies, employing high-resolution images as references for the final drawings. In this particular piece, Longo transforms objects of immense scale into tangible, almost cinematic glimpses into the boundless expanse of the cosmos. As a member of The Pictures Generation, a collective of artists exploring the intersection between reality and construct, Robert Longo investigates the potency of reproduced images.

‘Untitled (SFP68-58)’ 1968 by Sam Francis

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In the context of the auction theme “Instructions for a Memory Device,” Sam Francis’s post-war art piece Untitled (SFP68-58) takes on a distinctive role as a catalyst for evolving definitions. His abstract expressionism and color field paintings become instructions etched into the collective memory device of the art world. Over time, the dynamic interplay of form and color in Francis’s works serves as a visual guide, transforming interpretations with each passing era. Much like a memory device capturing varied perspectives, his art navigates through shifting definitions, offering viewers a rich tapestry of meanings.

‘Memory Door (Anatomy)’ 2006 by Zhang Huan

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Zhang Huan’s profound exploration of Chinese history through performance and conceptual art establishes a dynamic connection. His paintings act as intricate instructions for memory, delving into the cultural, political, and religious tapestry of his native China. Zhang’s unique choice of materials, from feathers to taxidermied donkeys, echoes the diversity and complexity of historical narratives. Notably, his use of incense ash, embodying both detritus and religious ritual, creates a sensory experience that transcends the visual. In this auction, Zhang Huan’s artworks become living instructions, inviting viewers to engage with evolving interpretations of China’s rich and multifaceted history.

‘Lowered Goals’ 2012 by Elmgreen & Dragset

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Within the thematic spectrum of Instructions for a Memory Device , the artistry of Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset subtly reshapes perceptions. Through their whimsical sculptures, installations, and performances, the duo navigates the intricate interplay between art, architecture, and social commentary. Elmgreen and Dragset’s work, Lowered Goals , 2012, with its sly wit and insightful critique, gently guides viewers through a maze of ideas.

‘Lovers (gray abstract), circa’ 1962 by Nancy Spero

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Created during her time in Paris in 1959, the painting stands as a part of her Paris Black Paintings , a collection distinguished by a unique technique. Nancy Spero’s process, involving layers of black over ‘gold oil,’ presents a visual allegory for the layers of history and memory. The act of rubbing out and redrawing, inspired by classical and ancient art, transforms the canvas into a palimpsest of time. Spero’s work, within the auction theme, instructs viewers to engage with the layers of the past, inviting contemplation on the intricacies of historical echoes and artistic evolution.

‘Untitled’ 2012 by Eddie Martinez

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Eddie Martinez’s unruly and vibrant paintings take a cue from art history, like action painting, Neo-Expressionism, and the CoBrA movement. He puts his own spin on things with bold brushstrokes, using all sorts of materials, and playing around with abstract shapes and rhythms. The work, Untitled, 2012 , channels the artist’s interests and motifs found within popular culture with the artist having created work in the same year that feature cartoonish subjects, skulls, and clowns.

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Le Corbusier’s triumphant return to Moscow

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The exhibition of French prominent architect Le Corbusier, held in The Pushkin Museum, brings together the different facets of his talent. Source: ITAR-TASS / Stanislav Krasilnikov

The largest Le Corbusier exhibition in a quarter of a century celebrates the modernist architect’s life and his connection with the city.

Given his affinity with Moscow, it is perhaps surprising that the city had never hosted a major examination of Le Corbusier’s work until now. However, the Pushkin Museum and the Le Corbusier Fund have redressed that discrepancy with the comprehensive exhibition “Secrets of Creation: Between Art and Architecture,” which runs until November 18.

Presenting over 400 exhibits, the exhibition charts Le Corbusier’s development from the young man eagerly sketching buildings on a trip around Europe, to his later years as a prolific and influential architect.

The exhibition brings together the different facets of his talent, showing his publications, artwork and furniture design alongside photographs, models and blueprints of his buildings.

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Irina Antonova, director of the Pushkin Museum, said, “It was important for us to also exhibit his art. People know Le Corbusier the architect, but what is less well know is that he was also an artist. Seeing his art and architecture together gives us an insight into his mind and his thought-processes.”

What becomes obvious to visitors of the exhibition is that Le Corbusier was a man driven by a single-minded vision of how form and lines should interact, a vision he was able to express across multiple genres.

The upper wings of the Pushkin Museum are separated by the central stairs and two long balconies. The organizers have exploited this space, allowing comparison of Le Corbusier’s different art forms. On one side there are large paintings in the Purist style he adapted from Cubism, while on the other wall there are panoramic photographs of his famous buildings.

Le Corbusier was a theorist, producing many pamphlets and manifestos which outlined his view that rigorous urban planning could make society more productive and raise the average standard of living.

It was his affinity with constructivism, and its accompanying vision of the way architecture could shape society, which drew him to visit the Soviet Union, where, as he saw it, there existed a “nation that is being organized in accordance with its new spirit.”

The exhibition’s curator Jean-Louis Cohen explains that Le Corbusier saw Moscow as “somewhere he could experiment.” Indeed, when the architect was commissioned to construct the famous Tsentrosoyuz Building, he responded by producing a plan for the entire city, based on his concept of geometric symmetry.

Falling foul of the political climate

He had misread the Soviet appetite for experimentation, and as Cohen relates in his book Le Corbusier, 1887-1965, drew stinging attacks from the likes of El Lissitsky, who called his design “a city on paper, extraneous to living nature, located in a desert through which not even a river must be allowed to pass (since a curve would contradict the style).”

Not to be deterred, Le Corbusier returned to Moscow in 1932 and entered the famous Palace of the Soviets competition, a skyscraper that was planned to be the tallest building in the world.

This time he fell foul of the changing political climate, as Stalin’s growing suspicion of the avant-garde led to the endorsement of neo-classical designs for the construction, which was ultimately never built due to the Second World War.

Situated opposite the proposed site for the Palace of the Soviets, the exhibition offers a tantalizing vision of what might have been, presenting scale models alongside Le Corbusier’s plans, and generating the feeling of an un-built masterpiece.

Despite Le Corbusier’s fluctuating fortunes in Soviet society, there was one architect who never wavered in his support . Constructivist luminary Alexander Vesnin declared that the Tsentrosoyuz building was the "the best building to arise in Moscow for over a century.”

The exhibition sheds light on their professional and personal relationship, showing sketches and letters they exchanged. In a radical break from the abstract nature of most of Le Corbusier’s art, this corner of the exhibition highlights the sometimes volatile architect’s softer side, as shown through nude sketches and classical still-life paintings he sent to Vesnin.

“He was a complex person” says Cohen. “It’s important to show his difficult elements; his connections with the USSR, with Mussolini. Now that relations between Russia and the West have improved, we can examine this. At the moment there is a new season in Le Corbusier interpretation.” To this end, the exhibition includes articles that have never previously been published in Russia, as well as Le Corbusier’s own literature.

Completing Le Corbusier’s triumphant return to Russia is a preview of a forthcoming statue, to be erected outside the Tsentrosoyuz building. Even if she couldn’t quite accept his vision of a planned city, Moscow is certainly welcoming him back.

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Scientists aghast at bizarre ai rat with huge genitals in peer-reviewed article, it's unclear how such egregiously bad images made it through peer-review..

Beth Mole - Feb 15, 2024 11:16 pm UTC

An actual laboratory rat, who is intrigued.

Appall and scorn ripped through scientists' social media networks Thursday as several egregiously bad AI-generated figures circulated from a peer-reviewed article recently published in a reputable journal. Those figures—which the authors acknowledge in the article's text were made by Midjourney—are all uninterpretable. They contain gibberish text and, most strikingly, one includes an image of a rat with grotesquely large and bizarre genitals, as well as a text label of "dck."

AI-generated Figure 1 of the paper. This image is supposed to show spermatogonial stem cells isolated, purified, and cultured from rat testes.

The article in question is titled "Cellular functions of spermatogonial stem cells in relation to JAK/STAT signaling pathway," which was authored by three researchers in China, including the corresponding author Dingjun Hao of Xi’an Honghui Hospital. It was published online Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology.

Frontiers did not immediately respond to Ars' request for comment, but we will update this post with any response.

Figure 2 is supposed to be a diagram of the JAK-STAT signaling pathway.

But the rat's package is far from the only problem. Figure 2 is less graphic but equally mangled. While it's intended to be a diagram of a complex signaling pathway, it instead is a jumbled mess. One scientific integrity expert questioned whether it provided an overly complicated explanation of "how to make a donut with colorful sprinkles." Like the first image, the diagram is rife with nonsense text and baffling images. Figure 3 is no better, offering a collage of small circular images that are densely annotated with gibberish. The image is supposed to provide visual representations of how the signaling pathway from Figure 2 regulates the biological properties of spermatogonial stem cells.

Some scientists online questioned whether the article's text was also AI-generated. One user noted that AI detection software determined that it was likely to be AI-generated; however, as Ars has reported previously, such software is unreliable .

Figure 3 is supposed to show the regulation of biological properties of spermatogonial stem cells by JAK/STAT signaling pathway.

The images, while egregious examples, highlight a growing problem in scientific publishing. A scientist's success relies heavily on their publication record, with a large volume of publications, frequent publishing, and articles appearing in top-tier journals, all of which earn scientists more prestige. The system incentivizes less-than-scrupulous researchers to push through low-quality articles, which, in the era of AI chatbots, could potentially be generated with the help of AI. Researchers worry that the growing use of AI will make published research less trustworthy. As such, research journals have recently set new authorship guidelines for AI-generated text to try to address the problem. But for now, as the Frontiers article shows, there are clearly some gaps.

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