Kirigami

is a variation of origami, the Japanese art of folding paper. In , the paper is cut as well as being folded, resulting in a three-dimensional design that stands away from the page. typically does not use glue.

Overview

In the United States, the term was coined by Florence Temko from Japanese , , and , , in the title of her 1962 book, '', the Creative Art of Paper cutting''. The book achieved enough success that the word was accepted as the Western name for the art of paper cutting.

Typically, starts with a folded base, which is then unfolded; cuts are then opened and flattened to make the finished design. Simple are usually symmetrical, such as snowflakes, pentagrams, or orchid blossoms. A difference between and the art of "full base", or 180-degree opening structures, is that is made out of a single piece of paper that has then been cut.

Notable artists

* (born 1924–), a renowned () artist known for his colourful , which have also been published as a book.
* Nahoko Kojima (born 1981–), a professional contemporary Japanese artist, who pioneered sculptural, three-dimensional .

See also

* History of origami
* Origamic architecture
* Paper cutting
* Paper model
* Fold-and-cut theorem

References

External links

Origami
Paper art
Japanese words and phrases

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