It’s been a long day, so I will just point you to some people who do really weird, amazing, and beautiful things with paper and a pair of scissors:
+ Patrick Gannon – he reminds me of the visceral violence of the Brothers Grimm mixed with the Gothic fairytales of Angela Carter and the more outlandish aspects of Studio Ghibli. Scary and eerie.
+ Rob Ryan – 1950ish-inspired bright, simple shapes featuring quirky lettering. Poor page layout though (I don’t like embedded tables).
+ Elsita – quite folksy, purposefully naive paper scultptures that remind me of 18th-19thC Russian/Eastern-European folk art.
+ Peter Callesen – paper installations preoccupied with the classic dichotomies of life/death, culture/nature etc. Stunningly executed.
Enjoy.
Okay, I am officially in love with Patrick Gannon! That is very very cool … but I guess it doesn’t come as a huge surprise that I like that particular style. Hah!
Not at all, darling :) I thought of you when I found his site.