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Paper Art by Anatoly Vorobyev

Russia-based paper artist Anatoly Vorobyev of Papercutout created these gorgeous paper artworks.

This white sea coral is made out of hundreds of tiny pinholes.

"The inspiration was a small piece of white coral and his amazing texture. The paper and pinholes went well for the simulation of holes on the surface of the coral."

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Hand-Carves Photorealistic Portraits by Yoo Hyun

Korean artist Yoo Hyun hand-cut photorealistic paper portraits using an X-acto knife, tweezers, and large sheets of paper.

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Some Changes Were Made by Cybèle Young

Toronto based artist Cybèle Young created miniature paper sculptures that depict everyday objects and metamorphosing into unusual organic lifeforms, crafted from Japanese papers.

"My practice consists of making miniature sculptures from fine Japanese papers, some of which are embellished using etchings and other media. I create exact miniature replicas of real life objects and abstract shapes. Before the sculptures are sequestered to life under glass, I often animate their moving parts in stop motion film works, offering clues to their fictional history."

"Engaging with abstract and familiar motifs, I juxtapose sculptures to create a sense of dialogue or play between them. I approach my work in series and components, ultimately building an ongoing inventory of personal experience and observation."

"I compile these in various arrangements to create communities that interact and form new relationships – much like the small seemingly insignificant moments in our everyday lives that come together to create unexpected outcomes. These manifest as miniature theatres – one act plays, where shifts of scale and perception occur. Despite the absence of the human form there is an implied presence, where the viewer can project themselves into another world."

Check her website: http://www.cybeleyoung.ca/

Paper Butterflies Art by Rebecca J Coles

British paper artist Rebecca J Coles creates dense swarms of paper butterflies that meticulously hand cut out of recycled papers.

"I’m an artist who creates paper assemblages which are encased in box frames. I focus on the reinvention of entomological cataloguing, display and the play of shapes."

"As a paper artist my work currently focuses on the reinvention of entomological cataloguing, display and the assemblage of shapes. I am fascinated with the process by which three-dimensional decorative forms materialise out of flat sheets of paper. By deconstructing various paper ephemera I create unique works of art."

"The delineation of these forms within the ethos and methods of my work requires an absolute labour of love, where repetition has always been notable and each piece is composed of hundreds if not thousands of profiles."

"Each shape is hand drawn and then intricately hand cut from carefully selected paper, focusing on recycling a medium that would otherwise be discarded and lost. I dissect small details of colour, imagery and text into silhouettes that are then re-sculptured, pinned and encased. My aim is to transform an every day object into a piece of work that invites the viewer to see beyond its original source."

"Using paper was such an intuitive decision. It is such a malleable medium, and the childhood practice of folding a piece of paper in half and cutting out a butterfly to show symmetry seemed apt when experimenting for my current work. I used to cut out sections of my sketch books at college, and became interested in seeing how you, as the viewer, can be made to observe something that’s not actually there, or focusing on a small section of the overall image which becomes a different when it’s dissected. Using pages from magazines became quite integral to my work…."

"I collect the paper to be used, and then start cutting out the butterflies. I then decide whether I think the butterflies should be positioned on the base, or at the top of the pins, and then I start to build the piece."