- Can't imagine doing this kind
of art
work...
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- Calvin has worked for 25 years
to perfect his medium of choice:
Paper!
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- But he doesnt just draw on
it. He shapes it to create intricate
works of staggering detail and beauty.
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- This particular series is
appropriately titled, Paper Zoo.
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- To make the art, he starts by
observing real-life animals and their
movements.
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- He takes numerous sketches
that he will later use as reference for
his paper art.
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- He then cuts up thousands of
tiny pieces of paper and pastes them
together to form each animal.
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- The texture he is able to
achieve with this technique is
astounding.
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- Given that hes only working
with white paper, the details must be
exactly right in order to create the appropriate depth and
shadowing.
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- Its incredibly delicate
work.
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- Each small piece can take many
weeks to complete.
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- While the bigger ones can take
months, or even years.
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- His work has been featured in
National Geographic, as well as
numerous galleries and art shows all over the world.
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- He uses X-ACTO knives,
scalpels, and scissors in the construction of
his critters.
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- Fur is an especially difficult
texture to create, so animals make for
a distinct challenge.
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- Feathers are also very hard to
replicate.
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- Just look at the texture on
the hummingbirds belly.
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- They almost look like they
could be alive!
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- Calvins
Facebook page and
website feature a whole lot
more of his amazing works and theyre really worth your
time.
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- Amazing.
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- The commitment these amazing
pieces of art require is just
mind-blowing. Can you imagine how frustrating it would be
if you messed
up a little detail on those pieces? Talent like this just
doesn'tt come
around that often.
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