Minimalissimo » Papercut http://minimalissimo.com The minimalist's happy place Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:06:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Papercuts http://minimalissimo.com/2009/08/papercuts/ http://minimalissimo.com/2009/08/papercuts/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:53:40 +0000 Maarten http://minimalissimo.com/?p=1233 minimalissimo_papercut001 minimalissimo_papercut000 minimalissimo_papercut01 minimalissimo_papercut02 minimalissimo_papercut05 minimalissimo_papercut03 minimalissimo_papercut04 minimalissimo_papercut06 minimalissimo_papercut07 minimalissimo_papercut08 minimalissimo_papercut09 minimalissimo_papercut10 ]]> “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” That’s what Michaelangelo said, some 500 years ago. I could also easily have been a quote from contemporary artist Peter Callesen, were it not that Calleson’s material isn’t marble – it’s paper.

When I look at a sheet of A4 paper, I see a printable object. Callesen however sees little stories, hidden within them: failytales, romantic encounters, or dramatic tragedies.

Through delicate cuts, the artist allows tiny, fragile figures to erect themselves from the paper – but without ever escaping where the material they came from.

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