kristianbrevik

My process with my paper sculptures is to find the middle ground - between the several-piece cubeecraft and hundred or thousand-piece papercraft formed by exporting and printing 3-D models. These patterns contain two or three dozen pieces, enough to make the sculpture keep the character of its source, and few enough so that anyone can put them together. While I certainly look at photo references, each of these sculptures is designed entirely by hand (mostly through trial and error), and once they are complete, I cut them apart and scan them to make a pattern - which is the reason why I have drawers of paper husks and dismembered ships!

This was written in May 2010 for the show of the 25 or so photos that precede the Lady of Pain - the bone armor and the bone creatures: Most of my inspiration comes from biology, but more than that, biology is the medium. Many of my materials come from animals, and this reflects our interactions with animals outside of art, in the worlds of agriculture, science, and life. My process begins with an idea, an image in my mind, and a thought to what that thing will look like when it is complete. These are ideas that spring from my surroundings, my past, and the creations of others. But these ideas have a long road to go before someone else can s