Akira Yoshizawa

Instead of just looking into paper sculpture design I have started to investigate the paper technique of origami. I came across the artist Akira Yoshizawa whose work you can see below, the Japanese artist is considered to be the grandmaster of origami. According to his estimations he has created over 50,000 models which have all been published in his 18 books. Yoshizawa uses a number of folding and bending techniques which include the 'wet folding' method. This technique is when the paper is dampened before folding, letting the folder create a much more rounded and sculpted look. This was considered by many to be the paradigm shift of sorts that allowed origami to become the artform that is has become today. ♥