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Matt Shlian"Unholy 153", Geometric Paper Sculpture, Gold, Orange, Abstract, Wall-Hanging2019
2019
$36,800List Price
About the Item
- Creator:Matt Shlian (1980, American)
- Creation Year:2019
- Dimensions:Height: 34.5 in (87.63 cm)Width: 49.5 in (125.73 cm)Depth: 4.5 in (11.43 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU18825065271
Matt Shlian
From the artist: As a paper engineer my work is rooted in print media, book arts and commercial design. Beginning with an initial fold, a single action causes a transfer of energy to subsequent folds, which ultimately manifest in drawings and three dimensional forms. I use my engineering skills to create kinetic sculpture which have lead to collaborations with scientists at the University of Michigan. Researchers see paper engineering as a metaphor for scientific principals; I see their inquiry as basis for artistic inspiration. In my studio I am a collaborator, explorer and inventor. I begin with a system of folding and at a particular moment the material takes over. Guided by wonder, my work is made because I cannot visualize its final realization; in this way I come to understanding through making.
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