Paper Kite

"Kite" is a light and airy piece with a joyous color combination of light aquamarine, orange, yellow, gold, red and gray.

Influenced by folded art forms such as kites, paper airplanes and origami, I paint on shaped forms to instill a sense of play and to suggest the experience of an interior architectur...

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By William Hoey 8" x 5" - Pencil on paper Framed Size: 14.25" x 9.25"

Split bamboo, muslin, silk, paper, pigments.

In “Patina,” Thompson uses vibrant blue and green watercolor pigments to unite disparate fragments of metallic lace and brown handmade paper. Reminiscent of patinated metals, the mot...

Kites Over Big Water, mixed media acrylic, ink marker, pastel on archival paper in blue, red, black, green and pink, unframed.

Staying within a neutral color palette, this kite plays with pattern and color, arranging printed silks and paper scraps on an octagonal frame.

In this kite entitled "Bucolic" Thompson creates balance from colored rice paper, fragments of painted scrolls, and scraps of Japanese obi silk.

In “Scoria,” Thompson manages to instill the kite with a volatile sense of motion. Framed by torn fragments of black paper and accented by subtle watercolors, a splash of coffee grou...

Repeating this action while assembling the piece, Thompson peels back the collaged fragments, leaving torn edges that spread across the kite as corridors of dark color. Embodying the...

Keeping within a palette of rich earth tones, the kite balances bold green and black color-blocking against carefree, gestural forms, each element contrasted by a neutral background ...

In this kite entitled "Blu," Thompson plays with the interactions of the contemporary with the future, inspired by the writings of Philip K.

Split bamboo, muslin, fabric, paper, paint, watercolor.

The textured, moss-like forms spread across the kite with organic progression, breaking up the rigid pattern underneath.

Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera including fragments ...

In “Patina,” Thompson uses vibrant blue and green watercolor pigments to unite disparate fragments of metallic lace and brown handmade paper. Reminiscent of patinated metals, the mot...

Poland, 1909-1970), Oriental Kites II in Blue, Lithograph on Paper, circa 1965, numbered edition "47/50" lower left, each signed in pencil and with the artist's signature stamped low...

Both traditional objects, constructed with split bamboo and stretched muslin, as well as contemporary sculptures that combine large scale collage with the aesthetic of the abstract, ...

Keeping within a palette of rich earth tones, the kite balances bold green and black color-blocking against carefree, gestural forms, each element contrasted by a neutral background ...

Thompson has earned an international reputation for his kite works, an engrossing project initiated by the artist more than a decade ago.

Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments ...

Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera including fragments ...