Creating these installations would be my worst nightmare...I am TERRIBLE with X- Acto knifes! When something is so difficult for me to do, it makes it all the more amazing when I see artwork completely based off the technique. Tennessee based artist Charles Clary cuts and constructs these intricate, organic forms so meticulously through simply gluing and cutting. (I use "simply" lightly, because the process is anything but simple!) In fact, on Clary's artist webpage, he includes a video to show the process of his work called Meticulous Excavations...very appropriately named!
I first saw Clary's work at an exhibition at an exhibition called Fold, Paper, Scissors in Mesa, Arizona. The name comes from the fact that everything in the show is created from cut paper! Needless to say, it was an amazingly intricate and creative show. (It is still going on at the Mesa Arts Center, if anyone is in the area!) I was particularly drawn to Clary's work because of his combination of precise, complex cuts and organic shapes and formations. From a frontal view, they take the shape of cell formations, but from the side they resemble topographic maps. My favorite shot of Clary's installations is this last one where his cell-like formations are forming clumps and appear to be taking over the room!
I first saw Clary's work at an exhibition at an exhibition called Fold, Paper, Scissors in Mesa, Arizona. The name comes from the fact that everything in the show is created from cut paper! Needless to say, it was an amazingly intricate and creative show. (It is still going on at the Mesa Arts Center, if anyone is in the area!) I was particularly drawn to Clary's work because of his combination of precise, complex cuts and organic shapes and formations. From a frontal view, they take the shape of cell formations, but from the side they resemble topographic maps. My favorite shot of Clary's installations is this last one where his cell-like formations are forming clumps and appear to be taking over the room!