Silhouette history book. Silhouette: The Art of the Shadow by Emma Rutherford. Click on the photos to enlarge the images in this online book review.
Key Words: Physiognomy: Physiognomy (from the Gk. "physis" meaning 'nature' and "gnomon" meaning 'judge' or 'interpreter') is the assessment of a person's character or personality from their outer appearance, especially the face. --Wikipedia
Surreal Silhouettes by Christian van Minnen
Matisse Cut outs: A Thousand and One Nights:
More Matisse
Key Words: Physiognomy: Physiognomy (from the Gk. "physis" meaning 'nature' and "gnomon" meaning 'judge' or 'interpreter') is the assessment of a person's character or personality from their outer appearance, especially the face. --Wikipedia
Squid Head by Courts Carter: At the end of the post Carter also gives more silhouette links.
Note: We are going to be taking photos of you from the side so you can create your own silhouette. Think about what you are going to wear. You have the option of wearing a hat. Also, think about the collar on the shirt or coat you'll be wearing.
Note: We are going to be taking photos of you from the side so you can create your own silhouette. Think about what you are going to wear. You have the option of wearing a hat. Also, think about the collar on the shirt or coat you'll be wearing.
Jenny Lee Fowler etsy shop: An artist who does traditional silhouette portraits as well as novel paper cuts. Some silhouette artists do commissions from photographs.
Country Living Magazine Slideshow: This shows a collection of ways silhouettes can be incorporated into our environment.Surreal Silhouettes by Christian van Minnen
Matisse Cut outs: A Thousand and One Nights:
More Matisse
Matisse, Polynesia, the Sea
Matisse, Amphitrite
Kara Walker is a contemporary artist who uses silhouette in installations to explore racial themes including stereotyping and racist caricatures.
Gale Everett's Botanical Silhouettes
This is what we are going to be working on--taking the concept of silhouettes and applying them to native plants from BC.
Heather Moore's Leaves
Other uses for silhouettes include shadow puppets. There is a strong tradition in Bali of intricate shadow puppetry.
You can have fun by creating your silhouette in a large scale format which is easier to cut and then shrinking it down by scanning it and playing with it in Photoshop or using a photocopier.
Matisse, Amphitrite
Kara Walker is a contemporary artist who uses silhouette in installations to explore racial themes including stereotyping and racist caricatures.
Gale Everett's Botanical Silhouettes
This is what we are going to be working on--taking the concept of silhouettes and applying them to native plants from BC.
Heather Moore's Leaves
Other uses for silhouettes include shadow puppets. There is a strong tradition in Bali of intricate shadow puppetry.
You can have fun by creating your silhouette in a large scale format which is easier to cut and then shrinking it down by scanning it and playing with it in Photoshop or using a photocopier.
Paper Cut Art
Elsa Mora's etsy shop: This whimsical artist does fine paper cutting work, handmade books, dolls and prints from her paper cuts. Some of her work is inspired by fairy tales.
Paper cutting can lie flat in a graphic, two dimensional representation or it can actually become very detailed and sculptural moving beyond the silhouette and becoming 3 Dimensional. Even the most detailed images you see here were made cut by cut by hand with an exacto knife. Designers and artists who want to do multiples can use laser cutting.
Red Paper Cut Dress: "Two visitors take a close look at a "paper-cut dress" at the Chinese Paper-cutting Art Exposition in Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, September 14, 2004."
Elsa Mora's etsy shop: This whimsical artist does fine paper cutting work, handmade books, dolls and prints from her paper cuts. Some of her work is inspired by fairy tales.
Paper cutting can lie flat in a graphic, two dimensional representation or it can actually become very detailed and sculptural moving beyond the silhouette and becoming 3 Dimensional. Even the most detailed images you see here were made cut by cut by hand with an exacto knife. Designers and artists who want to do multiples can use laser cutting.
Red Paper Cut Dress: "Two visitors take a close look at a "paper-cut dress" at the Chinese Paper-cutting Art Exposition in Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, September 14, 2004."
Rob Ryan Dress
Rob Ryan Paper cuts 2010
If you like Rob Ryan's work, check out his excellent blog. He writes very eloquently about his work and there are some videos, including a time lapse video of his team creating one of the big works.
Rob Ryan Papercut Animation ad:
Paper cut artist Kako Oeda
Cal Lane wheelbarrows and shovels.Rob Ryan Paper cuts 2010
If you like Rob Ryan's work, check out his excellent blog. He writes very eloquently about his work and there are some videos, including a time lapse video of his team creating one of the big works.
Rob Ryan Papercut Animation ad:
Paper cut artist Kako Oeda
Hastings Moth Project: An incredible project placing larger than life moth stencils on city buildings using a power-washing technique with stencils.
A highly recommended video on an exhibition called Lace in Translation:
Lace In Translation from Canary Promotion + Design on Vimeo.
Lace In Translation from Canary Promotion + Design on Vimeo.
great list of resources. I really enjoyed the lace video. Thanks.
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