Friday Favorite: Noriko Ambe

6/24/2011

This Friday’s Feature artist is Noriko Ambe!

Be ready to blown out of the water by the cut paper sculptures she creates!

She writes:
Started in '99, this is my life work.
I individually cut single sheets of paper by free-hand and stack them together.
The work consists of positive or negative shapes.
I am trying to embody relationships among humans, time and nature.

A Piece of Flat Globe Vol.10; Cut on Yupo; 3 9/16(H) x 10 1/4(W) x 7 7/8(D) inches

A Piece of Flat Globe Vol.5; Cut on Yupo and glue; 6 11/16(H) x 5 15/16(W) x 6 7/8(D) inches

A Piece of Flat Globe Vol.5 (detail); Cut on Yupo and glue; 6 11/16(H) x 5 15/16(W) x 6 7/8(D) inches

Linear-Actions Cutting Project 5 (detail); Cuts on 100 sheets of Yupo; 11 5/8 x 8 1/4 x 1 inches

Lands of Emptiness A (detail); Cuts on Housho-shi Paper; 43 x 31 x 5 7/8 inches

A Piece of Flat Globe Vol.6; Cut on Yupo and glue; 5 1/8(H) x 6 11/16(W) x 5 15/16(D) inches

A Piece of Flat Globe Vol.6 (detail); Cut on Yupo and glue; 5 1/8(H) x 6 11/16(W) x 5 15/16(D) inches

To find out more about Noriko Ambe, visit her website!

TGIF!
Mary

15 Comments

Trina (Trina's Clay Creations) link

6/23/2011 09:52:26 pm

WOW!! These are incredible! Thank you for sharing!

~Trina

Alexsondra Tomasulo link

6/23/2011 10:18:59 pm

these are mind boggling exquisite. What patience.

I love that something so potentially fragile as paper has created such a look of solid substance.
I just love these forms, they touch my soul.

Rebecca link

6/23/2011 10:20:05 pm

This is stunning! The sculptures are so beautiful, and made out of paper! So much skill here, utterly amazing! :)

Janine @Athena's Armoury link

6/24/2011 01:35:16 am

Wow! It's hard to believe that's just paper. Incredible work.

Janet link

6/24/2011 01:53:12 am

Blown out of the water is an understatement. These are phenomenal and what a crazy amount of time she must put in on each one.

sandy link

6/24/2011 02:08:59 am

These are wonderful, I could look at them all day, wow.

Audrey

6/24/2011 04:02:46 am

Absolutely stunning! Thank you for sharing!!

Jessica link

6/24/2011 05:56:04 am

These pieces are absolutely amazing!

Lilah link

6/24/2011 07:59:23 am

These are really beautiful!

LeAnn link

6/24/2011 10:11:48 am

Awesome! Genius.

Mary C. Nasser link

6/24/2011 11:31:22 am

Thank you for the many wonderful and enthusiastic comments above! Glad you are enjoying her work, too!

I appreciate the blog visits and comments!! TGIF!

Best,
Mary

Kathryn Dyche Dechairo link

6/25/2011 04:00:49 am

Wow, wow, wow. Simply stunning. Those are crazy.

celestina marie link

6/25/2011 12:42:20 pm

Hi Mary, This work is incredible. The details are amazing! Thank you for sharing this unique artform.
Hugs from Texas, Celestina Marie

Ruth link

6/26/2011 10:45:21 am

I saw some of these live at a show in NYC last April! amazing!! if you ever have a chance to see one live I recommend it - I love paper!

Shelley Whiting link

7/1/2011 08:48:20 am

First of all you have awesome taste in art. There's not one dud of an artist on this site. I love these works. The textures and patterns are organic and spectacular. Very epic work.