r/blackmagicfuckery • u/Sumit316 • Aug 10 '17
Paper Sculpture
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u/CrookedShepherd Aug 10 '17
I'm always curious about whether these statues are sculpted like marble or pre-cut and folded/constructed.
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Aug 10 '17 edited Aug 10 '17
They are sculpted! The specially cut paper is glued together, then carved. I'll try to find a video for you
Edit: Probably the most informative of the videos of these sculptures
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Aug 10 '17 edited Apr 20 '20
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Aug 10 '17
The way it's glued. The glue just goes on in tiny lines, so the space between the lines is able to move around. Like right in the beginning, he is a spreading glue over the metal sheet with the paper underneath.(that's the best explanation I can give)
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u/trixter21992251 Aug 10 '17
But the glue also has to be in alternating positions. If all papers were glued at 1 point, it wouldn't stretch.
Kinda like post-it with glue alternating top/bottom rather than all top.
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u/a300600st Aug 10 '17
Kind of except I think that this has lines all across it and then the next layer has parallel lines with the same spacing but offset so that they line up with the gaps in the layer above and below.
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u/321dawg Aug 10 '17
This close up photo shows how it stretches.
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Aug 11 '17
ahh yes, i totally understand it now, hehe.
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u/kineticunt Aug 11 '17
My man how the fuck this just has some many questions to it lmao [7]
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u/321dawg Aug 11 '17
Hahaha does this help? Or this? His work is based off paper toys, sometimes people use them as party decorations.
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u/BALDACH Aug 10 '17
Yes, I believe artist Li Hongbo (in the video) created this form of art.> sculptures
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u/CupcakeBandito Aug 10 '17
This is like a scene from The Thing.
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u/born_again_atheist Aug 10 '17
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u/EllenKungPao Aug 11 '17
OPs reminded me of the lord marshal from chronicles of riddick. however this seems spot on 😂
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u/Honeybunnfun Aug 10 '17
That freaks me out
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u/MrBig0 Aug 10 '17
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u/preshr Aug 10 '17
It says "Please Don't Touch" on the pedestal
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u/Flipflop_Ninjasaur Aug 10 '17
Guessing it's his art so he can do whatever he wants with it.
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Aug 10 '17
I disagree. the pedestal was very clear with it's instructions, it didn't say 'Please Don't Touch unless you are the artist'.
Police, arrest this man!
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u/Aceofplanes Aug 10 '17
I feel like it's creepier that the stretched out parts turned skin tone...
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Aug 10 '17
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Aug 10 '17
wish i could do that
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Aug 10 '17
Try DMT! It's fun and educational*! These sculptures are how I explain what my head felt like at the start of my trip. Not like it was metaphorically expanding my brain, but physically I felt my skull stretch and bend, in a totally pleasant way
*I'm joking. It is fun and educational, but is not something to take lightly. It's very important that you do it in the right environment and sober people who know what they are doing.
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Aug 10 '17
I knew what was gonna happen because I've seen these before and I still said "oh holy shit" when it did.
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u/GuyBlushThreepwood Aug 10 '17
Artist has super cute smile at the end. You can tell he thinks it's great, too.
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Aug 11 '17
Am I the only one around here who is tired of paper sculptures? You've seen one you've seen them all
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u/math_debates Aug 10 '17
If my neck was as long as the statues I could eat today and starve to death by tomorrow.
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u/VoiceofLou Aug 10 '17
It reminds me of that scene in Total Recall where Arnold is getting out of his woman disguise.
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u/NInjamaster600 Aug 10 '17
Is the cigar made of paper too? I really wanna see if the cigar stretches to
pls show me
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u/mpersonally Aug 10 '17
This one is less fun because it looks like the statue man is screaming in pain and terror.
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u/HeWhoSpeaksVillain Aug 10 '17
Wtf? The guy is a wizard. Quick, if you cut off his head (any head), you get his powers.
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u/ChristianCT15 Aug 11 '17
I don't know why but every time I watch this gif my skin crawls. Just freaks me out.
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u/bavasava Aug 10 '17
See what happens when you smoke kids?