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Matt Shlian"Unholy 79", Wall-Hanging Geometric, Abstract, Black, Paper Sculpture2017
2017
$66,000List Price
About the Item
- Creator:Matt Shlian (1980, American)
- Creation Year:2017
- Dimensions:Height: 41.5 in (105.41 cm)Width: 61.5 in (156.21 cm)Depth: 5 in (12.7 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU18825065231
Matt Shlian
From the artist: As a paper engineer my work is rooted in print media, book arts and commercial design. Beginning with an initial fold, a single action causes a transfer of energy to subsequent folds, which ultimately manifest in drawings and three dimensional forms. I use my engineering skills to create kinetic sculpture which have lead to collaborations with scientists at the University of Michigan. Researchers see paper engineering as a metaphor for scientific principals; I see their inquiry as basis for artistic inspiration. In my studio I am a collaborator, explorer and inventor. I begin with a system of folding and at a particular moment the material takes over. Guided by wonder, my work is made because I cannot visualize its final realization; in this way I come to understanding through making.
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