Fully illustrates cut paper projects by artist Chris Natrop in 2006. Fluidity and precision are inherent to the process, but not necessarily to the concept. What I mean is that the work has to embody those particular qualities to actually exist. I could use charcoal to achieve a similar concept, but since my process employs cut paper, its precision and fluidity becomes inherent. Maintaining structural integrity creates overall “fluidity” and the knife will always give way to “precision.” Incidentally, if you look closely at the work you will see a lot of energetic rips, tears and over-cuts which is very integral to the process. Over time I have developed a very direct and spontaneous way to make the work. It’s actually more like charcoal drawing than traditional paper cutting. I approach each piece with a general strategy, but don’t know how the individual cuts will be resolved until after they’re made. I respond cut-by-cut, allowing the work to shape itself.
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- Publication Date
- Oct 1, 2011
- Language
- English
- Category
- Art & Photography
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Chris Natrop
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