As a little introduction to our illustration week, we've been asked to pick a single image by an illustrator off a list we were given.
The artist I chose is called Laura Carlin. She works primarily in her sketchbooks, mostly drawing and painting.
This image of hers caught my eye for a few reasons, namely because it is a 3D piece whereas her other illustrations are in 2D.
I am always very taken with paper sculpture and how paper retains it's two dimensions even in a sculpture.
What I like most about things like this are the layers and shadows that are created.
This piece reminds of book sculptures by artists such as Brian Dettmer and, in particular, Su Blackwell who often puts small LED lights into her cut out fairytale scenes, as shown below:
Two very different pieces using the same media: paper. However Carlin's illustrative background shines through in her use of colour and drawn aspects to her paper sculpture, whereas Blackwell focuses on shape and shadows.
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