Initial Ideas and Development of Outcomes: Paper Cuts



Biro artist Mark Powell. Focuses his work
on drawing portraits onto old
envelopes and documents.

After looking at biro artist Jangmai I was interested in looking at other artist who create portraits by using lines and cross hatch. This initial research lead me to look at the work of Ed Fairburn and Mark Powell. I love the way simple line drawings can produce detailed portraits.




Ed Fairburn. Emphasises lines on a map
to create the shape of a face.

 Looking at these artist give me the idea to look at paper cut artist Kris Trappeniers. I wanted to create a massive paper cut which I could then hang from the ceiling. As the light shines through the paper cut an interesting shadow with form.

 I started by photocopying each section of the face to produce the big, A0, size portrait stencil. I then stuck all the section together and start the cut out, beginning with the centre of the face and then working my way out. I found the smaller sections harder to cut away and a lot more time consuming.