{"id":4377,"date":"2011-09-15T07:20:32","date_gmt":"2011-09-15T11:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/?p=4377"},"modified":"2015-12-26T23:55:39","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T04:55:39","slug":"art-fest-paper-cutting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2011\/09\/art-fest-paper-cutting\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Fest – Paper Cutting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tough week — trying to get ready for a potential media blitz and possible TV spot so there was no time for me to write in advance of a post today like I wanted.<\/p>\n

Except to say, I saw two very interesting artists at the Old Town Alexandria Arts Festival<\/a> last weekend who stood out among the rest. This is a two part series to profile them in each post.<\/p>\n

Part 1:<\/p>\n

Jupi T. Das<\/a>‘ exquisite, labor intensive and creative papercut art. Here are excerpts from her artist’s statement, and what I like is noted in teal:<\/p>\n

All the paper cuttings of this site are artist\u2019s self-creation.<\/span> Each of them are hand cut one at a time.<\/span> No commercial reproduction procedures are used for mass production…<\/span>The art of paper cutting is a process of hand cutting a single piece of paper and turning them into a beautiful design is the soul of my work<\/span>….<\/p>\n

It is my hope that others will see the influence of different cultural elements in my artwork and realize the connection between a dying art and my creativity and enjoying it visually. I create, so that the energy and the enthusiasm that I put into each piece will bring as much joy to people as the process of creating them brings joy to my life….As a full time artist my goal is to breathe life into this dying art and inspire others to create<\/span>.<\/p>\n

OK, I like a lot, for this is art you can savor. Folk art silhouettes that tell a cultural story.\u00a0 I truly appreciate the intricacy and time it takes to be so precise in one’s work. Giving a dying art the credit where it is due is more than admirable. She gives a wonderful accounting of the history of papercutting<\/a>. Having an art history background, I find this fantastic and I learned a lot. Clicking on her video will give you an intimate inside look to her process, execution and the talent of her work as well as its importance. I am particularly fond of the butterfly papercutting. Of course it was one of the highlights in her display and costs the most. What can I say?…She said, when I asked her how long it took typically to complete. She said she could do one or two of this size a year. It all depends on the intricacy and the size. Notice she adds color to some of her papercuttings, which make them even more unusual and striking.<\/p>\n

\"Butterfly<\/a>
Butterfly Garden via jupisart.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Peacock<\/a>
Peacock Mandala+ other works courtesy jupisart.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Echo & the Bunnyme<\/a>n, The Cutter, is a classic with a little subtle Indian sitar within (if you listen for it) to Kick Start the Weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n