ORIGAMI

A museum that explores the evolution of origami from craft to fine art, and its stunning modernday applications in the fields of mathematics, engineering, design, and the global peace movement. Works by 45 master folders from around the worldfrom countries as diverse as Japan, the United States, Uruguay, and Russiashowcase the power and potential of contemporary origami. In these artists' hands, paper is a medium for infinite creativity. The exhibition's eight sections illustrate the transformation of origami into its current vehicle for artistic and cultural expression: 1. The History of Origami ? Origami ( , from ori meaning "folding", and kami meaning "paper" (kami changes to gami due to rendaku) is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century AD at the latest and was popularized outside of Japan in the mid-1900s. It has since then evolved into a modern art form. The goal of this art is to transform a flat sheet of paper into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques, and as such the use of cuts or glue are not considered to be origami. Paper cutting and gluing is usually considered kirigami. The number of basic origami folds is small, but they can be combined in a variety of ways to make intricate designs. The best known origami model is probably the Japanese paper crane. In general, these designs begin with a square sheet of paper whose sides may be different colors or prints. Traditional Japanese origami, which has been practiced since the Edo era (16031867), has often been less strict about these conventions, sometimes cutting the paper or using nonsquare shapes to start with.

2. Angles and Abstractions: Geometric Forms and Conceptual Constructions

3. Animals

4. Fashion

5. Architecture

Noman M.A. Haji

6. Vehicles

7. Fictional Characters

8. Ornamental/Miscellaneous

Changing installation: Origami lighting fixtures

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