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Origami
Origami is derived from the Japanese words “ori”
meaning “fold” and “kami” meaning paper.
Eric Joisel is considered by his peers to have been among the finest origami The traditional concept
masters in the world. This beloved French artist and sculptor created of origami is folding
stunningly beautiful and complex sculpted origami paper models. Origami is paper to create objects
the Japanese art of forming sculptures out of paper only. And Eric Joisel took using only one piece of
this to a whole new level. His pieces are not regular origami models, but paper with no cuts or
completely different interpretations of a very ancient art form. glue. Although origami
art has unlimited
Most of Eric's models are three dimensional and lifelike in appearance. Eric possibilities, most
could spend more than 100-hours folding a single piece of paper in order to models generally begin
create his amazing pieces of art. with a specific type of
base (eg., fish, bird,
"Origami is very difficult", he said. "When people ask how long it takes me to waterbomb base) from
make a sculpture I say '35 years', because that is how long it's taken me to which the rest of the
get to this level." model develops. As
well, there a variety of
“I have worked in clay, stone and wood before working in paper. I prefer folds employed in
creating human figures more than animals. Before I was able to attempt creating these models,
folding a complete human figure, I practiced making masks and faces for ranging from the simple
many years. This was more than just production, it was the process of (valley, mountain) to the
breathing life into the paper and most importantly, partially improvising with more complex (sinks, swivels). Together, the
every model so that each one was distinctive. This is different than traditional bases and mixture of folds combine to produce
origami where every step is exactly defined so that folders could produce models that represent everything imaginable.
accurate copies. All my models are completely unique.”
Centuries ago, the first origami models were
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Since 1984, Eric showcased his origami art in international exhibitions around simple and stylized. Today, origami has
the world from the Louvre to Japan and Seattle. developed into an art form that produces
sophisticated, complex and highly technical
models sculpted by professional artists around
the world who still work to the adage, “one
square, no cut, no glue.”
Click the arrow to watch an excerpt of Green Fuse Films Peabody-award winning documentary "Between the
Folds".
site by web3media.ca
"Eric is French down to his bones. His native Gallic wit

makes him a
highly entertaining yet self-deprecating teacher. Catch him
"off
stage" and the clown becomes a introspective, even slightly
morose
artist. His creative work speaks for itself - he brings a rare
artistic sensibility to origami and is unflinchingly honest in
his
assessment of everything he does. This burning drive
towards
perfection results in works of staggering quality that are
almost
impossible for mere folders to replicate. I'm proud to know
him."
Nick Robinson, UK
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Origami
Origami is derived from the Japanese words “ori”
meaning “fold” and “kami” meaning paper.
Eric Joisel is considered by his peers to have been among the finest origami The traditional concept
masters in the world. This beloved French artist and sculptor created of origami is folding
stunningly beautiful and complex sculpted origami paper models. Origami is paper to create objects
the Japanese art of forming sculptures out of paper only. And Eric Joisel took using only one piece of
this to a whole new level. His pieces are not regular origami models, but paper with no cuts or
completely different interpretations of a very ancient art form. glue. Although origami
art has unlimited
Most of Eric's models are three dimensional and lifelike in appearance. Eric possibilities, most
could spend more than 100-hours folding a single piece of paper in order to models generally begin
create his amazing pieces of art. with a specific type of
base (eg., fish, bird,
"Origami is very difficult", he said. "When people ask how long it takes me to waterbomb base) from
make a sculpture I say '35 years', because that is how long it's taken me to which the rest of the
get to this level." model develops. As
well, there a variety of
“I have worked in clay, stone and wood before working in paper. I prefer folds employed in
creating human figures more than animals. Before I was able to attempt creating these models,
folding a complete human figure, I practiced making masks and faces for ranging from the simple
many years. This was more than just production, it was the process of (valley, mountain) to the
breathing life into the paper and most importantly, partially improvising with more complex (sinks, swivels). Together, the
every model so that each one was distinctive. This is different than traditional bases and mixture of folds combine to produce
origami where every step is exactly defined so that folders could produce models that represent everything imaginable.
accurate copies. All my models are completely unique.”
Centuries ago, the first origami models were
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Since 1984, Eric showcased his origami art in international exhibitions around simple and stylized. Today, origami has
the world from the Louvre to Japan and Seattle. developed into an art form that produces
sophisticated, complex and highly technical
models sculpted by professional artists around
the world who still work to the adage, “one
square, no cut, no glue.”
Click the arrow to watch an excerpt of Green Fuse Films Peabody-award winning documentary "Between the
Folds".
site by web3media.ca
"Eric is French down to his bones. His native Gallic wit

makes him a
highly entertaining yet self-deprecating teacher. Catch him
"off
stage" and the clown becomes a introspective, even slightly
morose
artist. His creative work speaks for itself - he brings a rare
artistic sensibility to origami and is unflinchingly honest in
his
assessment of everything he does. This burning drive
towards
perfection results in works of staggering quality that are
almost
impossible for mere folders to replicate. I'm proud to know
him."
Nick Robinson, UK
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biography and background of Eric Joisel, origami master, sculptor and brilliant paperfolding artist
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Brief History of Origami

Paper was invented in
China around 105 AD.
During the seventh
Eric Joisel was born on November 15, 1956. He passed away from lung
century, a Korean
cancer on October 10, 2010 surrounded by his family and close friends.
master of paper
manufacture brought
Eric began drawing and sculpting when he was seventeen years-old. He
paper into the
started creating origami in 1983 and four years later, had his first exhibit in the
Japanese Court.
Espace Japon Paris. Eric became a professional origami artist in 1992.
Japan’s Prince Shotoku
was so impressed that
he planted forests
specifically to produce
a better quality origami
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paper. At this time,
paper was very rare and expensive and only
used by the wealthy. Its primary use was for
Shinto ceremonies, with models only known by
priests. This first origami was abstract and
symbolic. Centuries later, paper became more
common and cheaper to produce. Origami
began to be used for amusement. The models
figured on the left, including the famous crane,
Career Highlights the symbol of Peace, are probably 1,000 years
old, however up until the 20th Century, there
1987 1ère exposition d'origami "LA MENAGERIE DE PAPIER", Espace were only a few hundred models, all of them
very simple and designed especially for children.
Japon, Paris
avec Usataro Kimura, artiste japonais résidant en France
Paper was introduced in the West by Arabians
Exposition et animations pour une "Semaine japonaise", Ville de Reims
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who learned of this commodity through Chinese

AGENCE FUSION : pliages conçus pour la plaquette de B.A.I.I.
prisoners. As a result of the Arab conquest of
1988 Exposition et animations pour une "Semaine japonaise", Ville de Vittel Spain, paper began to be manufactured in
Europe. Spanish culture has had a long tradition
Expositions dans différentes BNP parisiennes
of paperfolding culminating in Miguel de
Exposition et animations pour "LE JAPON A LEVALLOIS-PERRET", 1 mois
Unamuno’s "Traité de cocottologie." In the early
20th Century, origami was practiced at the
1989 Exposition et animations pour Papeteries MONTEVRAIN, Graphitec,
Bauhaus school.
Villepinte
Exposition et animations "L'ETANG DE PAPIER", Espace Japon, Paris, 5
It was only in the mid 20th Century that origami
semaines
made its quantum leap. In the 1950’s, a
Exposition et animations aux JARDINS D'ARCADIE, Strasbourg
Japanese master incorporated the mechanical
craft of folding paper with the artistic aesthetic of
1990 Nombreuses Exposition et animations pour bibliothèques et Centres
sculpture. Akira Yoshizawa created thousands of
culturels
new models where only a few hundred existed
before. All Yoshizawa-san’s origami models
1991 Exposition et animations "LA MER DE PAPIER", Espace Japon, Paris,
sprung from a highly refined artistic version.
5 semaines Yoshizawa-san opened the door for the entire
Exposition et animations 14e Festival de la Foire Saint-Germain, Paris
world to discover that origami was not just a
Inauguration de l'usine papetière STRACEL, Strasbourg
children’s hobby, but a complex, sophisticated
art-form that transformed a single piece of paper
1992 PARFUMS CARTIER, pliages photographiés pour plusieurs PLV
into a beautifully crafted work of art. Yoshizawa-
Nombreuses Exposition et animations pour bibliothèques, Centres culturels, san and Samuel Randlett created the living
... legacy of international symbols that today lets
Formations d'animateurs millions of people share in the creative process
of origami.
1993 "Festival du Vent", Calvi
Début de collaboration avec la société France-Origami, Today, origami is practiced all over the world.
Exposition et animations centre commercial de Villiers-en-Bière, 15 jours With the proliferation of hundreds of books and
websites, there are countless skilled origami
1994 Exposition et animations "Arts et Traditions du Japon", Creil artists working in many different directions.
Centres commerciaux "Bordeaux Lac", "Vannes", "Vélizy 2", "St-Quentin-en- Japan’s Tomoko Fuse develops modular origami
Yvelines" – puzzles using not only one square but many
Nombreuses Exposition et animations pour bibliothèques, Centres culturels, intricate units folded together. America’s Robert
... Lang, a laser physicist, creates insects more
“alive” than real live ones. Britain’s Paul Jackson
1995 Exposition et animations Stand HEWLETT PACKARD, Apple Expo, reflects on minimalism using the fewest number
Paris of creases possible. Some creators prefer to use
Centres commerciaux "Brest", "Lyon-St-Priest", "Pau", "Annecy", triangles or rectangles instead of squares; others
"Montpellier", recycle material like tea-bags or train tickets. My
"Rennes", "La Ricamarie", "Angoulême" personal preference is to try and imitate the
Rédacteur en chef du journal INFOPLI, pour la société France Origami philosophy of Master Yoshizawa – to breathe
live into the paper and improvise as my as I can.
1996 Centres commerciaux "Aix-en-Provence", "Avignon", "Grenoble", Like a good piece of jazz, every model I produce
"Limoges", "Orléans" is unique. And most of my models are 3D.
Modèle de Hérisson primé par la Nippon Origami Association, Tokyo, Japon Through the use of many curves, I attempt to
Southeast Origami Festival, Charlotte, NC, USA put volume into my work so that at the end of
the process, they become life-like."
1997 Exposition et animations Stand OCE consommables, MICAD, Paris
Soirée télévisée Thema "LE PLI", Arte
Inauguration d'un nouveau papier ARJOMARI WIGGINS, agence Ketchum
1998 Directeur artistique du Festival "PARIS-ORIGAMI", Carroussel du

Louvre, Paris,
20 des principaux créateurs mondiaux, 2.000 m2 d'exposition-animations,
Sponsor principal : "Papeteries de Gascogne".
Southeast Origami Festival, Charlotte, NC, USA
1999 Invité par Akira Yoshizawa pour son exposition au Matsuya Ginza,
Tokyo
Nombreuses Exposition et animations pour bibliothèques, Centres culturels,
...
2000 Southeast Origami Festival, Charlotte, NC, USA

Nombreuses expositions, animations et événementiels pour Art Management
Invité d'honneur de la convention de CDO, Castel San Pietro, Italie
2001 Début de collaboration avec la société Art Management
2002 Invité d'honneur du Southeast Origami Festival, Charlotte, NC, USA

2003 Formations pour techniciens du packaging

2004 Invité d'honneur de la convention de la JOAS, Tokyo, Japon

2005 "MASTERS OF ORIGAMI", Juillet à Septembre, Salzburg, Autriche

Réalisation d'un ensemble d'animaux pour la société HAGEN, France
Nombreuses expositions, animations et événementiels pour Art Management New York Times web Obituary, October 20,
2010
2006 Nombreuses expositions, animations et événementiels pour Art
Management. New York Times print Obituary
2007 Nombreuses expositions, animations et événementiels pour Art Sciences et Avenir (Paris)
Management
Invité d'honneur de la convention de la BOS, Cambridge (Angleterre) The Times (London)
Invité d'honneur de la convention PCOC, Vancouver (Canada)
Daily Telegraph
2008 Interview pour une télé privée japonaise, Tokyo (Japon)
Participation à la publicité télévisée Orange, Sté Partizan L'Express (Paris)
Invité d'honneur de la convention de la JOAS, Kobe (Japon)
Invité d'honneur de la convention à Jérusalem (Israel) Renta.Ru (Moscow)
Exposition personnelle à l'Origami House, Tokyo (Japon)
Invité d'honneur au congrès du 30e anniversaire de CDO, Verbania, Italie Matin (France)
2009 Participation à l'exposition "P.A.P.E.R.", Seattle, WA (USA), Juillet

Participation à l'exposition "El arte de papel plegado", Zaragoza, Espagne
(Sept-Nov)
Article dans "NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC", page culture, Octobre
Invité d'honneur de la convention de Lyon (France)
2010 Exposition personnelle avec Naomiki SATO à Espace Japon, Paris

(France) en Janvier.
Invité d'honneur de la convention de Zaragoza, Espagne (Août)
Eric avec sa famille et ses amis
Eric's burial crypt, Enghien-les-Bains, France
"The Monk", last model folded by Eric Joisel
"Eric Joisel is one of the preeminent origami artists in

the world. Unlike many other origami artists, Eric has
formal art training and had practiced art as a painter, a
sculptor and and a potter before turning to origami.
The influence of this experience on his origami work is
clear: here is a depth and maturity to his work that few
other origami artists can even approach. Eric does not
rely on technical ingenuity in creating his sculptures.
Instead, he works and reworks his designs until they
are perfect."
Joseph Wu
catalogue of older pieces from the collection of Eric Joisel, origami master, sculptor and brilliant paperfolding artist
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Animals are a very common subject in origami. I create them with a high-level of realism, trying to breath life into them. Using
folding techniques like box pleating, shaped animals like snails, hedgehogs, pangolins seem especially attractive. Most of
them are crafted into three-dimensional forms. For this, the choice of the best paper is always very important. After the
folding is completed, I paint the origami with an acrylic fixative that gives the pieces a more attractive surface and strengthens
the form.
Turtle
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I have worked in clay, stone and wood before working in paper. I prefer creating human figures more than animals. Before I
was able to attempt folding a complete human figure, I practiced making masks and faces for many years. This was more than
just production, it was the process of breathing life into the paper and most importantly, partially improvising with every model
so that each one was distinctive. This is different than traditional origami where every step is exactly defined so that folders
could produce accurate copies. All my models are completely unique. I also experiment with unusual materials, for example,
some of my “paper” models are fabricated in aluminum.
Origami often looks as if it’s “magic”. From the time I was a child, I have always been fascinated by the world of Tolkien and
faeries. So as an adult dedicating my life to origami, you could suppose I continue act out as a child living in my fantasy world.
clip taken from a Japanese television show Japan Probe featuring Eric Joisel in 2008
"Eric's amazing work sometimes doesn't even seem

possible to be origami. He is a master of incorporating
texture into his work; in addition, he is one of the few
origami artists to have mastered the human figure. His
masks have inspired others to pursue similar concepts, but
Eric's own work remains distinctly unique."
Robert J. Lang
masterwork of musician and jazz orchestra created by Eric Joisel, origami master, sculptor and brilliant paperfolding artist
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"If one isn’t an origami folder, it’s difficult to explain the process of conception through to the finished model. The creation
process is similar to a scientific method. When designing a person, one begins with the assumption that the four corners of the
paper will represent each hand and foot. From that general assumption, a “crease pattern” is developed that blueprints all the
folds required for the model. These crease patterns may be modified while the model takes shape. Some of my first creations,
like the hedgehog, took 5-6 years to finally develop. Now, years later, the process is a little easier.
'Origami has within it all the possibilities we associate with creative art,' Yoshizawa-sensei once said.
I try to respect the traditional rules of origami, using only one piece of paper and never cutting. The important element for me is
modeling the paper. Precreasing and collapsing a geometrical base is not a pleasurable for me. It is merely a required step to
arrive at my real work: sculpting.
I have a great respect for 'pure origami', with flat surfaces and nice geometrical conception, but as you can feel looking at my
own models, I am much more interested into models 'looking alive', which means for me volume, curved creases and much
sculpting.
Mirroring life requires curves, not straight lines."
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"Faeries enjoy music and so do I. Because origami can be so complex and technical, perhaps it should have been possible to
create every musician and his instrument from a single piece of paper. The thickness of the paper can make that too difficult. I
elected to make each musician 30-cm high and his instrument from single sheets of paper so that I could focus on the attitudes
and elegance of each piece. In this way, the well-conceived model can efficiently use the whole surface of the square with no
useless parts.
I have always been interested in conceptualizing and realizing models containing different types of surfaces and shapes that
can play with the light and give the illusion of different colors. Like a good piece of jazz, every model I create is unique and
one-of-a-kind. "
In the first BOJB, I used 4 different CPs to produce the

different costumes. But I didn't draw ALL these CPs. Here
are two first tries to verify the proportions of the box-
Example of 2 crease patterns for instruments...
pleating grid (Queue-de-Pie' et 'Toge'.)
The first attempts at instruments. The harp and the tuba Collapsed forms ready for modelling and shaping.
will be made later, directly on the characters.
Every paper, square or There are 11 collapses with The most difficult instrument The 8th musician is the
rectangle, needs to be 70 to 6 different colors and 4 to fashion is the tuba or violinist with his costume
90 cm. In the first BOJB, I different costume bases. helicon. The Dwarf wears a "Queue de pie".
used a foil absolutely perfect The hat is always the same, "beret français" ! (strange,
for me. Alas, 4 years later, it but can be folded and isn't it ?), and a fourth type
is impossible to find it in modelled in many different of costume.
France. I needed to go fashions. The basic costume
specifically to Belgium! is about 26 x 26 cm.
That's too much trouble. So, Sometimes I substituted
I bought about 300€ of washi with Lokta.
material, glued together 8
sheets (washi/alu/tissue),
and it worked!!!
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"Eric's works left an immediate deep impression on me

when I first saw them in New York in the nineties. Back
then, I was just starting to design my own models, but
seeing Eric's art (along with Akira Yoshizawa's and David
Brill's work) really opened my eyes. I understood then that
origami can be very sculptural and that a piece of paper
can have great soul. It's the origami style I have adopted
for myself.
Later, I got to know Eric better, a very nice person who has
a great sense of humor. I also found out that we use similar
tools and techniques, even though our 'styles' are quite
different. Eric Joisel's creations beautifully combine artistic
sensibility and technical prowess. Eric is a sculptor who
happens to choose paper as his medium, and he has
pushed it to unfathomable lengths."
Giang Dinh
portfolio of masterworks by origami artist and sculptor Eric Joisel
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Best experience in viewing this presentation is by clicking the little square with an arrow on the far right of the slideshow. Allow
for a pause and then the photos appear full screen.
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media page of origami artist and sculptor Eric Joisel
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Eric the joker by Dave Brill
Others have written about Eric’s extraordinary artistry and origami design skills, and
of course I agree with and confirm all they have said.
But I should like to recall some of the insane moments we spent together to show
Eric the joker.
Charlotte… Join the BOS!
Eric Joisel and I attended the last South East Origami Festival in Charlotte, North
Carolina, 2002. At that time I was British Origami Society chairman, and I
encouraged US enthusiasts to join the BOS wherever I could, and giving out
brochures and other promotional material. Eric teased me about this, saying “Oh, I
don’t believe it! Do you ever stop this BOS publicity, Dave?”
For the last night concert, Paul Jackson wrote a spoof origami opera in which the
performers included Vincent Floderer (lodger), Romain Chevrier (son), Ruth Anne
Bessman (Mother), Dave Brill (father), June Sakamoto (God). We sang our lines in
improvised discordant Schoenbergian melodies while Paul 'played' the piano,
thumping random keys, to provide the discordant accompaniment. Most of the
characters “died” during the performance, both artistically and theatrically, but June in
her role resurrected everyone, and of course everyone lived happily ever after.
The 'opera' performance took a mere five minutes in total, but Eric suggested there
really should be an interval. He prepared a large placard with the word 'INTERVAL',
and half way through, he walked across the stage from right to left showing the
placard to the audience. Then he turned the placard over, moving back to the right.
The reverse side of the placard carried the words, 'JOIN THE BOS IMMEDIATELY!!!'
Noisy Chinese restaurant diners
I organised the BOS 30th anniversary convention in York in 1997. Star guests were
Alfredo Giunta, Michael LaFosse and Akira Yoshizawa.
Anxious to meet the aging Yoshizawa, Eric Joisel also came as an ordinary
conventioneer, this being his first exposure to BOS audiences.
Along with him came his fellow countrymen, Alain Georgeot, Patricia Niviere and
Veronique Leveque. During the convention weekend, the French party were
conspicuous, to say the least! They laughed loudly, heckled and joked at every
opportunity: something not common at traditionally serious and conservative BOS

meetings.
I invited all the French party to stay at my house on the night after the close of the
convention and we dined that evening at a local Chinese restaurant (Eric:
'Restaurant?...that’s a French word…!')
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To create with a sheet of paper by only folding, will always

challenge the majority of us.
To create works that live and breathe will be attained by
only the most skilled of us.
But to give them joie de vivre, élan, in grande ballet,
We must look to Eric Joisel
For of course they are all French you know.
Jonathan Baxter
Memories of Eric Joisel
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Eric Joisel's passing at the young age of fifty-three shocked and grieved thousands of people around the world. The New York
Times, Daily Telegraph and the London Times lauded his career and achievements. Colleagues and friends from Europe, the
Middle East and North America attended his internment in Enghien-les-Bains just outside of Paris. But "The Magician of
Origami" left us perhaps with the best trick of his thirty-five year career in origami art: his entire inventory of models and work
had been completely sold out. Eric often referred to his models as "his children". He was very pleased that they had all left
home and would be well cared for while he was gone.
The tears flow at the agony of our loss

So valuable were the talents he shared with us.
Inspiration, imagination, ingenuity, his great strengths,
distant mountains the rest of us will always look up to.
No more the little folder from Paris suburb,
forever in the hearts of those that must continue without him.
From the bottom of the world thoughts of comfort radiate out
to Eric’s remaining family and to the origami community
stunned at the loss of one of its leading lights.
Jonathan Baxter
Michael G. LaFosse and Richard Alexander created the

Origami Butterfly for Eric Joisel to commemorate Eric's
life and honour his memory. Click on the butterfly on the
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right to download the pdf diagrams for folding and

sharing.
Eric demonstrates how to fold his crane (swan)
The grief surrounding Eric's death was palapable; his influence and connections were profound. The response from many
mourners of Eric's global origami community was to create wonderful expressions of love, sorrow and respect, some of which
can be seen below:
"I had my first face-to face with Eric in Japan, 2004. With 50 other
gaijin, we were attending the 10th Tanteidan and, gracious hosts
that the Japanese are, they took us on a marvellous 3-day bus
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tourism adventure. Giang Dinh sat beside me on the bus; Eric
required. Flash 10 is a good
behind us. I would often hear Eric's joyous refrain, "Bloody
start!
Canadian, I hate you sooo much!" Eric has a marvellous way of
showing affection.
At the Vancouver PCOC 2007, Giang, Tien Yin Yau and her friend
Miho were at my house where I had finally cajoled Eric into letting
me film him folding his 'stupid' fish. Click on the audio player on the
right and hear Eric at his uproarious best. He had us all in stitches."
Jamie Kelley
in memoriam page of master origami artist Eric Joisel
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In the year following Eric's untimely passing, friends, colleagues, admirers and folders around the world have contributed
scores of new photos, images and videos that can now be posted on Eric's website. We hope this page will continue to inspire,
comfort and amuse Eric's community and keep the memory alive of this sensei's enormous contribution to the world of
international art.
More images, posters, recollections and contributions will be posted throughout the month of October honouring the Little
Folder From Paris Suburb.
The following 5 short videos were broadcast earlier this year on PBS. They represent some of the extra content that Peabody
award-winning producer Vanessa Gould shot when making her wonderful documentary "Between the Folds". Shot in Eric's
home in Sannois, France in 2008, they show Eric reflecting on issues of origami and art. Click inside each video on the lower
right corner to watch in full screen.
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in memoriam page of master origami artist Eric Joisel
These 3 videos were also shot in Sannois a year earlier. For the most part, Eric was an exact and fastidious folder, but he also
sometimes hid untidy extra paper inside the interiors of his models. He was flattered and amused when watching some iterations
of his models on the internet. The rat and mask videos were shot because he graciously responded to a simple folder's request
and could no longer suffer seeing him butcher Eric's models. Again, click inside each video on the lower right corner to watch in
full screen.
Eric's friends at the Mouvement Francais des Plieurs de Papier (MFPP), the French origami organization knew how to relax
and enjoy each others' company. Here are two short videos featuring some good times at their 1998 annual meeting.
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Angouleme exhibition page of Eric joisel
Photos courtesy of Celine Levain, Patrick Blanchier, Alain Joisel, J. Kelley
And the exposition received national television exposure on France 2 Telecom and the local France 3 Poitou-Charentes news:
Also in Sciences et Avenirs
La Belle Angoulême
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Chacun de ses pliages est une véritable sculpture de papier. Entre les mains d’Eric Joisel un 2. Les ptérosaures maîtrisaient bien le vol
carré de papier pouvait devenir un coquillage, un arbre ou un personnage du Seigneur des
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Eric Joisel au milieu de ses créations originales. (Vanessa Gould)
Mandelbrot, l'oiseau rare s'est envolé

L’origamiste français Eric Joisel, qui laisse une œuvre majeure dans le domaine du pliage, est mort le 10 Par Dominique Leglu
octobre 2010 à l’hôpital d’Argenteuil à l’âge de 53 ans.
Né le 15 novembre 1956, benjamin d’une fratrie de cinq enfants, Eric Joisel développe très tôt un goût Voir tous les blogs
pour le dessin, la sculpture et le modelage de la terre. Abandonnant des études de droit, il découvre sa
voie dans les années 1980 en voyant un pliage exceptionnel : l’autoportrait d’Akira Yoshizawa, père de
l’origami moderne, cet art du pliage du papier sans découpe ni collage. Très vite passionné par cet art
japonais, il explore durant une dizaine d’années toutes les techniques de pliage et participe à de
nombreuses expositions.
Le pli courbe
C’est vers 1995 que ses premières créations sont remarquées. Il se démarque de l’origami traditionnel par
une mise en trois dimensions se rapprochant de la sculpture et par l’apparition du pli courbe,
particulièrement dans ses masques. Une autre particularité est son souci de «l’économie» de papier.
Contrairement à nombre de techniciens du pli, il juge indispensable que le moins de papier possible soit
«caché» à l’intérieur d’un modèle. Cette démarche très complexe demeurera une obsession tout au long
de son œuvre.
VOIR LA GALERIE PHOTOS

Quelques semaines avant sa disparition, alors qu’il
pensait rentrer chez lui et se remettre au travail, il
avait choisi et commenté les photographies de la
galerie que nous vous présentons. Il avait été, à
Sciences et Avenir, notre conseiller pour les
articles que nous avons consacrés à l’origami.
La recherche de réalisme l’incite aussi à la

création de patines créant l’illusion du vrai. Insatiable chercheur, il explore toutes les possibilités offertes
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Eric Joisel, le magicien de l'origami, est décédé - Fondamental - Sciences et Avenir 10-11-17 9:47 PM
par la délicate technique du wet-folding (pliage du papier humide). Bien que la singularité de son univers
créatif ainsi que l’originalité de ses méthodes de pliage soient déjà reconnues, il ne parviendra jamais, en
France, à vivre de son art.
C’est pourquoi, parallèlement à ses recherches, il sera un infatigable et généreux enseignant, surtout
avec les enfants à qui il adorait apprendre l’oiseau qui bat des ailes.
En 1998 il rendra la politesse à Akira Yoshizawa qui l’avait invité au Japon pour présenter ses œuvres en
rassemblant au Carré du Louvre les plus grands plieurs mondiaux autour du maître japonais. Cette
exposition reste le principal événement en France, dans le domaine de l’origami.
Improvisation
Dans les années 2000, il concentre ses recherches sur des formes anthropomorphes et affine ses
techniques de pliage pour créer ses premiers personnages qui deviendront de plus en plus réalistes. C’est
le début d’un processus de création époustouflant pour les techniciens de l’origami traditionnel. Jusqu’à
lors, la genèse d’un modèle nécessitait des recherches aux étapes notées et détaillées, au terme
desquelles les modèles étaient reproductibles à l’aide de diagrammes (séquences successives de plis très
précis). Eric Joisel, de son côté, laisse de plus en plus de place à l’improvisation: il réalise ses figures
parfois en un seul jet. C’est pourquoi il n’existe pas de diagrammes précis de ses dernières œuvres. Il n’a
laissé que quelques notes, qui seront des pistes à interpréter pour ses successeurs.
Tissus plissés et drapés
Il parvient également, et toujours dans une seule feuille de papier, à doter ses personnages de matières –
plissés, gaufrages ou cotes de mailles (voir les Barbarians sur son site et notre galerie). Il revient aussi au
matériau brut, le papier artisanal, cherchant des couleurs grâce au relief des motifs. La Commedia dell’
arte est l’aboutissement de cette démarche.
Durant cette seconde période, la reconnaissance de son exceptionnelle virtuosité viendra surtout de
l’étranger, du Japon, des Etats-Unis et de pays européens (Grande-Bretagne, Espagne). Ses pairs,
conscients qu’il avait révolutionné l’art du pliage, le qualifiaient de magicien du pliage, de génie, ce à quoi
il répondait dans son immense humilité qu’il «n’était qu’un petit plieur de banlieue».
Un livre de Makoto Yamaguchi rassemblant l’intégralité

des œuvres d’Eric Joisel paraîtra prochainement aux
Editions Origami House. Cet ouvrage présentera les
pliages, diagrammes et Crease Patterns (notes qui
permettent de comprendre la conception d’un pliage). Il
contiendra également les derniers entretiens qu’Eric
Joisel a accordés à Makoto Yamaguchi.
Photo : Crane’ Viking – 2008. © Eric Joisel et Makoto
Yamaguchi – Origami House
Le travail d'Eric Joisel est également présenté sur son

site (www.ericjoisel.com).
Yves Clavel
Sciences et Avenir.fr
14/10/10
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Yorigami
Plier avec les anges suite
Éric était aussi un professeur extraordinaire. Il était capable d'expliquer les techniques les plus
complexes à des plieurs aguerris ou des pliages très simples à des [...]
16.10 à 10h18 - Alerter - Réagissez
Yorigami
Éric est partie plier avec les anges
Éric était un artiste hors norme, ses oeuvres en témoignent.
Si pour le commun des mortels ses réalisations demeurent magiques et extraordinaires, pour les
aficionados de [...]
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anonnymes gentil et
je suis imprésionnée
c'est de loin la chose la plus surprenante que j'aille vue de toute ma vie! Je n'ai que treize ans mais
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homepage of Eric Joisel, master of the Japanese art of origami, sculptor and paperfolding artist

"Eric is French down to his bones. His native Gallic wit

© 2012 Eric Joisel Contact

"Eric is French down to his bones. His native Gallic wit

© 2012 Eric Joisel Contact

Brief History of Origami

who learned of this commodity through Chinese

1998 Directeur artistique du Festival "PARIS-ORIGAMI", Carroussel du

2000 Southeast Origami Festival, Charlotte, NC, USA

2001 Début de collaboration avec la société Art Management

2002 Invité d'honneur du Southeast Origami Festival, Charlotte, NC, USA

2003 Formations pour techniciens du packaging

2004 Invité d'honneur de la convention de la JOAS, Tokyo, Japon

2005 "MASTERS OF ORIGAMI", Juillet à Septembre, Salzburg, Autriche

2009 Participation à l'exposition "P.A.P.E.R.", Seattle, WA (USA), Juillet

2010 Exposition personnelle avec Naomiki SATO à Espace Japon, Paris

Eric avec sa famille et ses amis

Eric's burial crypt, Enghien-les-Bains, France

"The Monk", last model folded by Eric Joisel

"Eric Joisel is one of the preeminent origami artists in

© 2012 Eric Joisel Contact

"Eric's amazing work sometimes doesn't even seem

© 2012 Eric Joisel Contact

Mirroring life requires curves, not straight lines."

In the first BOJB, I used 4 different CPs to produce the

click here to go to the Barbarians page

"Eric's works left an immediate deep impression on me

© 2012 Eric Joisel Contact

© 2012 Eric Joisel Contact

Eric the joker by Dave Brill

Charlotte… Join the BOS!

Noisy Chinese restaurant diners

opportunity: something not common at traditionally serious and conservative BOS

and now for a few Joisel media events...

To create with a sheet of paper by only folding, will always

© 2012 Eric Joisel Contact

The tears flow at the agony of our loss

Michael G. LaFosse and Richard Alexander created the

right to download the pdf diagrams for folding and

Eric demonstrates how to fold his crane (swan)

© 2012 Eric Joisel Contact

© 2012 Eric Joisel Contact

Photos courtesy of Celine Levain, Patrick Blanchier, Alain Joisel, J. Kelley

Also in Sciences et Avenirs

Map Sat Ter

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© 2012 Eric Joisel Contact

Joseph Wu Origami http://www.origami.as/home.html

Dave Brill http://brilliantorigami.com

Giang Dinh http://giangdinh.com

Paul Jackson http://www.origami-artist.com

Bernie Peyton http://berniepeyton.com

Nick Robinson http://www.nickrobinson.info/origami/

Robert Lang http://www.langorigami.com

Green Fuse Films http://www.greenfusefilms.com/paris.html

social conscious origami http://papertheworld.org

Japanese representative http://www.origamihouse.jp

© 2012 Eric Joisel Contact

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