Matthew shlian

Matthew Shlian, an artist and paper engineer who creates mindblowing 3D paper sculptures is one of them through a series of meticulous folds.

Read stories of emerging and established artists, the evolution of their creations, and how the everyday is made extraordinary through craft.

Paper artist Matthew Shlian (previously) combines his talent for sculpture with a knack for engineering, producing geometric works that are composed of tight-knit tessellations. Shlian’s receptively folded works have lead to collaborations with scientists at the University of Michigan, together working to visualize research by translating paper structures to micro folds. “Researchers see paper engineering as a metaphor for scientific principals; I see their inquiry as a basis for artistic…

Remember making paper snowflakes as a kid? Take that process, add a pinch of geometry, a dollop of scientific method and a heaping spoonful of talent and you get these incredible paper creations by artist/scientist/engineer Matthew Shlian.

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Matt Shlian Art

Believe it or not, but these gorgeous geometric sculptures were created out of ordinary sheets of paper by artist Matt Shlian. Based on the principles of origami, the 'paper engineer' uses complex folding techniques to create waves of intricately proportioned protuberances, arising from a flat, wall-mounted surface in a visually arresting array of patterns and colors.