fine art field and commercial work.
Part 1 - Personal work:
Paper artist - started 2D and then 3D installation work. Based in Wakefield.
Did foundation at Leeds College of Art - thats when he started experimenting with paper cut stencils - he was 19 at the time.
The went on to do Illustration Animation at Manchester met - where he started moving on from 2D to 3D by layering up his paper cuts
Post graduation:
work got featured
went traveling in 2008
got a Studio space in 2010 (westgate studios - run by neon artist richard wheater)
started working with richard sweeny - also works with paper and large scale installation.
got frustrated working at small scale - then started working at large scale - all hand cut.
work inspired by space and nebula - tried to capture the energy.
got commissioned by manchester gallery. started experimenting with putting different bits of paper cut pieces together and manipulating them.
self initiated and curated exhibition titled 'Nude Not Naked' in Brooklyn New York - used kickstarter to raise money - £6/7000. - if you want to do something, there's no excuse for you not to - just make it happen!
Part 2 - Commercial Work:
started getting really good and confident working with paper to work commercially.
first job was a christmas themed shop window installation
2011 - liberty installation - his paper birds were well received so got commissioned to make more birds.
process - start with a rough model in white - pick out bits that work well and replicate on better stock.
started to learn how to professionally photograph his own work.
gets most his jobs from the internet but he's recently got an agent in London and started doing more illustration/commercial work. It was hard to get jobs at the start, but once people started recognising him and his work, it's become a lot easier - stay persistent and don't give up!
Harrords commercial work - window shop installation - animal themed
Playstation - london landscape
Burberry shop window installation.
With commercial work, you've got to be ready to work with really tight time scale.
Current work -
Paper animals.
Tips:
youtube tutorials to start with then gradually expand and experiment.
Submit work to Blogs:
design sponge
this is colossal
REALLY COOL WORK OVERALL! I LOVE HIS COMMERCIAL STUFF! I'M INSPIRED!
Really glad I came along to his talk! I feel like making work in paper all the time now because Andy's shown that you can do that! This is why I want to do a pop-up book for my FMP because it'll allow me to develop my paper cutting skill - and move on to something a bit more 3D.
Really glad I came along to his talk! I feel like making work in paper all the time now because Andy's shown that you can do that! This is why I want to do a pop-up book for my FMP because it'll allow me to develop my paper cutting skill - and move on to something a bit more 3D.
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