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Paper Cut
Listed under: Trend Report
Published: Wednesday, June 04, 2008
The intricate designs of artist Rob Ryan have inspired a new approach to paper. We investigate
From the cover of Vogue UK to Liberty's window display and designer Paul Smith's 2006 collection, the elaborate papercuts of artist Rob Ryan have taken the world by storm. His book This Is For You features page after page of emotive narrative told through carefully-worked paper, inspiring all who read it to have a go at paper cutting.
However the process is painstaking as Rob's assistant Hazel explains. “Rob draws everything on one sheet of paper approximately 100gms in weight. He then cuts everything out with a scalpel - a Swann Morton with a 10A blade – next the papercut is coloured with Montana spraypaint. Once dry, the papercut is glued down onto a decent weight of paper using the tiniest bit of glue in very few places – enough to hold it in place but not too much so it still retains it's three dimensional qualities.”
The huge papercuts that have featured in window displays are testament to the patience and planning that goes into their making. “Rob is able to carefully plan the papercut whilst he is drawing it, this forethought means that each piece supports the other one and the papercut has strength,” says Hazel. “Therefore even the most delicate ones are surprisingly sturdy.
Ryantown, in Columbia Road, London, will open later this year. For more information visit http://www.misterrob.co.uk
However the process is painstaking as Rob's assistant Hazel explains. “Rob draws everything on one sheet of paper approximately 100gms in weight. He then cuts everything out with a scalpel - a Swann Morton with a 10A blade – next the papercut is coloured with Montana spraypaint. Once dry, the papercut is glued down onto a decent weight of paper using the tiniest bit of glue in very few places – enough to hold it in place but not too much so it still retains it's three dimensional qualities.”
The huge papercuts that have featured in window displays are testament to the patience and planning that goes into their making. “Rob is able to carefully plan the papercut whilst he is drawing it, this forethought means that each piece supports the other one and the papercut has strength,” says Hazel. “Therefore even the most delicate ones are surprisingly sturdy.
Ryantown, in Columbia Road, London, will open later this year. For more information visit http://www.misterrob.co.uk
