Touring the world with his detailed
creations, Peter Callesen is widely known for his hand-crafted white paper artwork. By
folding and cutting white sheets of paper, Callesen creates mind-blowing masterpieces.
Some of his pieces are created to tell a story. The stories aren’t obvious; he
uses the shadows to create a “darker” story or no shadows to create a happier
one. Although the majority of his pieces are done with white paper, he does on occasion
use colored.
Along with his paper art Callesen
is also an author and works with monoprints. Monoprinting is another form of
art, but with the use of lines and images they cannot be recreated. Everything
is spontaneous and original. Many of Callesen’s books include hand-made paper
cute outs inside, making them pop-out books. Callesen also takes part in
photography, performances and short films. His photography is all in different
tones of white, or very light blue. This makes his photography very similar to
his white paper art.
His paper art ranges in size, but
is usually relatively small. His art subjects range of anything from birds to
flowers to castles. One of his most commonly recognized works is a
billboard-sized cut out of a castle. Callesen’s work takes a lot of patience
and a calm attitude while creating his pieces. The fragile paper makes it easy
to tear or make a mistake, requiring much concentration. Today, he holds exhibitions all around
the world including Norway, Sweden, New York, Korea and London. In Callesen’s
online store, he sells hand-made paper shirts with cut outs in them.
Paper Collared Button Up Shirt
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