Yun-Woo Choi Inspired Paper Sculptures

Paper sculpture fascinates me. Paper work fascinates me. Being able to create something intricate, imposing, or room-sized and yet still maintain the delicate nature of the media makes me say, "WOW!" I was browsing a google image search of paper sculpture and came across the images of Yun-Woo Choi. He blends physics with spiritual philosophies and uses newspapers and magazines to create large scale sculptures. I wanted to create a sculpture with my aftercare group and this is what I came up with.

Materials:
+ scrap paper
+ scissors
+ scotch tape
+ tacky glue
+ cardboard
+ hot glue/gun

I laid out a table full of paper- painted paper, foil paper, fluorescent paper, etc. I demonstrated how to roll paper and tape it in place. They could make their rolls loose or tight, it really depended on their fine-motor skills. This is what they worked on for half a class period.

When they had a stash built up they could begin to build on top of a 5"x5" cardboard square. Everyone built a base of rolled paper first and then used that base to begin building upwards. They worked with tacky glue at their tables to make this work. In the back I set up my hot glue gun so students could come back with their tube if they wanted it to point vertically or diagonally, or perch it in a way that the tacky glue wouldn't suffice.

It was a revolving line of students and we worked until the end of class. The sculptures were set on the table to dry overnight. We didn't reach the heights of Choi but it was fun seeing the kids work to build upwards. It took a lot of patience and I couldn't be happier with the results!