Finnish Artist Creates Incredibly Detailed Origami Samurai Figure From A Single Sheet Of Paper
It only took a couple of days to pre-crease the paper; K?nkk?l? then spent the better part of a month finishing and shaping the figure. He created an amazing origami samurai without ever cutting the paper or using glue.
Origami was initially known as orikata (folded shapes). In
1880, however, the craft became known as origami. The term origami comes from
the Japanese words oru (to fold) and kami (paper). Today, many people are
attracted to the idea of learning how to fold origami figures because paper is
a cheap craft supply.
More recently Juho K?nkk?l?, an origami artist, took to Instagram to release images of his latest work, an origami samurai made using a single sheet of paper. And it is absolutely mind-blowing for the sheer detailing put into it.
'It took a long three-month process to design and fold the character, I decided to put some of the other projects on hold to finish it. There were a lot of challenges to make it work, but I am satisfied with the results,' wrote Juho K?nkk?l? on Instagram.
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'Samurai, 2021. Folded from a 95cm x 95cm sheet of Wenzhou paper. My first work of 2021, probably one of the most detailed designs from me so far. It took a long 3 month process to design and fold the character, I decided to put some of the other projects on hold to finish it. There were a lot of challenges to make it work, but I am satisfied with the results,' he wrote while sharing the images.
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¡°The pre-creased paper has [a] huge amount of folds, and even after folding those,¡± he explains on Instagram, ¡°there is still a lot of work before it is finished. You can see how each of the parts develop in the folding process.¡±
It only took a couple of days to pre-crease the paper; K?nkk?l? then spent the better part of a month finishing and shaping the figure.
He created an amazing origami samurai without ever cutting the paper or using glue.
Paper was introduced to Japan in the sixth century. During this time, the practice of paper-folding emerged as a ceremonial Shinto ritual. It was not until Japan's Edo Period (1603 ¨C 1868) that origami would also be viewed as a leisurely activity and art form.
Origami isn¡¯t an entirely Japanese invention. Ancient Japanese origami used cut or marked paper, and was first mentioned in a poem from 1680. In Europe 100 years later, German pedagogue Friedrich Fr?bel taught kindergarten children simple mathematical forms by folding whole pieces of paper. This method transferred to Japan after 1860, and is now considered the foundation of modern origami.
