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Juan Ángel Cantalapiedra

  • Me Gusta El Papel
  • Paper artist
  • Valladolid, Spain
  • Master Artisan
Juan Ángel Cantalapiedra Paper artist
Contact
Spanish, English, French
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+34 601232021
©JUAN ANGEL CANTALAPIEDRA

Where paper techniques abound

  • • Juan Ángel's first works were jewellery with origami figures
  • • Patience is the most significant aspect of his craft
  • • Designing a piece is a meticulously long process

Juan Ángel Cantalapiedra has been folding paper for as long as he can remember. Before becoming a professional paper artist he spent a significant amount of time making origami figures. Paper is a versatile yet humble material, allowing him to express his creativity. He likes to define himself as a “worker who uses hands or a scalpel to bring paper to life.” Juan Ángel masters the techniques of origami and kirigami, and has different sources of inspiration such as the work of origami artists and literature, and urban landscapes and cinema for his kirigami creations. His production includes a variety of objects, from jewellery to sculptures, bookmarks or paintings.

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Works

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Photo: ©JUAN ANGEL CANTALAPIEDRA
Lobo aullando

This landscape piece depicts a forest of leafless trees made of different layers cut out of black paper. In the foreground, on the right, is a wolf perched on a ledge, howling. It comes presented in a wooden box with a glass lid.

Photo: ©JUAN ANGEL CANTALAPIEDRA
Elefante de Sipho Mabona

This white paper sculpture represents an elephant designed by Sipho Mabona. It is made with the origami technique and is attached to a wooden base.

Photo: ©JUAN ANGEL CANTALAPIEDRA
Acueducto

The pages of an encyclopedia were sculpted with the help of a saw, a cutter and sandpaper into the shape of the aqueduct of Segovia in Spain, and attached to a wooden base.

Photo: ©JUAN ANGEL CANTALAPIEDRA
Baile de grullas

This book is sculpted with a circular hole in the centre. Two paper crowned cranes perform a courtship dance.

Photo: ©JUAN ANGEL CANTALAPIEDRA
Silueta de árbol

This painting is made from a single sheet of black paper cut out with a scalpel. It depicts the silhouette of a leafy tree seen from below and leaning slightly to the right, giving a sense of movement and conveying the majesty of trees.

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