R.J. Lang's awesome origami
Via Open Reading Frame, I am reminded of the origami virtuosity of R.J. Lang, the creator of such masterpieces as Hermit Crab, opus 62, Blackdevil Angler, opus 213, Mt Diablo Tarantula, opus 481, and Anna's Hummingbird, opus 466 & Honeysuckle, opus 468.
Sometimes, all it takes to restore my faith in the human spirit is to learn that one man has created origami folds for at least three different species of true crab, several likenesses of the hermit crab, and a very realistic moose, each fashioned from a single square of paper.
Thank you for posting the link, it made my (otherwise very grey) day.
Posted by: muddy | May 18, 2006 at 09:03 AM
Isn't there a guy who won...what is it called? $500,000. for his origami studies?
Posted by: mudkitty | May 18, 2006 at 10:01 AM
That's wonderful...an antidote of sorts to the Haditha story. Also, cool to find out he's (relatively) local (the Mt. Diablo tarantula was the tipoff).
Posted by: Tom Hilton | May 18, 2006 at 12:41 PM
The hummingbird is a particular favorite. Beautiful.
Posted by: anorpheus | May 19, 2006 at 08:43 AM
I want to thank you. I seek out your blog to hear what wonderful new creative enterprise I can find. You do a masterful job at pointing us all to really stimulating art.
All that and a political blog too. I am grateful.
R.J. Lang's marriage of math and art and science is fantastic.
Posted by: katecontinued | May 19, 2006 at 05:04 PM
I like to think about the hours of caring work that go into these pieces. They contrast starkly with the hours I label as wasted for clicking through the images.
Thanks for the link to Emboldened, btw. I understand you met my co-blogger Matt, aka Philo, the other day. Hope to see you around NYC.
Austin
Posted by: The Stuffed Tiger | May 19, 2006 at 05:38 PM