Paper artist Kate Kato creates detailed and intricate sculptures of plants and insects using recycled materials.Using recycled materials Kato try to capture the delicate detail and beauty found in nature. Kato who live in Wales is influenced by plants, insects and found objects which she recreate as intricate, life-sized sculptures and arrange carefully into collections and dioramas. She use traditional techniques such as paper cutting, carving and embroidery to shape and embellish the recycled paper.
From bees and
butterflies to mushrooms and flowers, Kato’s approach is one rooted in
nostalgia, with her pieces transporting her back to her childhood faster
than a Delorean. Her use of recycled paper, as well as being an A+
repurposing of well-worn books and magazines, reflects that nostalgia
and gives her sculptures a history and narrative. “I like people to be
able to see where the materials have come from as well as what I have
turned them into, evoking that childish curiosity we all have somewhere
inside!”
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