paper Archives — Colossal

a small paper figure made from numerous layers of colored paper on a flexible central axis so that it looks like an anthropomorphized pear

Say Hello to PÉPET, a Pear-Shaped, Palm-Size Paper Pal

September 11, 2026

an installation by Jacob Hashimoto in a gallery space of hundreds of colorful, patterned, tiny, kite-like discs and shapes suspended from the ceiling

75,000 Patterned Paper Kites Cascade in Jacob Hashimoto’s Largest-Ever Installation

September 3, 2026

a cylindrical, sculptural form made of folded paper that has been bound along the edges with colorful yarn in the tradition of bookbinding

Heritage Bookbinding Elements Transform into Contemporary Sculptures by Adelene Koh

July 31, 2026

a painted paper composition of two realistic blue jays sitting amid foliage

Lifelike Birds Emerge from Foliage in Painted Paper Reliefs by The Paper Ark

July 30, 2026

a painting of a contorted white dove on two sheets of paper towel

Helena Minginowicz Transforms Humble Paper Towel into Ethereal Paintings

July 13, 2026

a hand touches the top of a paper model of a brutalist building

Construct Your Own Miniature Paper Brutalist Circuses with ‘Cirk’

June 23, 2026

Elaborate embroidered paper sculptures by Diana Beltrán Herrera depicting several types of corals

Diana Beltrán Herrera’s Embroidered Paper Sculptures Mimic Plants and Wildlife

June 17, 2026

a white paper relief of a cicada on some leaves against a dark background

Meticulously Detailed Natural Specimens by Marisa Aragón Ware Emerge from Paper

June 2, 2026

a square sculpture made of layered and folded slip by Jongjin Park

Jongjin Park Layers Slip-Soaked Paper into Patchwork Sculptures

June 2, 2026

a found cosmetic compact filled with a tiny watercolor diorama of a woman soaring through a rainbow-filled sky with flowers for the center of her body

Vibrant Miniature Dioramas by Shannon Taylor Burst from Vintage Compacts

May 26, 2026

an installation image of three vibrantly painted and stitched abstract compositions by Pacita Abad

In ‘Door to Life,’ Pacita Abad Evokes Traditional Yemeni Architecture

May 12, 2026

A hand holds a group of paper artworks resembling tiny stamps, featuring landscapes, windows, and trees

Laura K. Sayers’ Vibrant Postage Stamps Celebrate the Beauty of Everyday Moments

April 30, 2026

a hyperrealistic, scale sculpture of a small radio made from white paper, deconstructed to show its inner parts

Marvel at Manabu Kosaka’s Hyperrealistic Paper Sculptures of Retro Objects

April 16, 2026

Colorful miniature paper models of buildings by Charles Young

Explore a Growing City of Meticulously Crafted Miniature Paper Buildings by Charles Young

March 25, 2026

An origami paper vase with a nuanced gradient of grays and pinks

Goran Konjevod Transforms Paper into Elegantly Organic Origami Vessels

March 22, 2026