Woven Newspaper Portraits by Gugger Petter
Most people look at old newspapers as trash, but for artist Gugger Petter it’s a challenging medium for which she has the utmost respect. Using a special weaving technique, she’s able to take fragile newspapers and turned them into beautiful portraits. Although she considers the informative purpose of the newspaper important, Petter has been fascinated […]
Artist Creates Wearable Dress Out of 1,000 Newspapers
Complete with a nice neckline and long peacock train, the newspaper dress of designer Yuliya Kyrpo is definitely one of a kind. Being a guy and all, I’m not very big on dresses, but I did feature quite a lot of them on OC. We’ve had the cake dress, the coffee-filter dress, the LED dress, […]
The Amazing Newspaper Sculptures of Nick Georgiou
The printed press may be dying, but Tucson based artist Nick Georgiou has found a way of breathing new life into old newspapers. Nick’s art is inspired by the death of the printed world, economic crisis, and political and environmental uncertainty. He states “Books and newspapers are becoming artifacts of the 21st century. Whatever we […]