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I Made Olympic Athletes Out Of Layered Paper
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I Made Olympic Athletes Out Of Layered Paper

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Hi, I’m Raya and I’m a paper artist based in Barcelona.

Previously I’ve shared my paper foods and now I designed a series of Paper Athlete sculptures.

The concept of this design was to express movement using paper. The added texture, light and volume that the serial planes technique provides reinforces the fluidity of the pieces.

All the sculptures are entirely hand cut and assembled, some of the figures have around 150 pieces and up to 500 separators. The project required many, many hours of work, but the end result was very satisfying for me.

Pictures below were taken by photographer Leo García Mendez.

More info: Instagram

The Runner

“The Gymnast”

The Cyclist

The High Jump

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Karate

Football

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The Gymnast

Tennis

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Synchronised Swimming

Volleyball

The Javelin Thrower

Basketball

The Runner

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The Swimmer

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BeverlyHover
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love!! These pieces are so full of life and movement. Truly unique!

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NoaSlickers
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The synchronized swimmer are my favorite hahaha these are just so awesome

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JerieRagsac
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

these are amazing.. but how durable are these? These are paper after all and I see you're holding some of them up. You should sell these. (And I hope youre recycling if you're not selling any because youre using up so much paper, aside from the pieces taken off to shape them, if youre just throwing these away after taking these photos XD)

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hi Jerie :) They are art pieces and will not be thrown away. They are small sculptures so the amount of paper is not so big, and I have carefully chosen the most eco-friendly paper I could use. Thanks for the comment :)

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Harold Betancourt
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Felicidades Raya me parecen geniales tus esculturas. Felicidades desde Cali Colombia.

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BeverlyHover
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love!! These pieces are so full of life and movement. Truly unique!

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NoaSlickers
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The synchronized swimmer are my favorite hahaha these are just so awesome

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JerieRagsac
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

these are amazing.. but how durable are these? These are paper after all and I see you're holding some of them up. You should sell these. (And I hope youre recycling if you're not selling any because youre using up so much paper, aside from the pieces taken off to shape them, if youre just throwing these away after taking these photos XD)

rayitasb avatar
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hi Jerie :) They are art pieces and will not be thrown away. They are small sculptures so the amount of paper is not so big, and I have carefully chosen the most eco-friendly paper I could use. Thanks for the comment :)

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Harold Betancourt
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Felicidades Raya me parecen geniales tus esculturas. Felicidades desde Cali Colombia.

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