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Mathematics as Art,
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This review is from: Origami Insects and Their Kin (Dover Origami Papercraft) (Paperback)
I can't think of a better example of something that is both mathematically complex and aesthetically pleasing, than the designs in Robert J Lang's book, Origami Insects & their Kin.The photographs of the completed models are as intricate and beautiful as their subjects, and also serve to demonstrate that with practice and a lot of patience it really is possible to fold them. I have owned this book for almost two years and can fold a small number of the insects. They all take a considerable ammount of time and although it can be crushing when, having worked on a model for an hour or so, something goes irretrievabley wrong, there is a beauty and poetry to the folding Of the models, I have managed to complete The Beetles and bugs are exceptional, The Stag Beetle and the Hercules beetle, in particular, although I am constantly having to explain to people what the latter is. The Scarab beetle is best made with a thick, good quality paper. I use paper from an artists sketch pad, which stands up well to the stresses and strains of folding and gives the carapace, which is three-dimensional, a more solid feel. Although it does look slightly artificial, the scorpion (the final design in the book and the one with the biggest number of steps to complete)is a great milestone if you can finish it. The grasshopper is a good model to start out with, as it is not too difficult. This book is a remarkable achievement, not only for the reasons I have already mentioned but also because advanced origami has reached a stage in its development, where it can only be folded by a few very talented individuals and is often very difficult to diagram. To be honest, with this book, which I return to again and again, I get more pleasure out of my attempts than the end results.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Origami art and craft at its best. Worth every penny.,
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This review is from: Origami Insects and Their Kin (Dover Origami Papercraft) (Paperback)
Think you're good at origami? You've folded your way quite nicely, thank you, through the books from Robert Harbin's era? Then have a go at this. But be warned, it's not for the feint-hearted or the beginner. I still don't know how anyone thinks these designs up, but they do, and they're amazing. To get six legs AND antennae without tearing the paper is both amazing AND the challenge. Be prepared for folds you've never encountered before, to be baffled by what the instructions say (not because they're faulty - just not what you've seen before), and then to be so proud of yourself for getting the finished product. There are quite a few models in this book. I've managed five in the last year, having done origami, off and on, for over 30 years. There are models in here that I still can't do, and am completely stuck on. This, for me, is brilliant. It means that I have challenges for a long time to come and that this was money very well spent.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Beautiful and very difficult origami insect models.,
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This review is from: Origami Insects and Their Kin (Dover Origami Papercraft) (Paperback)
This book contains some of the most difficult origami models available. Insane folds requiring large, tough paper are the norm - some of the best origamiist in existance find that the models tend to shatter into shreds from the stress on the paper. The resulting models are detailed in the extreme and very beautiful - if you survive the construction!
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