Crafts, Sculpture
Christina Lihan
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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| Photo © Courtesy of Christina Lihan--raleigh |
US-based artist Christina Lihan who also is an architect, creates such intricate detailed paper
relief sculptures of
Eiffel Tower,
Taj Mahal and private residences of American cities.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Christina Lihan--closer view, 'palladio |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Christina Lihan--palladio |
Mounted in shadowboxes and ranging from two to six inches deep, she carves, cuts and folds every little piece by hand until she assembles them into a completed composition.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Christina Lihan--george washington bridge |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Christina Lihan--place des vosges |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Christina Lihan--south beach condominium |
Lihan starts her work by photographing the site and then moves on to sketching with charcoal, and finally enlarges the drawing to the desired size of the finished piece. Her impressive creations are made from unpainted, 300lb, watercolor paper. According to Christina Lihan, a small 18-by-24 piece can take up to 50 hours to complete.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Christina Lihan--'uffizi' |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Christina Lihan--detail view, 'uffizi' |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Christina Lihan--'taj mahal' |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Christina Lihan--closer view, 'taj mahal' |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Christina Lihan--detail view, 'taj mahal' |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Christina Lihan--eiffel tower |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Christina Lihan--detail view of base of 'eiffel tower' |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Christina Lihan--to create the sculptures, lihan overlays paperwork over full-scale sketches of the architecture |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Christina Lihan--process |
