- Saulo Moreno
Now 84 years old, Moreno has been making papier-mâché sculptures since he was a teenager when Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo bought his work. (Although it is unconventional papier-mâché with paper clad to a wireframe). These sculptures play on common Mexican themes. They are art rather than ephemeral festival decorations.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artedelavida/
Article: https://www.papier.com/us/thefold/articles/the-wonder-of-papier-mache-around-the-world - Roberto Benavidez
Roberto Benavidez is a figurative sculptor from South Texas specializing in the piñata form. Benavidez plays with underlying themes of race, ephemerality, beauty, sin, and identity, focusing on impeccable craftsmanship.
Website: https://robertobenavidez.com/
Interview: https://mingei.org/stories/exhibitions/roberto-benavidez - Bernie Kaminski
Bernie reimagines everyday objects with cardboard, paper, and glue. Kaminski gravitates toward authentic interpretations of mundane objects. He typically coats a cardboard and tape base with the wet papier-mâché before letting it dry and paints on logos, signatures, and other details. Imbued with a playful nostalgia, the sculptures “look fake in a way that somehow reflects how I feel about the real thing,” the artist tells It’s Nice That.
Artist’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berniekaminski
Interview with artist: https://forevermag.net/Bernie-Kaminski - Miranda Mulder
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mierpapier
Website: https://www.mierpapiershop.nl/en_US/c-1856133/about-mierpapier - Sarah Cox
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYmlvUFEKb8
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahcoxartist
Website: https://sarahcoxartist.weebly.com - Liz Sexton
Website: https://www.lizsexton.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liz.sexton
Article: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/05/05/behind-the-animal-mask-liz-sexton-elevates-papiermch-to-high-art
Exhibit: https://mmam.org/liz-sexton-out-of-water - Paul Duval
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oenogallery/p/CxvPHaDtHsX/?img_index=1
Bio/Work: https://oenogallery.com/artists/paul-duval/#sort-added;desc - Suzanne Breakwell
Website: https://www.suzannebreakwell.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suzannebreakwell - Jonni Good
Good has a whole educational website, Ultimate Paper Mache, that you should visit. The website “provides tutorials, patterns, recipes and support for grownups looking for an affordable way to create their own custom-made masks, holiday decorations, and home decor.” While it specifies adults, it’s a website that’s very wholesome and appropriate for anyone wanting to learn.
Website: https://www.ultimatepapermache.com/about-the-artist
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ultimatepapermache/
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