Paper Sculpture By Jeff Nishinaka

Jeff Nishinaka is the world’s premier paper sculptor with the a prolific career that spans 28 years. Nishinaka attended UCLA and graduated from the prestigious Art Center College of Design, where he first experiment with paper art and sculpture.

Nishinaka’s commercial portfolio includes Bloomingdale’s Galleries Lafayette, Sprint, The Peninsula Hotel, Visa, Penn State University, Paramount Pictures and Coca Cola, among others. Actor Jackie Chan, who is a close friend of the artist, own the largest collection of Nishinaka’s work. Nishinaka began working in paper quite by accident.

“I have always wanted to be a painter, but while studying illustration at Art Center, I was given assignments in both a graphic design and fashion drawing class at the same time to experiment in different mediums, one of the them being paper. That was my ”Ah-hal’ moment. I quickly developed a feel for working with paper. From then on, i began experimenting with different papers, finding ways to shape, bend and round edges on it. I wanted to manipulate paper in the least invasive way, to keep the integrity and feel of it. Paper to me is a living, breathing thing that has a life of it’s own. I just try to redirect that energy into something that feels animated and alive.”

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