Origami from Angelfish to Zen - Brossura

Engel, Peter

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486281388 ISBN 13: 9780486281384

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2003

Riassunto

"This splendidly written, richly illustrated book is unlike any ever written about origami" — Martin Gardner
"Filled with provocative ideas and unexpected connections . . . truly inspirational." — Milton Glaser
In this extraordinary book, Peter Engel, one of the America's most celebrated origami artists, explores the secrets of Japanese paperfolding and explains how to create complex animals and objects from simple squares of paper.
The book begins with a clear and concise introduction to the terminology and basic techniques of paperfolding. Then, in a fact-filled exposition of origami's history and theory — including an extraordinary interview with Japan's legendary master, Akira Yoshizawa — the author, a writer and architect, explores origami's links with mathematics, art, philosophy, and nature.
Challenging paperfolders to turn a "mute, geometric shape into a recognizable figure," the author provides clear, step-by-step instructions for 24 delightful projects of his own creations. His designs of simple fish and birds are easy to make. Others, including mammals and insects, use original techniques and pose a greater challenge. Among the models you'll learn to construct are an angelfish, hummingbird, penguin, giraffe, kangaroo, centipede, alligator, reindeer, elephant, butterfly, and knight on horseback. A photograph depicts each completed item.
This absorbing book, with its contemporary approach to an ancient art form, will captivate paperfolders with hours of creative entertainment and provocative reading.

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Contenuti:

Acknowledgments Foreword Crossing the Divide Getting to know the Square Materials and Tools Symbols and Procedures Four Easy Pieces Folding: A Compact History I Meet the Master A Zen Philosophy The Floating Square Learning from Nature X and X' A Music Lesson The Psychology of Invention The Case of the Purloined Pig Toward a Vocabulary of Form The Models Additional Procedures Angelfish Butterfly Fish Discus Fish Hummingbird Kangaroo Giraffe Penguin One-Dollar Yacht One-Dollar Bow Tie One-Dollar Crab Eight-Pointed Star Valentine Crab Centipede Rattlesnake Octopus Squid Scorpion Alligator Tiger Reindeer Elephant Knight on Horseback Butterfly Notes and Sources Origami Societies Picture Credits Index to Terms About the Author

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Book by Peter Engel

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0486281388
• ISBN 13: 9780486281384
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256