Organic Origami

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Fifty small vessels made for the 15th Annual Sanchez Art Center 50|50 Show (2023).

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Back to Basics, a series of 16 pieces made for the FourSquared 2023 show at Arc Gallery.

FourSquared


The NHK World-Japan series Origami Magic features my work in their episode The Magic of Geometric Patterns.

Origami Magic episode Geometric Patterns


Pieces from the 14th Annual Sanchez Art Center 50|50 Show (2022).

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Pop-up display Folded: Compositions in Paper at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco (2021).

Three views of a large folded sculpture


Pieces from the 13th Annual Sanchez Art Center 50|50 Show (2021).

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Some process photos of folding the Golden Gate Bridge model (May 2021)

Golden Gate Bridge model (2021)


Pieces from the 12th Annual Sanchez Art Center 50|50 Show (2020).

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The 2020 California Sculpture Slam at San Luis Obispo Museum of Art is open August 7--November 1 and includes my pieces Butterfly and Untitled (wall sculpture).
The Museum website includes a virtual walkthrough.
Butterfly Untitled (wall sculpture)


Pieces from the 10th Annual Sanchez Art Center 50|50 Show (2018).

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Pieces from the 9th Annual Sanchez Art Center 50|50 Show (2017).

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Pieces from the 8th Annual Sanchez Art Center 50|50 Show (2016).

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Pieces from the 7th Annual Sanchez Art Center 50|50 Show (2015).

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Folded Sculpture is over. Photographs of the show are available here.

Red Eat

Red (2012, kozo). Eat (2012-2013, bronze).

The reception was held on Saturday August 10 from 2 to 4pm.
Many new works are being shown for the first time.

Upper level
Lower level Lower level

Castings Three dimensional pieces



I will have several large three-dimensional pieces in the exhibition East & West: Asian influences on Contemporary American Craft at the Ohio Craft Museum from September 8 to October 27.


Companions will be a part of the California Sculpture Slam 2013 at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art from August 23 to September 29.



Folding Paper: The infinite possibilities of origami has opened at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento.
Double Wave

Double Wave (2008, elephant hide).

It will be on show June 30--September 29. Join an in-depth examination of Double Wave on September 3 from 12:00 to 12:30.



Watch a stop motion video of a pleat tessellation folding process here.

Two more stop motion videos are available here.

Older News:

Companions and Bronze Wave were a part of the fine art exhibition at the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton in June and July.

Red Eat

Companions (2013, elephant hide). Bronze Wave (2012-2013, bronze).


The exhibition Paper Work: When Paper Becomes Art was installed
at the Oakland International Airport (from February until June 2013).
See my contributions to the show here and
some photos from the tour of the exhibition here.

Two-fold basket Change study: growth
Two-fold basket and Change study: growth were a part of the Richmond Art Center exhibition Innovations in Contemporary Crafts from March 23 until June 1.

I gave a talk at TEDx Phoenix in November 2010. The video is available here and here.

Folded Sculpture by Goran Konjevod