17 Awesome Examples of Animate & Inanimate Origami
Paper folding is a very hands-on art. Rather than simply making the paper sculptures, these artists created a story using origami and stop-motion animation. Art takes a 3D, time-consuming process to completion in each of these examples — some are short, but still in a way tell a beautiful tale of patience and creativity.
The Animate Origami
The Pursuit of Perfection
Dreaming of Your Love
Stop-Motion Koi
Origami Battleships
Origami Swans
The Inanimate Origami
Several of these pieces are folded by Joseph Wu, who is a master at the art. You’ll find his link at the bottom. It’s definitely worth a look to check out his gallery.
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Check out these links for more examples of origami — some of it is pretty extreme paper folding.