Stephen Carlson
Artist Statement
Paper ceases to be a plane and becomes a constructive element. Through layering, folding, and dense assembly, its ephemeral quality is subverted; it achieves a monumental presence. These artworks prove that by exploiting its unique fold-holding, light-catching qualities, paper can be reimagined as a durable, primary building block for creating worlds, rendering it a timeless, utterly versatile medium.
Portfolio
Cartography in the Cubist Age
paper, wax, glue • 2023
$7,500
Undulating Mountain Riverbed
paper, wax, glue • 2024
$5000
Sun Setting on California
paper, wax, glue • 2024
$5500
The Eight Iconic Bridges of the Bay Area
paper, wax, glue, twine, plexiglas supports • 2025
$9,850
Crevasse - Glacial Divide from Darkness to Light
paper, wax, glue, cardboard • 2024
$9,250
The World As Flat
paper, wax, glue, cardboard • 2024
$7,850