This Freakishly Detailed Sculpture May Look Impressive, But When You Learn What It’s Made Of Your Jaw Will Drop!

One of the things that makes art so interesting is that there are an abundance of mediums in which to install creations.

Artist Calvin Nicholls takes advantage of that fact with his unbelievably intricate and stunning designs. But your eyes probably fool you; These aren’t sculptures made from white clay.

No, all of Calvin’s productions are made 100% from paper. Yup, paper. Imagine how hard it is to master an origami crane, then multiply that by one thousand and you’ve got the level of skill it takes to make one of these masterpieces.

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Image by Calvin Nicholls

Thankfully, this incredible artist has been honing in on his craft for over 35 years. It’s almost impossible to imagine the amount of patience that goes into every piece.

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Image by Calvin Nicholls

Think about it: He has to design the art, cut out every individual piece of paper and then place it just so perfectly to make it work. To do that he uses X-ACTO knives, scalpels, and scissors. Finally, he puts the pieces together with paste.

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Image by Calvin Nicholls

Calvin titled this particular series, “Paper Zoo.” And a zoo it is, because this stuff is crazy!

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Image by Calvin Nicholls

It takes even more than planning though. Nicholls starts by observing individual animals – their movements and features.

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Image by Calvin Nicholls

Not to mention how incredibly difficult it is to manufacture a simulation of fur using paper.

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Image by Calvin Nicholls

Calvin has pure talent and has created a name for himself in the art world for his inventive and mesmerizing style.

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It’s no question that he’s found a way to put his personality and love into something that he clearly has a passion for!

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Image by Calvin Nicholls

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Image by Calvin Nicholls

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Image by Calvin Nicholls

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Image by Calvin Nicholls

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Image by Calvin Nicholls

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Image by Calvin Nicholls

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Image by Calvin Nicholls

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Image by Calvin Nicholls

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Image by Calvin Nicholls

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