In depth analysis of paper made creation by Peter Callesen

This is Peter Callesen's paper art piece called 'A Distant Wish', my first reaction to the piece was that I liked how delicate and intricate it looked also the way it is almost a pop up of the paper showing a transition from 2D to 3D. The part that drawsmy attention the most is the bird figure especially the wings which are extremely detailed even detailing the ridges and feathers in he wings would be which fit perfectly proportionate to the body of the hummingbird. I feel like this piece resembles freedom because it as if the hummingbird has escaped the paper and is spreading its wings to get away or has escaped the 2D element of the flat paper. It also emotes a sense happiness which related to the freedom, happy that its free from the paper and leaving the cut out behind to get to the flower which is also free from its 2D form.
I think that the piece is symbolic to feeling of breaking free of limitations going for what you want in life as the hummingbird is breaking free from the limits of 2D and basic shape and features to get to the flower which is what it would want, so i think that interpretation is easy to get from the piece and the desired effect.
I think the choice not to use colour adds to power of the piece because it keeps the emphasis on the objects themselves whereas if it had a lot of colour it may take away from the message it is truing to present and the viewer would lose the focus on freedom and just concentrate on the painting and any detail presented through the paint. The white works really well with the concept of the piece because it keeps your attention to what the piece is trying to portray and allows you to recognise the detail of the 3D sculptures more clearly on the wings and tail parts of the sculpture. The usage of space is key to capturing the concept of getting what you want because it reflects pursuing what you what and going to get it because of the space between the bird and the flower.

This is the type of artistry that is normally associated with Peter Callesen whom lately has mainly been doing paper sculpting and other forms of art mainly using the medium of paper to make pieces of art and then photographing them in a way which accentuated the visuals of the piece and made the main focus easily noticeable as the focus of the piece.