She studied in bucarest and new york and has come back to her first love of creativity by launching mademoiselle a soho, a brand that links french chic, american lifestyle and romanian artisanal tradition. Patsy meeks, an english teacher, to promote etiquette and service amongst the female students. As a child, she asked her two grandmothers to make her all sorts of costumes. Most recently, she introduced the city of angers, france to the art of folding, covering staircases, walkways, schools, leisure centers, the side of buildings, and even a prison, with her signature rainbows of colorful origami.
After living in japan for a year and witnessing the tragic events of march 2011, she decided to start composing her artistic and urban works related to these facts. Urban origami installations on the streets of hong kong and. By flora marie is a lifestyle, travel, wellbeing blog. Rex ray geometric artwork artist project 2nd grade art ecole art shape art school art projects collaborative art projects art lessons elementary middle. The saint maurice cathedral was adorned with two installationsa geometric pattern on the. Urban origami installations on the streets of hong kong and vietnam by. Mademoiselle maurice was born and raised in the savoy mountains of france and studied architecture in lyon. In these urban installations, miss maurice creates fantastic collections of geometric origami shapes and. Now, french artist mademoiselle maurice combines those two art forms into this unique rainbow origami street art. I love a well wrapped present, not the toss in a bag, throw a piece of tissue paper on top of it method. French artist mademoiselle maurice creates incredible art installations by carefully placing origami pieces on the streets and buildings of cities all over the world. This is my way to stay discrete and not to impose myself too much on the walls. Watch mademoiselle maurice origami street art plantyy98 on dailymotion.
Mademoiselle maurice urban origami inhabitat green. Arranged both haphazardly and in detailed arrangements, mademoiselle maurice adheres thousands of brightly colored origami works to unexpected places, decorating everything from the ceilings of. After a trip to japan, back in 2011, she got increasingly aware of the effects humans have on the climate changes. Origami street art by mademoiselle maurice edel mcmahon. Washington high school and the high school for the engineering professions in houston, tex. A new film has crept into my top 20 list of favorite films of all time. Origami is a beautiful calming craft that can enhance your mindfulness. This summer, mathgoth gallerie in paris, france commissioned mademoiselle maurice to apply her infamous urban origami skills to a condemned parisienne apartment building thats soon to be demolished. From cosmic origami artwork to delicate paper party decor gil haddi march 10, 20 eco a lot of times, decorative paper products are very environmentally friendly, often made using recycled newspapers, magazines and discarded materials that. Mademoiselle maurice origami street art culture and life. Jul 25, 2012 l1100371 origami urban installation in hong kong and vietnam by mademoiselle maurice. With a mixedmedia practice, origami, lace, and thread are frequently utilized to create. An ongoing eyecatching art composed of hundreds of origami in vivid colors, forming different shapes now seen on the streets of vietnam.
Nice and inspirational origami street art by french artist mademoiselle maurice looks a little simple, but its really impressive. Nov 28, 2019 its investmentworthy, and a total splurge, but 100% worth it in my books. Mademoiselle a minimalist fashion blog page 10 of 237. As intriguing as they are, what makes the origami art impressive is how effortlessly it stands out in the urban environment. Mademoiselle maurice, origami street art in parijs. A collective thought shared by the citys inhabitants, the vivid forms adorning the streets truly break through the grayness, reminiscent of nature and man. Mademoiselle maurice artiste plasticienne et scenographe installations ephemeres, dentelle, origami, street art, peinture, photographie. Artists massive mural of moon cycles features 15,000.
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Mademoiselle maurice has collaborated with urban nation by contributing her works on a one wall project in 2017. Vibrant origami installations by mademoiselle maurice. Their collective goal was to pay tribute to the buildings residents, who will lose their homes as a result of the demolition. Following studies in architecture in lyon and then marseilles she has settled before going to live a year in japan. In the past years, she created complex and numerous urban installations, but she is mostly known for her origami installations placed throughout paris, vietnam and hong kong. Mademoiselle maurice creates ephemeral urban installations performed with hundreds of colorful origami glued on the walls of cities around the world. Take a peak at the first alternative idea i have to share with you using this fabulous stamp set. Origami book with 16 lessons and instructional dvd michael g. Discover mademoiselle maurice s installations made of thousands of origami. Mademoiselle maurice origami street art video dailymotion. Parisbased, french artist mademoiselle maurice likes to turn the streets into colourful, urban installations through the medium of origami.
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The colorful installations were made of 30,000 pieces of origami with the help of local school kids, adults or leisure centers residents. L1100371 origami urban installation in hong kong and. Below is work by mademoiselle maurice, a french street artist, who uses brightly colored origami works to decorating everything from the ceilings of national art museums to ancient buildings. The best of everlane mademoiselle a minimalist fashion blog. But thats okfor french urban artist mademoiselle maurice, who creates brightly colored, largescale murals using comparatively delicate materials like paper. Origami street art mademoiselle maurice, street art. I am drawn to the colours, playfulness and sense of movement in her work. Yarn bombing is really popular at the moment but what about paper bombing. Mirka lugosi, one of frances leading illustrators, has carved her own niche in the specialized field of fetish art. Graffiti kunstwerk straatkunst graffiti graffitikunstenaars straatkunst graffiti graffitikunstenaars. Painted and paper birds make a beautiful, rainbowhued. Mademoiselle by mirka lugosi, first last, paperback. Parisbased artist mademoiselle maurice s unique street art takes her delicate origami pieces and places them in the urban landscape.
When most people create street art, they use paints capable of withstanding the elements. Artists massive mural of moon cycles features 15,000 origami. Magazines by title national geographic issues, maps, books life magazine time look saturday evening post colliers new yorker newsweek peopleatlanticharpers fortune sports illustrated ebony vanity fair rolling stone ladies home journal holiday smithsonian mad magazine tv guide. Mademoiselle maurice studied architecture in lyon, worked in geneva and marseille and went for a year in japan. Following study architecture in lyon, worked in geneva and marseille she has settled before going live a year in japan.
French artist mademoiselle maurice s unique rainbow origami street art. Theres nothing like the satisfaction of ripping through paper or in my case, carefully peeling off the tape to preserve the pretty paper. Jun 12, 20 french artist mademoiselle maurice previously here and here has two fun new pieces up this month as part of the 20 artaq festival in angers, france. Artist mademoiselle maurices eyecatching origami street. Mademoiselle maurice paper magician talks to issa mademoiselle maurice is a french artist, inspired by an ancient japanese legend that promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane. French artist mademoiselle maurice creates eyecatching origami street art. Dec 23, 2018 last but not least on my list of cantlivewithout products is the amazing absolution face scrub. Born and raised in the high mountains of savoy, mademoiselle maurice is a french artist of 29 years. The mission of this little place on the internet is to be a place of inspiration. These stars are abstract rainbows that are created from hundreds of folded origami papercrafts.
Diy oragami star garland try with music or book paper. Rainbow origami street art by mademoiselle maurice colossal. I am finding twitter increasing useful for discovering new artists and designers. Marie, how would you describe your work in one sentence. Mademoiselle maurice street art, origami art, public art. If i had to describe my work in just one sentence, i would say i create installations amidst the greyness of big cities using hundreds, or even thousands of folded origamis in rainbow colours to give a piece of nature back to the city. The work created by mademoiselle maurice as part of the 2018 edition was made from acrylic paint, aerosols and metal origami. In 2011, japan, there was a large scale paper crane tribute to sadako sasaki, a hiroshima bomb survivor, that french artist mademoiselle maurice participated in. Origami street art mademoiselle maurice there is a legend in japan that if a person is able to fold 1,000 origami paper cranes, heshe will be granted a wish.
At the same time, they hoped that the installation. Jul, 2016 artists massive mural of moon cycles features 15,000 origami birds this is paris largest mural, made with handfolded origami paper birds and a bit of spraypaint. Following this year in the country of the rising sun, and the tragic events of 11 march 2011 earthquakes, tsunami and nuclear power plant explosion of fukushima while living in tokyo, she decided to start composing its artistic and urban works in connection with these facts. The urban origami by french artist mademoiselle maurice. Last month, the street artists spectacular origami installations filled us with joy, simply by looking at the refreshing hues along the weathered urban setting of the streets of paris.
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Rainbow is the latest installation of mademoiselle maurice, which covers the streets of. Collaborative origami installations by mademoiselle maurice. Mademoiselle maurice is a french artist of 29 years. Soon after school, the artist spent a year living in japan, which would greatly influence her artistic style. Arranged both haphazardly and in detailed arrangements, mademoiselle maurice adheres thousands of brightly colored origami works to.
Mademoiselle maurice is a french artist who was born and raised in the high mountains of savoy. New rainbowhued origami street art by mademoiselle maurice. Considered marginal in the 1970s, she blossomed in the late 1980s when acceptance of sm and fetishism provided new outlets for her work. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Artist mademoiselle maurice creates stunning origami. Having grown up in the mountains of hautesavoie france, mademoiselle maurice studied architecture in lyon, but after living for a year in japan, she became inspired and saw origami as a method to create stunning artistic. She creates her pieces at first sight with a deep sensitivity and connection to the events encountered in her daily life. At 49 by 459 feet, lunar cycles by street artist mademoiselle maurice, in partnership with galerie mathgoth, is the largest urban mural ever completed in paris.
Inspired by this, french artist mademoiselle maurice started urban origami installations. After all, street art is meant to be outside, seen by all, but that means it also bears the brunt of the. Waterfront stamp set is not just for making pretty watercolor landscape designs. Mademoiselle maurice is a french artist who devoted herself entirely to colorful creations, as she describes herself. This comprehensive origami book covers all the essentials needed to start folding beautiful projects right away.
Mademoiselle maurices amazing origami street art street. The artist uses an array of colorful origami forms, which is applied to urban surfaces, then shaping them into geometric shapes. This french artist creates colourful artworks with mixed media materials and they look more than appealing for the eye. Beautiful origami street art by mademoiselle maurice in the city of angers, france. French artist mademoiselle maurice uses the power of each of these. Book interactive art installations for your events and let your guests take part in the artmaking process. More rainbow origami installations by mademoiselle maurice.
Its been a few years since we last featured french street artist mademoiselle maurice previously here and here and we were delighted to catch up with her new artfully placed pieces on the streets and buildings of singapore, corsica, sweden, and italy. With a little cardstock a few inks, and the waterfront stamp set, you can be creating your own snowmen cards too. Looking to branch out from the mindful coloring books. Mademoiselle maurice creates ephemeral urban installations performed with hundreds of colorful origami glued on the walls of cities around. Painted and paper birds make a beautiful, rainbowhued mural. In the past years, she created complex and numerous urban installations, but she is mostly. This summer french paper artist mademoiselle maurice previously took her unique style of urban origami installation to the streets of hong. The result became extraordinary paper folds which brings color to gray cities all over the world.
New origami street art in angers, france by mademoiselle maurice. Mademoiselle maurice paper magician talks to issa i. Origami series, the paxers art journal no comments yet this summer french paper artist mademoiselle maurice previously took her unique style of urban origami installation to the. The project was inspired by her yearlong stay in japan, which happened to coincide with the great earthquaketsunami of 2011. The perennial work is to discover avenue du vercor fontaine city attached to grenoble. After one year of living in japan, the artist has adopted in her artistic expression the traditional japanese art of paper folding and moreover transferred it to another level. Since then, children from all over japan send paper cranes to hiroshima as a tribute to sasaki. Incredibly hyperrealism oil paintings by teresa elliott. France where she creates her colorful artworks using origami, lace or embroidery, or other mixed media. Her work involves covering buildings, landmarks, and lawns with carefully folded origami creatures to. Arranged both haphazardly and in detailed arrangements, mademoiselle maurice adheres thousands of brightly colored origami.
Meet mademoiselle maurice the urban artist from marseille in south of france. This latest massive piece, titled the lunar cycle, measures 140 meters 459 feet wide and 15 meters 49 feet high, and at 22,500 square feet large, is paris largest mural to date. The result became extraordinary paper folds which brings color to gray citi. Now based in paris, mademoiselle maurice develops and creates in her mini workpieces countless colorful works, bearing the fruits of. French artist mademoiselle maurice uses the power of each of these visual element to spread her message of peace through her colorfully geometric works. Aug 01, 2012 the origami installations are temporary, even maurice takes care that after a few days the surviving origami is collected and that her artworks are not degrading the walls, so she herself cleans up the place and reuses the surviving origami. Jun, 20 colorful origami street art in france by mademoiselle maurice by andrew lasane andrew lasane is a freelance writer from south carolina who currently resides in brooklyn.
As a part of the 20 artaq festival, french artist mademoiselle maurice presented three new pieces of paper street art in the city of angers, france. Requiring over 30,000 folded components, the artist relied on help from school children and people living in nearby leisure centers to help compl. Colorful origami street art in france by mademoiselle maurice. Mademoiselle maurice is a french artist born and raised in the high mountains of savoy. The leather is buttery soft, and the details are timeless. These geometric papercrafts symbolize ideas of harmony, spirituality and peace. Some fresh new street art out of paris today by french artist mademoiselle maurice who creates stunning geometric figures on urban surfaces using rainbows of folded origami figures. Madamoiselle maurice s unique urban origami brightens up the streets of vietnam and hong kong parisbased artist mademoiselle maurice s unique street art takes her delicate origami pieces and. Madamoiselle maurice s unique urban origami brightens up the streets of vietnam and hong kong parisbased artist mademoiselle maurice s unique street art takes her delicate origami. There is a far greater unifying reason, however, behind the works of the french artist mademoiselle maurice, as she places her colorful origami throughout the great cities of the world. Mademoiselle maurice her installations, made up of thousands of hand folded origami pieces, have temporarily covered several urban surfaces throughout france, italy, vietnam and hong kong.
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