
Diana Beltran Herrera
1/31/17: I’m very excited to bring to you today the glorious work of U.K.-based Colombian artist Diana Beltran Herrera. She makes extraordinary things from the most ordinary of materials, namely wire, cardboard, and paper. Her creations extend past the avian world, but today, it’s all about the birds! Herrera’s work is a reflection of how she’d like to help heal our world:
“For Herrera, there is a considerable distance in the relationship between human and nature, and throughout her work, she aims to repair this relation by producing elements that are constantly removed, altered and forgotten. Her work is presented as a resistance of time. Her sculptures portray the ideal state of a thing and also act like a model of representation of a reality that doesnt suffer any change… [Like] patterns found in nature, her sculptures comprehend massive groups of elements that together compose a major complex system.” -About Diana Beltran Herrera
Herrera is intrigued by the transformation that common materials can undergo with just the repetition of a few simple techniques. Her meticulously-reproduced exotic birds must take shocking quantities of patience and skill. She manages to make them look soft and alive, and I’d love to live in a world populated by her beautiful creatures.
All images property of Diana Beltran Herrera.
June 12, 2021 at 7:32 am
You know how I love paper. these are wonderful …again.
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June 15, 2021 at 6:01 pm
They made me happy all over again!
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June 12, 2021 at 7:35 am
Amazing. I would never have a steady hand to do most of them. Enjoyable and a wonderful way to start the day. Hal
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June 15, 2021 at 6:01 pm
I’m glad they spoke to you! I’d love to see all that intricate cutting in person.
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June 12, 2021 at 8:24 am
Shocking quantities of patience and skill indeed! They are beautiful.
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June 15, 2021 at 6:02 pm
I dream of being that good at something. It must feel terrific!
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June 12, 2021 at 8:35 am
This makes those paper lace doilies we used to cut out look like nothing. What a talent.
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June 15, 2021 at 6:02 pm
I used to love those things! But I know what you mean.
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June 13, 2021 at 1:40 pm
Those are just stunning! I can’t believe someone can recreate birds with such fine details and beautiful presentation!
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June 15, 2021 at 6:05 pm
Isn’t it mind-blowing? People are so creative!
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