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THE TECHNICAL AND THE ABSTRACT
INDUSTRIAL IMAGININGS UNDER THE BELL JAR
PULP FICTION
DELICATE CORRUGATION
Inspired by cardboard’s corrugated lines, tactile manipulation, and even its paper-based contents, artists are pushing the material to explore two ends of the spectrum: fine technical design inspired by industrialization and abstractions inspired by craft techniques. Because of cardboard’s versatility, it can meet the needs of creators on both sides of this aesthetic, bending to the whim of the artist’s hand.
Daniel Agdag’s cardboard world is one of fine furls and cardboard gears, evoking a steampunk aesthetic in an incredibly tiny and detailed scale. Artist Maika’i Tubbs deconstructs the box, taking ...
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