Application and Expressiveness of Corrugated Paper in Fiber Art Perspective

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the art expressiveness of corrugated paper as a type of fiber art material. It explains the possibility and real achievements of this industry-usage material in the art creation domain. From the perspective of fiber art aesthetic, the beauty of colour and texture of corrugated paper art are comprehensively studied. The paper at last gives advices on future development breakthrough and possible techniques to be deployed. Keywords-corrugated paper; fiber art; colour; texture I. THE POSSIBILITY OF CORRUGATED PAPER USED AS AN ART CREATION MATERIAL In addition to its application as a packaging material, corrugated paper has drawn artists’ attention by its unique physical property and becomes a new material for art expression. Examples include the decoration work and posters by Mark Langan, furniture works by Frank Gehry and sculpture works by Chris Gilmour. All of them are created by exploiting the fiber property of corrugated paper and its bumpiness. Among the wide creation spectrum of corrugated paper art, there is one design theme that specializing in applying and demonstrating the fiber aesthetic feature of the material. The raw material of corrugated paper include kraft pulp and semichemical pulp. Both of them come from plant fiber. Thus, naturally, corrugated paper bears the the properties of fiber material. This becomes the precondition and advantage of its application in fiber art creation. II. AESTHETIC ANALYSIS OF FIBER ART The charm of fiber art lies in the contrast relationship between different things or different parts. Such as strong vs. soft, straight vs. curved, bright vs. dark, and light vs. heavy. Those contrasts arouse varied emotions and bring up rich aesthetic feelings. Fiber art materials, in the way as they are, are full of all sorts of contrast. Artists deeply study them, and demonstrate them with clever and skillful manners to create successful fiber art works. To analyze the beauty of fiber art, there are two perspectives----colour and texture. Colour of no doubt, is the most direct way to receive visual stimulation. In the modern fiber art environment, artists emphasis on the natural and unique colour of materials itself. One of the most used manners to express colour is increasing the colour contrast while decreasing the texture contrast. One category of works use nearby colours, lots of uneven texture and abstract shapes, to express the delicate colour changes that are embodied in texture compilation. Another category of works focus on contrasting materials and colours, applying full effects of contrast between colour patches, line and surface, and dot and line, to achieve exquisite and rich colour effect. Texture, to a certain degree, is the core content of fiber material’s expressiveness. Various aesthetic perceptions are presented by the various shapes, sizes, thicknesses and other qualities of the materials. Each type of material earns its unique beauty by its textural tension of physical tendency. This brings infinite possibilities for art creation. The interaction between colour and texture needs to be concerned as well. On one side, colour is an important element for presenting texture. Texture loses its charm without the help of colour. On the other side, materials that are not perfect in colour presentation can be retrieved with techniques and have their texture altered, so that their original colour and pattern can be better presented. In the modern technology environment, more and more new techniques and new materials are generated for artists to deploy in fiber art creation. And thus, new skills, new crafts and new styles come up. III. THE COLOUR EXPRESSIVENESS OF CORRUGATED PAPER FIBER ART