A monumental sculpture exhibit will be on display at the Missouri
Botanical Garden in 2020 when Origami in the Garden opens this
spring. Origamiinthegarden is a custom traveling sculpture exhibition
created by Santa Fe artists Jennifer and Kevin Box that captures the
delicate nature of this paper art form in museum-quality metals. The
exhibition features Kevin Box’s own larger- than-life compositions
as well as collaborations with world-renowned origami artists Te Jui
Fu, Beth Johnson, Michael G. LaFosse and Robert J. Lang. The
monumental show has more than 20 large-scale sculptures that include
flying birds, emerging butterflies, floating boats and soaring paper
airplanes that will be placed throughout the Garden’s iconic
locations. The crown jewel of the exhibition is Master Peace, a
25-foot sculpture of 1,000 stainless steel origami peace cranes.
Another highlight is “Painted Ponies,” the first collaboration
between Kevin Box and Chinese origami artist Te Jui Fu. The ponies
display the colorful papers that are often used in origami, as well as
another Japanese paper-folding technique called “kirigami,” which
means “cutting paper.” Here, scissors are used to make four cuts
in the paper square to more easily achieve the details of the pony’s
legs and ears. The symbol on the back of the large pony is a
collaborative signature. The Chinese character of Te Jui’s last
name, Fu, means “teacher,” and the box that encloses the character
represents Kevin’s last name.
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