Sarah Morris Origami Paintings
She admits that works from her recent origami series which began in 2007 and consists of almost 40 paintings are based on the abstract diagrams used to make those traditional japanese decorative sculptures.
Sarah morris origami paintings. Sarah morris is an american artist. Origami artists might design cps before or after the completed shape has been folded and. In her paintings she uses colors and geometries that she associates with a city s unique aesthetic vocabulary and palette as well as its character and.
They alleged that in 24 works eventually discovered to be 33 or more in her origami series of paintings morris had without permission or credit copied their original crease patterns coloured them and sold them as found or traditional designs. She was born in the united kingdom and lives in new york city in the united states. Sarah morris didn t appropriate origami but diagrams used for fold planning known as crease patterns.
Sarah morris rockhopper origami 2009 based on the creased pattern by miyajima household gloss on canvas 289 x 289 cm. In 2011 morris was sued by a group of six origami artists including robert j. Everyone already knows that yba artist sarah morris celebrated for brightly colored abstractions that are part early frank stella part larry zox and that have sold for more than 160 000 at auction is an appropriation artist.
Selected works thumbnails back. In 2011 morris was sued by a group of six origami artists including american robert j. They alleged that in 24 works in her origami series of paintings morris had without permission or credit copied their original crease patterns coloured them and sold them as found or traditional designs.
Origami artists sue sarah morris. I had the opportunity to interview robert j lang the origami artist who along with several others has filed a lawsuit against painter sarah morris who they say infringed on their copyrights. Since the mid 1990s artist sarah morris has produced a large body of work using both painting and film which create a new language of place and politics.
Robert towne ring paintings and origami installation view friedrich petzel gallery 2007. Sarah morris angel origami 2009 based on the creased pattern by ku household gloss on canvas 214 x 214 cm. Sarah morris who divides her time between new york and london is being challenged in an extraordinary group lawsuit brought by origami artists from spain italy japan and america.
Morris paintings and films contain elements that complement and connect to one another generating a constant back and forth play between the two.
