Joisel Prize for Origami in 2023
What should an artist draw? Feeling. Eternity. Schizophrenia. Artistic art since the dawn of civilization has chewed and spat out attempts to reflect reality. However, when an artist sits down to create an animated painting, he becomes a hostage to geometry. Spark, storm, madness – must consist of cubes, dots and pieces. Rain, dust and glare – nodes of mathematical blocks. You can go beyond geometry by combining 2D and 3D graphics in one frame. This is now the gold standard of animation. But in origami it is impossible to go beyond geometry. The paradoxical plot must be realized with your own hands in the corners and bisectors of the universal working fluid – the square. I think that this is why artists in the origami technique are representatives of constructive thinking – mathematicians, physicists, teachers of technical universities.
Joisel Award
Nicholas Terry – French engineer, doctor of chemistry and programmer, Elon Griabiabout whom little is known, and Bernie Peyton – American scientist, artist, teacher in 2016 created “Origami Authors Community“and established an annual award, which will be awarded starting in 2021. There is an opportunity until September 25 vote for the most interesting worksand below I will talk about my impressions of several of them.
Art Award
The award is awarded for the way the author tells a story through his work and conveys a message to the viewer.
Penelope
Penelope looks into the distance, a little away from us, waiting for Ulysses
Portrait is one of the newest genres in origami. There are no straight lines or other square patterns in people’s faces. The more harmony can be seen in works created from a pair of fuzzy folds.
Recursion of folders
Designed and put together by three artists, this work depicts the artists holding a square of paper that was used to create the work itself – hence the title.
Depicting yourself and the pattern by which the work is created is a favorite move in literature and cinema, but a fairly new trend for origami.
Doubt
This piece is thought provoking as it is very clever and subtly presents the contrast between power and fear. And the folded model itself is excellent.
The winged bull wonders whether the lifting force of his wings will be enough to smoothly land his carcass when jumping from a column. My cat often takes this position before doing something mischievous. Beauty and life.
Out of order
Puzzle with a face. Each part is quite detailed and realistic. An intriguing play: open to different interpretations by observers
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to meet the characters in Picasso’s paintings? If not, then you can imagine looking at this work.
Golden retriever
The artist masterfully captures the fluffy and friendly nature of this familiar dog while maintaining the stark, angular aesthetic of his personal origami folding style
A popular creature among origami authors. A beautiful, cheerful, kind dog conveys feelings even without a plot. I have several similar ones on my shelf.
Save the pangolins
Recently, a competition called “Animal Conservation” was held in Vietnam. I just remembered that Mr. Eric created the legendary origami model related to the lizard. This inspired me to develop a model that will tell us about the extinction of pangolins
Pangolins are cute, and being curled up in your arms is the peak of tenderness. The topic of animal protection is noble and close to many.
Liberty
This model is original, uses layers of paper in an inventive way, and I think it is simply outstanding. The model was created for the challenge without the name “Freedom”, a rather vague topic and therefore reflects the author’s interpretation
A man with a triangular head reads a book. A fitting hero for a post-modern anime.
Chong Sisters
This model is based on the Trung sisters (called Hai Ba Trung in Vietnamese). These two sisters, Trung Trac (eldest) and Trung Nhi (younger), are national heroines of Vietnam during the war
On my shelf, in addition to the doggies, there is also a group of elephants. Capturing the aesthetics of this majestic animal is not easy. It seems that this is an important story for Vietnam, but for residents of other countries they cannot help but feel the strength and natural growth emanating from this work.
The path of humanity is a sea of stars. The rocket is the starting point for human exploration of interstellar space, embodying the dream and future of humanity
The rocket, of course, is depicted incorrectly! But I couldn’t pass by.
Asura
Asuras are a class of beings in Indian religions. They are described as power-seeking demons, akin to the more benevolent Devas (also known as Suras) in Hinduism. In a Buddhist context, the word is sometimes translated as “titan”, “demigod” or “anti-god”
“I am Time, the mighty destroyer of worlds, and I am going to kill people. Even without your participation, all these warriors standing in rows opposite each other will fall” – free translation passage from the Bhagavad Gita quoted by Robert Oppenheimer, stunned by the sight of a nuclear explosion. I went to see the film “Oppenheimer” yesterday and am still in shock and awe from what I saw. I think it makes sense to add the Asura model to the shelf of all physics lovers, and other fans will understand you without words.
Technical Award
Awarded for pushing the known boundaries of folding techniques, solving the folding problem.
Unicorn
Unicorn, designed by Tu Kaiming
I tried to put this one together according to the pattern and it didn’t work out. This sucks. And the model is elegant.
For a long time I wanted to create a rose that did not use the wonderful method developed by Kawasaki. It’s a simple model, but it required a lot of work on my part, such as clearing a stuck model, which I finally managed to do
Roses in origami are a compromise between the harmoniousness of mathematical precision and the asymmetry of the world of beauty. In the modern world, flowers are an obligation, consumer goods, a routine. A scarlet flower is not something you can approach a girl with. Origami flowers are a secret that not everyone knows and not everyone can count it.
Girl on her knees
I achieved the creation of the hair and back pouch by using a central branch split, using pleats to define the barrette, and using a kneeling pose to hide the defect of insufficient leg branches, making the model visible in almost 360 degrees
I think this is a nesting doll! In general, Slavic culture is poorly represented in origami, which should be addressed for the next award.
Wolf
This model features a pentagonal structure as well as color variations along the body. The pentagonal structure is useful because it requires five wings for the head and four legs. Very few models have used this structure before
The pattern, that is, the mathematical structure of the model, is much more interesting than the result. This is not the most beautiful wolf I have seen, but one of the most beautiful patterns.
Wolf pattern
White Tiger
The “White Tiger” is a divine beast in ancient Chinese mythology and one of the “Four Divine Creatures” along with the “Azure Dragon”, “Anova Bird” and the “Black Tortoise”. Collectively they are known as the “Four Divine Beasts” or “Four Symbols”
All cats are beautiful, and tigers are beautiful and dangerous. The white tiger looks very cool and aggressive. The tasty little creatures should definitely run away at the sight of such a gait.
Dragon HZ
This design demonstrates several technologies that further expand the applications of axial hex folds. It first uses ridge crushing to create horizontal folds, then complex level shifting structures to create vertical folds that together form scales throughout the body and legs
Another model with a very interesting hexagonal parterre. And it’s quite difficult to develop and assemble one. Lots of details at unusual angles.
Drukon patern
Gaur
The gaur (Bos gaurus), also known as the Indian bison, is a bovine native native to South and Southeast Asia. Since 1986 it has been listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.
At the other end of the complexity spectrum is a very detailed, fluid model made from a very simple pattern. Minimum geometry, maximum form.
Folding Reward
An award for a model whose folding process is no less interesting than the result.
Goat
Since I had previously designed a small, intricate origami goat, I wanted to create a fairly simple goat with a nice folding sequence. In the end I came up with the design that you can see in the photos.
Love the sealed steps to the soft shape. The ideal model in this regard, in my opinion, is the horse of Hideo Komatsu. Perhaps the goat will also be on the list of my favorite hermetic animals.
Interpretation Award
Previous awards considered only the authors of patterns and diagrams, those who came up with the base of the model. But origami, as is customary in art, is a dialogue between the author and the viewer. The audience is not indifferent. Assembling a famous model is also an art. Many viewers collect Miladies better than their authors.
Dragon Ryu Jin
Ryu Jin3.5, designed by Satoshi Kamiya, folded by Tu Kaiming
Ryu Din is probably the complete form of a dragon. It is most likely impossible to achieve more by adding new details. The author of the model is the mathematician Satoshi Kamiya, beloved by all origamists for his beautiful, original and easy-to-sculpt models. He collected Ryu Length for two months from a sheet measuring 2 by 2 meters. It is unknown what Tu Kaiming used to assemble the model and how long it took him to assemble it, but it turned out perfectly neat.
Fish owl
It took me almost 7 hours to fold Kyohei Katsuta’s Owl. The focus is on the plasticity of the wings and face, as well as the bonding between the overall layers of paper, which requires patience to bring the animal’s physical form to life. Most importantly, I always feel like I can get in touch with nature when it comes to origami, so I really enjoy shooting origami in front of nature.
Probably the most famous model of an owl in organ circles. Owls are as beautiful as cats; you can admire them endlessly, but it is impossible to understand their secrets.
Ancient dragon
To say that the ancient dragon is one of the most famous difficult models is to say nothing. It was developed long before I was born and has always resonated with me and many others. After countless attempts over the years, this piece has finally managed to take its place in the long list of great personal interpretations of this iconic model.
Another work by Satoshi Kamiya. I think this dragon is the most complex and detailed model a beginner in origami can build. Each stage of folding the dragon is interesting and original. There are almost no boring harmonicas and dull box modeling. There is a huge scope for interpretation.
My interpretation of the ancient dragon in the Joiselle Prize video
Phoenix
Like the simple crane, the Phoenix has become an icon in the world of complex origami.
And again the model is Satoshi Kamiya. A very elegant phoenix that can be folded from capricious paper. Like the author of this interpretation, I folded this one from orange mulberry paper with veins. It turns out easy and effective. Gave it to my mother.
The work mainly expresses the love between cats. The two black and white cats form a sharp contrast, but due to the mutual contrast of the background, the harmonious and beautiful picture gives people a warm feeling of home. This work is relatively simple, but the structure is very convenient, without having to use too many whole shapes. In the folding process, I tie a cat’s tail, which can be bent into a love shape, and the work is relatively small. The shooting was done on the index finger, and I really hope that you can feel this beauty too
A work by Satoshi Kamiya that I didn’t know about. Who would have thought that the silhouette of a cat’s back could create a whole story? Satoshi is amazing. Cats are amazing. You are amazing.
Rooster
Chicken design by Kyohei Katsuta
Once again, Kyohei Katsuta’s interpretation of the bird design. Despite the name “chicken”, the model is a full-fledged rooster with a huge comb and tail. The proportions are very close to the original. From a distance, such a model can be confused with a shuffling bird. A very carefully put together work.
David
This model is based on Beuys’ Looking Beyond sculpture, inspired by one of the world’s most famous sculptures, Michelangelo’s David. “David” is the culmination of my folding experiments over the past two and a half years, heavily influenced by the artistic approach of Eric Joysel
It is an interpretation of an origami model created as an interpretation of a sculpture created as an interpretation of a myth. Origami David has not only pumped up, but also dried out over the centuries of existence of this image. Looking at “contemporary art,” many viewers can say that art has taken a wrong turn: from masterpieces to kindergarten daub. Contemplating the evolution of David, I would like to say that this is exactly the vector of development of art that I want to see now and in the future.
Abstractions
I don’t like abstractions in origami because it is a mathematical form of mathematical content. Curves drawn on a board are just as good as those folded out of paper. There is no unity and struggle of opposites, no frontier in this. However, many of the works seemed both beautiful and skillful to me. I would hang them in the bedroom in a frame.
Textile art for visually impaired people
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