Warren King’s Cardboard Sculptures

Sculptor Warren King has been recreating residents of a small village in China, where his grandparents grew up, for several years now. I should mention that his only mediums are old cardboard moving boxes and glue. What?! The life sized figures brought such a deep connection between him and his cultural heritage, that the series has become an ongoing project for the American born artist. His goal is that one day, he will have constructed over 200 figures. The layering of clothing, the facial expressions and the body postures are so incredibly true to life, I can’t help but feel nostalgic for my own grandparents.



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  1. Michelle wrote:

    Amazing, this must be so much work!
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    3.14.17
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  2. Chloe wrote:

    How the hell did he get such individual expressions……..from using cardboard? I am gobsmacked. Utterly amazing.

    3.14.17
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  3. RK VanOrsdal wrote:

    excellent — just excellent

    3.14.17
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  4. Lisa P wrote:

    Wow. Just wow.

    3.14.17
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  5. SilverEdit wrote:

    This makes me happy!!

    3.15.17
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  6. Lauren wrote:

    These are amazing, they are so detailed despite being made with such a clunky material
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    3.15.17
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  7. Cool once his work. It can take advantage of unused material. I was very impressed to see it.
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    3.16.17
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  8. Maby wrote:

    INCREIBLE, cuanta habilidad para recrear rostros y expresiones con cartón. Un gran Aplauso para el artista.

    3.17.17
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  9. wonderful!!!

    3.19.17
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  10. Susan wrote:

    The expressiveness in the eyes is amazing considering the material. Wow.

    3.24.17
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    2.15.18
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  12. sekang kertas boss,..

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    3.23.18
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  13. Suzette wrote:

    I love the short story and pictures of sculptures by Warren King. I also really like Alice Lindstrom’s collage.

    4.11.21
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