Blooming South
about the creation process
The minimalistic “white on white” portrait was envisioned and shot by Dasha Pears in her home studio in Helsinki, Finland. Dasha was trying to capture the movement of a dancer, so the piece has a very dynamic and light feel to it.
The shot was developed, edited, and printed on Hahnemühle Bamboo FineArt paper to be sent to San Francisco for the next phase of creating the mixed media 3 dimensional artwork.
Paula Pietranera finished the piece by adding 348 origami cranes folded from a single sheet of special paper.
The cranes are black, in contrast with the white skin, clothes, and background of the portrait, to symbolize the balance of opposites in life, which in union comprise what we experience every day.
The piece is signed by both artists on the front.
Currently the piece is framed without a glass in a simple black wooden frame to display the beauty and interplay of paper textures.
Watch the video to observe how the application of the origami art was done.
