Illustration, also known as illustration, its lines are clear and crisp, and it is a very good complement to the language and text, more intuitive and more attractive, and can guide the viewer to expand their imagination. Illustrators are also a specialized art profession, and such artists are good at using the form of illustration to convey their own views and opinions.
Due to the changes in the expression methods, appeal objects, and media attributes of modern illustrations, the types of illustrations are diverse, and the painting methods also present diversified and diversified characteristics. Moreover, it has become a trend to integrate and innovate with other art forms.
The art of paper-cutting has also become popular in recent years, and many paper-cutting artists and handicraft enthusiasts have picked up carving knives, combining tradition with fashion, trends and other elements on the basis of traditional paper-cutting techniques to carry out various innovations. Abe Kanako, an artist from Japan, let the illustration and paper-cutting play a "mix-and-match", her work is actually a paper-cut artwork, but it makes people look like a poetic illustration, full of expression.
Abe Kanako was born in Japan, when she was very young, she went to los Angeles with her parents to settle in the United States, her upbringing, due to language barriers, made Abe Kanako's personality become somewhat introverted, especially in the first few years of Los Angeles, she was not good at communicating with people, and rarely went out to play, most of the time, she would paint at home, or do some small crafts.
From that time on, Abe Kanako became interested in paper-cutting and came up with the idea of becoming a paper-cutting artist. Picking up scissors as a teenager, Abe Kanako cut it for several years, and in the process, she found a sense of confidence and happiness, and also found her own creative style.
Abe Kanako's paper-cut works, with a strong illustration style, at first glance, her intricate works of art, as if they were drawn with a black line drawing pen, are actually patterns cut out little by little with scissors.
From floral motifs to surrealist motifs that express the relationship between man and nature, each of Abe Kanako's works has an incredibly delicate silhouette, if not a calm person, may not have the patience to hand-carve out these exquisite details and complex shapes, and Abe Kanako often sits for hours, in order to achieve a satisfactory degree of work, she often accidentally injures herself, every three to five fingers will appear a small wound, wrapped Band-Aid, as if it is her art medal.
For Abe Kanako, creating paper-cut art is like a way of communicating emotions with nature, the universe, and everyday life, which makes her feel fulfilled and happy, and she will continue to create happily in the future. Next, let's enjoy the artist's wonderful paper-cut art.