Art

Cutting paper into designs seems like something worthy of a kindergarden class, but Peter Callesen's delicate, hauntingly realistic art pieces are far from children's crafts.

His paper figures remain fragile and seem as if they have been frozen amidst a flurry of movement. They are meticilous in detail and have a wonderful dreamlike quality.

French artist, Annette Messager has used photographs, drawings, knitting, embroidery, sewing and objects she has collected in her installations. She had created interesting forms.

Quentin Tarantino launched an art auction at the Upper Playground Art Gallery in downtown Los Angeles titled, "Lost Art for Inglorious Basterds." Upper Playground, originating in San Francisco, is widely recognized as the frontrunner for today's progressive art movement, featuring the talents of artists such as Alex Pardee and David Choe.

The art show displayed works contributed by notable artists, namely, David Choe, Sam Flores, Jeremy Fish, Estevan Oriol, Grotesk, among many others, who have created original posters in their personal interpretations of Tarantino's Oscar-nominated film, Inglorious Basterds. Each poster was numbered and signed by Tarantino himself and was extremely limited to only 6 prints per poster.

All proceeds from the auction went to the American Red Cross for Haiti relief benefits. Here's to art for a cause! Check out the posters below.

The most well known form or paper art that many are familiary with is origami. Origami, originated from Japan, is the creation of objects with paper. It has since evolutionized into a whole new form of pop art with more details and intricacy that shames the paper swan and frog. These real and surreal paper art, created with the use of regular paper, are showcased in museums around the world. The work from the following artists will make you look at paper in a whole different way. Maybe save that scrap piece of paper to create something extrodinary instead of throwing it out next time.