Robert J. Lang Origami
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compositions

The act of coming up with an origami figure goes by several names: "creation," "design", and -- what seems to me to best capture the act -- "composition." Whatever you call it, the process contains elements of all of these names. Like a musical composer, the origami artist works with patterns and relationships within the paper and arranges those patterns into something that touches a human aesthetic. And while complex figures must be designed according to fixed, fundamental principles (design), there is always some spark of sponteneity and serendipity (creation) in the realization.

I compose around 20 new figures each year. The pictures below show my recent compositions (the most recent is at the top left). Click on any image to see a larger picture and further information about that piece, or click on one of the gallery categories to the left to see all the works in that category.

grailpot17 rimpot15 bicurvepot13 snack_time
flying_heron morpho_flight black_panther chamois_2
barn_owl annas_hummingbird_2 trumpet_blossom_2 roses_and_lilies
ghost_orchid aechmea suv sea_otter
giraffe rings8 rings4 scaled_koi_2
three_dollar_flower goliath_beetle_2 salt_creek_tiger_beetle rose

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