Intricate Paper Folding

Simon Schubert's embossed-effect images appear at first glance as though they could have been drawn onto the page.

Each of his works, which have been the subject of major exhibitions, takes a week to complete and they sell for up to $5,000 a time.

Mr Schubert, 33, admits that his early attempts were not always so successful but his persistence with the medium has paid off.

He said: "Most of the people who see the work are surprised that the pictures are created by folding paper, they don't believe it when I tell them.

"Many of them think I've used paint or pencil to create the affect of light and shade. But when they realise the pictures are actually folded they are quite impressed."

He is currently exhibiting at the Kudlek van der Grinten gallery in his native city of Cologne, where he lives with his wife Cosima, 37, and their twin two year old children Lilith and Kilian.


Mr. Schubert also has a display at Berlin's Upstairs Gallery where one room has been covered in 150 of Mr Schubert's designs - giving the impression the whole room is folded.

He has previously exhibited selected works at the Saatchi Gallery in London, including life-size sculptures of a man and a woman.

Source:Telegragh