Peter Callesen

Peter Callesen is an artist who, lately, has been creating exhibitions, paper cuts, instillations and objects with paper. This is so amazing to me. So much work must go into each of his pieces of art--some of them are so intriquite!! I can't imagine the fustration of making one wrong cut. He sometimes uses acrylic paint--but most of his work is just paper and glue. His creations vary greatly in size-- ranging from detailed life-sized staircases to minature flowing rivers with tiny boats containing even smaller people.

On his web-page he talks about the meaning behind individual creations. For example he speaks of one of his drawings/performances; "‘The Dying Swan’ reveals different layers of identity, and often he strives at being somebody or somewhere else or tries to achieve the impossible. He is, however, always confronted with reality and failure."

I think it's wonderful that each of his creations has a story or a meaning within it. Here are some of my favorite pieces-- there are many more on the website along with additional information.

http://www.petercallesen.com/index.html