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Don Widmer Paper Arts

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Pulp Painting - Architecture

I enjoy the dichotomy of depicting steel, concrete and glass structures using only plant material as my medium. The softness of paper, its imprecise delineations and blurred lines, create a dreamlike quality.  People comment that these pieces evoke memories.  Often this is intentional,  as I may reference a historical event (the heyday of the steel industry in "Steel").  Sometimes I reference an artistic style (fantasy-inspired imagery in "Sailing Over Chicago" or a Japanese print aesthetic in "House of Glass").  But mostly people respond with their own associations to these images, reminding us that our built and natural environments become integral to our personal histories.

Photo Gallery

Don Widmer, Rock and Roll City, Cleveland Ohio city skyline, pulp painting on handmade paper
Don Widmer, Chicago Skyscraper Series, Chicago architecture, Chicago buildings, pulp painting
Don Widmer, Falling Water (Frank Lloyd Wright architecture), monochromatic pulp painting
Don Widmer, Falling Water (Frank Lloyd Wright architecture), pulp painting
Don Widmer, Chicago River Bridge (South Loop), Bascule bridge, pulp painting
Don Widmer, Crown Hall (Illinois Institute of Technology), Mies van der Rohe, pulp painting
Don Widmer, Carbide and Carbon, St. Jane Hotel, Hard Rock Chicago, pulp painting on handmade paper
Don Widmer Chicago Skyline pulp painting on handmade paper
Don Widmer, Sailing Over Chicago, Medinah Athletic Club, pulp painting on handmade paper
Don Widmer, Robie House, Frank Lloyd Wright architecture,  pulp painting on handmade paper
Don Widmer, Terminal Tower, Cleveland Ohio, pulp painting on handmade paper
Don Widmer House of Glass Farnsworth House pulp painting on handmade paper
Don Widmer, Straight On 'til Morning, Palace of Westminster, London, pulp painting on handmade paper
Don Widmer, Straight On 'til Morning, Palace of Westminster, London, pulp painting on handmade paper
Don Widmer, John Hancock Center, Chicago, pulp painting on handmade paper
Don Widmer Chicago Skyline pulp painting on handmade paper
Don Widmer Chicago Skyline pulp painting on handmade paper
Don Widmer Chicago Temple, First United Methodist Church of Chicago, pulp painting on handmade paper
Don Widmer Detroit Dreams, city skyline, pulp painting on handmade paper
Don Widmer City of Arches, Columbus Ohio city skyline, pulp painting on handmade paper

Additional Pulp Painting Series

Nautical

Music and Myth

Music and Myth

Music and Myth

Music and Myth

Music and Myth

Social


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