Tomoko Fuse's Origami Art - (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Tomoko Fuse has been one of the world's premier origami artists for more than 35 years. This beautifully photographed book examines the three-dimensional geometric designs she is famous for.

Fuse, often referred to as "the queen of origami," discovered the art of folding paper at just seven years old. She has come a long way since then, having had her work highlighted in exhibitions around the world, including Paris Origami (Carrousel du Louvre, 1998), On Paper (Crafts Council London, 2002) and her solo show Yorokobi (Bauhaus Dessau, 2004).

In addition to teaching, folding and writing, she also collaborated with designer Denis Guidone for Milan Design Week 2018 and was a featured artist in Nova's episode "The Origami Revolution" (February, 2017).

An artistic anthology of her most impressive work, Tomoko Fuse's Origami Art can serve multiple purposes: as inspiration for an experienced origami folder; as a truly impressive coffee table book for the artistically-minded; or as a push for intermediate folders to try their hand at modular origami models.

Review Quotes

"...Tomoko Fuse's Origami Art is an extraordinary showcase of the three-dimensional geometric designs that have made Fuse world-famous...a treasure for artbook collections and origami enthusiasts, highly recommended." -- Midwest Book Review

"...readers will be astonished and intrigued by the pieces gathered in this anthology of [Fuse's] designs...Elegant color photographs tell her story, with additional narratives...A science for artists; an art for scientists..." -- Booklist

"Few origami artists have been as accomplished in as wide a range of styles, constantly pushing the boundaries on uncharted approaches. Fuse's style is so rich, her geometric forms have an organic feel. This book also showcases her incredible execution of her works, clearly demonstrating her worthiness of the title of Origami Master." -- Marc Kirschenbaum, American origami artist and author of Origami in an Instant

"In the many branches of the complex tree of origami styles, Tomoko Fuse has produced an impressive quantity of work of the highest quality: this superb anthology lavishly presents her oeuvre. It confirms her status, not only as a leading creative folder, but as a fine artist of the highest rank." --David Brill, British origami artist, author of Brilliant Origami and President of the British Origami Society

"It is a fascinating and intoxicating experience to get lost in Tomoko Fuse's labyrinth of folds, which manages to make us forget technique and see nothing but art." -- Nicolas Terry, French origami artist, author and publisher of a series of books on origami

"More than any other origami creator, the work of Tomoko Fuse has successfully made the elusive transition from pure technique to pure art. This is a must-have book." -- Paul Jackson, British origami artist and author of The Art and Craft of Paper Sculpture

"The 'queen of origami' opens her treasure chest and shows us her incredible paper jewels, one by one. But this is not simply paper; it is art!...The origami in this book is of a higher level, a purely artistic origami." -- Francesco Decio and Vanda Battaglia, Italian origami artists and authors of Lezioni di origami [Origami Lessons]

"This masterwork by Tomoko Fuse showcases the incredible beauty, creativity, and depth of her work across multiple genres of origami and reveals the breadth of her origami career." --Robert J. Lang, American origami artist, consultant, and author of many books on the subject, including Origami Design Secrets

About the Author

Tomoko Fuse is a leading origami artist, teacher. She is also a prolific author who specializes in boxes and other forms of geometric, three-dimensional design. She has been writing books on various forms of origami for over 35 years. Her creations have been in many international exhibitions worldwide. She was a featured artist on the Nova episode "The Origami Revolution" (February 2017). Read about her work in Meher McArthur's New Expressions in Origami Art: Masterworks from 25 Leading Paper Artists (Tuttle Publishing 2017).

David Brill, British origami artist, author of Brilliant Origami and long recognized as one of the world's leading creative folders, is honorary member and President of the British Origami Society. He has produced a stunning series of groundbreaking designs, all demonstrating his innate ability to design beautifully engineered solutions and to fill the model with life through deft touches at the closing stages. He was awarded the "Sidney French medal" by the British Origami Society for his outstanding contribution to origami.

Hideto Fuse was born in 1960 in Japan, in the prefecture of Gunma. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Tokyo, where he obtained a Research Doctorate. As an art critic and anatomist, he has about 50 titles to his credit, including No no naka no bijutsukan ('The Museum in the Mind') and Bi no hoteishiki ('The Equation of Beauty'). His research focuses on a theory of aesthetics as a conjunction between science and art.

Robert Lang has been deeply involved in origami since the age of six, when he discovered several instructions for traditional designs in a library book. This early beginning ignited a lifelong passion for the art. He is now considered one of the leading origami artists in the world, with hundreds of original creations to his credit, as well as 14 books authored, co-authored, or edited on the art, numerous articles and instructions published in origami periodicals, and he regularly lectures and teaches origami at conventions and workshops around the world. He has a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Caltech, and has used his mathematical and engineering training to advance origami, both artistically and in its applications to science and technology. In his origami career, he has drawn upon many sources and influences, not least of which is the work of Yoshizawa-sensei. Yoshizawa's techniques, both technical and artistic, played a major role in Lang's own origami evolution, and he is honored to be able to contribute to this work of the master.