PRODUCT DESIGNER AND CONTEMPORARY ARTIST BRIAN CHAFFIN HAS LOVED ALL THINGS ART AND DESIGN FOR AS LONG AS HE CAN REMEMBER.
IN LATE 2016, A CASUAL CONVERSATION ON RECYCLING AND RENEWABILITY SET AN IDEA IN MOTION OF USING SHREDDED PAPER AS THE FOCAL POINT FOR SUSTAINABLE, TEXTURAL WORKS.
THE TEXAS NATIVE SCOUTS FOR PAPER MATERIAL ( THINK TRAVEL VISITOR CENTERS, ANTIQUE STORES, FLEA MARKETS, ESTATE SALES ) THAT CATCHES HIS EYE, HAS AN INTERESTING ELEMENT, AND A COOL BACKSTORY. THE END RESULTS ARE WORKS, OFTEN DESCRIBED AS WALL SCULPTURES, THAT COME TO LIFE THROUGH HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF TINY PAPER PIECES ON CANVAS, CREATING A COMPELLING AND CONVERSATIONAL VISUAL EXPERIENCE.
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