Russian Artist Crafts Intricate Baroque Wigs from Paper

Russian artist Asya Kozina channels the motifs, costumes and aesthetic characteristics of various historical time periods and recreates them using the medium of paper. Kozina’s recent series of ‘baroque paper wigs’ reappropriates the wild hairstyles of victorian-era women and men using individually crafted sheets, carefully curled and cut into perfectly permed locks.

Sculpted arrangements like flowers, leaves and an exceptionally intricate sailboat are delicately placed in the mass of extravagant paper hair, adding a sense of fantasy and whimsy to the conceptual compositions.

‘Historical wigs always fascinated me, especially the baroque era,’ Kozina says. ‘This is art for art’s sake aesthetics for aesthetics — no practical sense, but they are beautiful. in this case, paper helps to highlight the main form and not to be obsessed with unnecessary details.’

The ‘baroque paper wigs’ reappropriate the wild hairstyles of victorian-era women and men.

Individually crafted sheets are carefully curled and cut into perfectly permed locks.

Sculpted arrangements like flowers, leaves and an intricate sailboat are delicately placed in each wig.

The sculpted paper locks add a sense of fantasy and whimsy to the conceptual compositions.

See more of Kozina's work here: https://www.behance.net/asyakozina

(via Slate)