Robert Lang teaches Origami: Swallow - IMA

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Robert Lang teaches Origami: Swallow

Robert Lang shows how to fold an origami swallow.

Squares-Folds-Life: Contemporary Origami by Robert J. Lang
February 17-July 20, 2008

Star Studio will feature works by Robert J. Lang, a former physicist and engineer turned artist, whose innovative approach to the traditional art of Origami has earned him a reputation as one of the world's most important Origami artists. The exhibition in Star Studio will include examples of Lang's complex and realistic work, including monumental paper sculptures created at the IMA for the exhibition. The exhibition will also give visitors the opportunity to learn to make their own folded paper creations, which will be incorporated into a unique visitor-generated installation.

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[gordigami]

Dr. Lang ! You've just elevated the aesthetic environment of YouTube origami by approx. 800 % !

Hey, YouTube is always looking for fresh,new faces,especially if they know how to make a crane ! ( You don't happen to know how to execute that eternally mystifying move known as a " petal fold", do you ?)( heh,heh, sorry...couldn't resist ...)

Actually, it's a rare & great treat to see one of your videos, you've made my day !

Sorry that I missed you at the Mingei..

Please post more !

[IMAItsMyArt]

gordigami,

I'm glad you liked the swallow folding video. We have produced two other instructional videos with Robert, a duck and a sparrow. You should check them out!

[crazybisuit3]

the idea is that you fold along ;)

[darksaiyan2006]

I think he could have folded faster, but for the purposes of this video, he slows down to a crawl.

[MrYFM2]

@darthvanzer Because you don't understand the real concept of art so shut your pie hole!!!

[MrYFM2]

@darthvanzer You wanna know why your sleeping while watching this video?, because you don't know the real concept of art and origami. So shut your pie hole!!!! and you smell like a pig!!!!!

[MrYFM2]

@crazybisuit3 Dude, can't you see?! what if someone was a really slow folder of origami and he or she wanted to fold this origami clean and perfect!! so don't cuss ok!!! because you don't understand the concept of this!!!

[jwilliambyrd]

I could not finish the origami, the music was too annoying, no continuity, and for a person follow you a monotone voice is also boring. Looks like a neat Swallow.

[xiaobetx]

please remove the pauses

[Tash6tash]

I was loving the bird, and how well he explained it, but it frustrated me so damn much with all that stopping and starting, and the music just repeating over and over and over........ in the end I just slammed the lid of my laptop closed, and walked away. Really would like to see this origami video without the edits!

[TheBradstery]

can you do the hercules beetle plese

[stuchly1]

@darthvanzer it's not Robert's fault. it's fault of the editor who made it so disturbingly long. everybody can replay it as many times as needed, no need to make it needlessly boring for those who are not complete beginners (not to mention a complete beginner is gonna end up with a paperball in trashcan anyway...)

[daresterjovski]

can it fly 

[Origamispecialist]

Thanks I love your models especially the panda!