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Matt shlian biography


I began as an undergrad: I originally went to school for ceramics, but realized early on that I was interested in everything.

  • I began as an undergrad: I originally went to school for ceramics, but realized early on that I was interested in everything.
  • Paper engineer Matthew Shlian works in the realm between art and science, guided by wonder and rooted in print media, book arts, and commercial design.
  • Artist and designer Matt Shlian is a self-professed paper engineer whose work is something of a hybrid between art and science.
  • Born in 1980 in the United States in Connecticut, Matt Shlian has developed an original language at the crossroads of art and science.
  • Born in 1980 in the United States in Connecticut, Matt Shlian has developed an original language at the crossroads of art and science.

    • Artist and designer Matt Shlian is a self-professed paper engineer whose work is something of a hybrid between art and science..

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    Matt Shlian: The Unconventional Artist and Paper Engineer Talks to Yatzer

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    Project NameMatt Shlian talks to YatzerPosted inDrawing, Sculpture, InterviewArtistMatt Shlian

    Artist and designer Matt Shlian describes himself as a paper engineer.

    His work is somewhat atypical, a hybrid between art and science, where paper folding meets nanotechnology. Shlian, who began his journey by studying ceramics, found that he was interested in a variety of artistic endeavours including glass, painting, performance and sound.

    Although he earned a joint major in ceramics and print media, far from making traditional ceramics or print works, Shlian would instead create large digital prints and folded pop-up spreads.

    Matt Shlian’s proclivity for both geometry and paper has defined his craft, with drawings, prints and sculpture that are unique in their manifestation.