Artist Information
Artist
Díaz, RománRole
Designer and folderDate made
2014Notes
About the artist:
Román Díaz (b. 1968, Uruguayan)
Originally from Montevideo, Uruguay, Román Díaz spent his early years in Argentina, Honduras, and Mozambique, where he occasionally experimented with origami. After returning to Uruguay and becoming a veterinarian, his interest in paper folding deepened, leading him to create his own designs. By 2005, his lifelike animal figures had gained international recognition. He has since been invited as a guest to origami conventions across Europe and South America and has published two books. (Source: Meher McArthur and Robert J. Lang, Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami (Washington, D.C.: International Arts & Artists, 2011), ISBN 978-0-9662859-6-3.)