Artist Information
Artist
Charrua, JoãoRole
Designer and folderDate made
2019Notes
About the artist:
João Charrua is a Portuguese origami artist known for creating surreal and imaginative paper sculptures from a single sheet. For him, origami is both a way of thinking and a way of life—a blend of intuition, logic, and imagination.
He began folding as a shared pastime with his daughter, and soon became captivated by the level of detail the medium could achieve. Charrua often crafts expressive human faces, describing masks as mysterious portals to the imagination. His work is driven not by recognizable forms but by fleeting thoughts, emotions, and a deep fascination with the creative potential hidden in a simple fold.
