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Eric Standley's intricate paper laser cut workVirginia-based artist and professor <a title="Eric Standley Creates Stunning Laser-Cut Sculptures From Multicolored Layered Paper" href="http://ericstandley.30art.com/" target="_blank">Eric Standley</a> creates mind-blowing sculptures from multicolored layered <a title="Eric Standley Creates Stunning Laser-Cut Sculptures From Layered Paper" href="http://inhabitat.com/artist-bovery-lee-draws-detailed-scenes-of-power-sacrifice-and-survival-with-a-knife/" target="_blank">paper</a>. Resembling stained glass windows, his organic art pieces are full of amazing details that are intricately rendered by a laser cutter.1
Eric Standley's intricate paper laser cut workFrom afar, Eric Standley’s pieces look like the windows of a <a title="Eric Standley Creates Stunning Laser-Cut Sculptures From Layering Paper" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_architecture" target="_blank">Gothic</a> cathedral.2
Eric Standley's intricate paper laser cut workBut take a closer look and you'll discover that they're made from simple sheets of paper that have been carved away layer by layer with a laser cutter.3
Eric Standley's intricate paper laser cut workEach of his mind-blowing pieces are obsessively planned and designed down to the smallest detail.4
Eric Standley's intricate paper laser cut work<a title="Eric Standley Creates Stunning Laser-Cut Sculptures From Multicolored Layered Paper" href="http://ericstandley.30art.com/" target="_blank">Eric Standley</a>'s works are full of colors and delicate curves, so it can take up to 30 hours of <a title="Eric Standley Creates Stunning Laser-Cut Sculptures From Layering Paper" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_cutting" target="_blank">laser-cutting</a> and 118 sheets of <a title="Eric Standley Creates Stunning Laser-Cut Sculptures From Layering Paper" href="http://inhabitat.com/artist-anja-markiewicz-folds-amazingly-tiny-nano-origami-with-miniature-pieces-of-paper/" target="_blank">paper</a> to make a single sculpture.5
Eric Standley's intricate paper laser cut workA self-professed “<a title="Eric Standley Creates Stunning Laser-Cut Sculptures From Layering Paper" href="http://inhabitat.com/artist-calvin-nicholls-creates-life-like-animals-sculptures-from-paper/" target="_blank">paper</a> architect”, Standley uses structural elements for support and geometry, and he likes adding photographs to reference objects in the natural world.6
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