Paper Sculpture by Samuelle Green: Nimbus II

Hundreds of little black paper points, all of them leaning the same way.

Nimbus II is a paper sculpture by Samuelle Green, from the United States, and is contemporary. It is paper. Artists working in paper often build large forms from many small folded or cut pieces, so that a fragile material gains surprising volume and texture. Here an irregular oval mass is covered in overlapping black paper petals, each tipped with a sharp point. They catch the light as they ripple across the surface, like scales or feathers. The outline swells and narrows like a drifting cloud. It is 24 inches wide and 22 high.

A cloud with prickles, and a good argument for paper.