Modern origami

by James Minoru Sakoda

Book Overview

Clear instructions, diagrams, drawings, and photographs help you complete over 60 fascinating projects from the relatively simple four-point star, water lily, and sitting crane to the more complex... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067120355X
• ISBN13: 9780671203559
• Release Date: January 1969
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Truly Classic and Yet Unique Approach

Finally back in print! James Sakoda's creations are totally different from the works of other origami artists. The book is appropriately titled, as these works reflect a modern aesthetic, reminiscent of the American Abstract Expressionist movement. The models possess an abstract, sophisticated and elegant simplicity that suggests an object rather than rendering it in complicated (and tedious)detail ... and that is the essence of the art of Origami! His eight-point star has survived the test of time and is as beautiful as it was when first presented. The diagrams are clear and good for beginners. If you're looking for something unique and distinctive, check out this book.