Thanks, Paul. Your analogy with Lego has helped me understand my problem with GVs more clearly. The GV modules are not being used like, say, Sonobe’s modules to create abstract forms. They are being used for animals or other forms of life. And this is where GV collides with the realm of true origami in which one is supposed to use a single piece of paper. GV does not analyze the mathematical properties of the folds in a sheet of paper, seeking to use the folding geometry in the most efficient and elegant way. Even kusudamas and modular stars have an intrinsic geometry, which is why they are attractive to paperfolders, although some “simple and cute” may be no more than a repetitive assembly of modules with a clever lock, making them a little boring.
Laura > On Feb 22, 2022, at 7:29 PM, Paul Vincent <[email protected]> wrote: > > I wouldn’t say I dislike the technique, as such, but I have an idea why I > have no interest in it. It occurs to me that each unit is directly analogous > to a Lego brick, and in the same way that Lego bricks can be used to build > just about any form that you can imagine, by simply interlocking them > together, exactly the same is true of g.v. modules. That is, although each > module is a folded origami figure, the finished creation (and the process of > assembling it) is more akin to “doing” Lego than “doing” origami. This is not > to denigrate the art of creation in either case, just a sense that the appeal > of g.v. may be closer to that of Lego than of other branches of origami. > > Regards, > Paul > > On Tue, 22 Feb 2022 at 21:52, Laura R <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > I don’t like the golden venture technique and their results but I don’t know > why. Has anyone tried a rationale for this kind of feeling? If it’s a > feeling, is it a prejudice? > > Each unit is an origami, they interlock to create modular shapes… so why is > that I don’t accept it? > > Other modulars have the beauty of geometry created from adding modules. GV > proponents would say that many kusudamas are just nice decorated balls, and > the best origami artists put time and thought on making new ones all the > time, and people don’t object kusudamas as not being true origami models. > > So what’s the problem with the GV technique? > > > Laura > -- > -- > - - - - - - - - - - > Paul Vincent > Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Twitter Name: @prvincent > - - - - - - - - - -
