Sustainability is a topic which is everywhere today. The challenge for an artist/designer is to be able to create new things out of preexisting recyclable or reusable items. In accordance, color theorists believe that paper palettes are becoming the “new” paint palettes because of their inexpensive and reusable nature. Not only is a paper palette resourceful, but it makes consistency in work a lot easier for an artist. With a paper palette, artist need not worry about the challenge of light intensity and hue changes within a single work. This consistency makes pieces of art more fluid and beautifully composed (as some might argue).
One artist in particular who truly understood this idea was Henri Matisse. Henri was a French artist who had many talents and some of his most famous works were created from paper. Henri knew the importance of paper palettes and the unity that it can bring to a composition. His work has changed art and created a new form in this modern era. The paper palette has grown in popularity and has branched out with this new form of art.
Constructing artwork with paper has revolutionized palettes with it’s accessibility and is creating a cleaner easier way to create art. Paper cutouts require few tools and can be made from recycled materials ranging from old magazines, newspapers, and other post consumer packaging. With that in mind the quote is posed: “Design is more than just packaging”. While design may be more than just packaging, with the paper palette, design can be just packaging . So the next time you think about buying an array of paint, or even consider throwing out an old magazine, remember paper palettes can be an inexpensive, resourceful, and beautiful way to create something new, from something old.
Henri Matisse cutouts and photos from the book: Drawing With Scissors Vol. 2
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