{"id":6978,"date":"2026-06-17T06:06:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=6978"},"modified":"2026-06-17T06:06:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:06:49","slug":"diana-beltran-herreras-embroidered-paper-sculptures-mimic-plants-and-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=6978","title":{"rendered":"Diana Beltr\u00e1n Herrera\u2019s Embroidered Paper Sculptures Mimic Plants and Wildlife"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bristol-based artist Diana Beltr\u00e1n Herrera<\/a> continues to construct elaborate sculptures of flora and fauna in vibrant paper. Over the last few years, Herrera\u2019s work has grown in both scale and subject matter as she incorporates new materials such as paperboard, thread, and cardboard, which have allowed her work to evolve beyond previous<\/a> forms.<\/p>\n

The artist\u2019s latest explorations of nature motifs include flower structures, leaf patterns, and most recently, coral formations. Uniquely, coral reefs exhibit fractal and hyperbolic geometry<\/a>, making them a particularly fascinating subject for sculptural reproduction. Utilizing thread as a structural tool has been especially integral for Herrera\u2019s explorations of different species, as she creates dozens of iterations with an array of colorful tentacles and skeletons.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen working with embroidery, I am particularly interested in how paper can borrow techniques traditionally associated with textiles,\u201d the artist shares with Colossal. \u201cThread becomes a way of drawing, connecting, and constructing forms.\u201d <\/p>\n

Aside from her personal practice, Herrera also continues to produce commissioned works for clients around the world. This month, the artist is sending her first family of coral research works to the Deutsches Museum<\/a> in Munich, where they will be exhibited in an installation opening at the end of June. Find more from the artist on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Diana Beltr\u00e1n Herrera\u2019s Embroidered Paper Sculptures Mimic Plants and Wildlife<\/a> appeared first on Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bristol-based artist Diana Beltr\u00e1n Herrera continues to construct elaborate sculptures of flora and fauna in vibrant paper. Over the last few years, Herrera\u2019s work has grown in both scale and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6978\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}