{"id":1217,"date":"2014-09-07T23:30:07","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T03:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/illuzone.net\/illu\/?p=1217"},"modified":"2019-05-18T22:42:05","modified_gmt":"2019-05-19T02:42:05","slug":"art-nothing-but-intense-concentration-amazing-skills-and-loads-of-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/illuzone.net\/art-nothing-but-intense-concentration-amazing-skills-and-loads-of-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"ART | Nothing but intense concentration, amazing skills and loads of practice."},"content":{"rendered":"

Intricate Paper Cutouts by Kirie Artist Akira Nagaya<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Akira Nagaya<\/a>, a self-taught Japenese Kirie (literally “cut paper” in Japanese) artist has spent the past 30 years of his life learning one of the most ancient and beautiful arts in the world.\u00a0It requires patience, and brilliance, but most importantly… a willingness to endure years of paper cuts!\u00a0But what he creates though is nothing short of the brilliance you’d expect from a true master.<\/p>\n

When Akira first started as a sushi chef over 30 years ago, he first learned the art of delicate paper cutting through food preparation.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"kirishi-nagaya-akira-4\"<\/a>He would continue the art of using paper and a utility knife as he enjoyed the work.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"kirishi-nagaya-akira-9\"<\/a>Eventually increasing his skill to sheer mastery level.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"kirishi-nagaya-akira-8\"<\/a>Later, this 47 year old would eventually open his own restaurant and even decorate the walls with his creations.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"kirishi-nagaya-akira-7\"<\/a>It didn’t take long for others in the community to discover his work and spread it to the world.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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(via ViralNova<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Amazingly enough, TV crews eventually showed up to learn about this amazing art and Akira’s\u00a0work spread even further than he could ever imagine. \u00a0\u201cThat was the first time I even considered what I had been doing as art,\u201d recalls Nagaya.<\/p>\n

If you’d like to see more of Akira’s\u00a0beautiful work, head over to his\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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