Artist, designer, and found of the Initiative Artist Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Matthew Shlian visited MCAD at the beginning of March to give an artist talk and meet with students. Shlian is a paper engineer that makes work “rooted in print media, book arts, and commercial design. Beginning with an initial fold, a single action causes a transfer of energy to subsequent folds, which ultimately manifest in drawing and three dimensional forms.”

“His work extends from drawings to large-scale installations to collaborations with leading scientists at the University of Michigan. His work for the National Science Foundation explores paper folding structures on the macro level translated to the nano-scale. His client list includes Ghostly International, Apple, Procter & Gamble, Facebook, Levi’s, Sesame Street, and the Queen of Jordan.”

After the public lecture on MCAD’s main campus, Shlian stopped by the MFA studios and visited with MFA students Rachael Bonebright, Anika Schneider, Sherry Muyuan He, and Cassandra Cook.

Thanks for visiting, Matthew!

Photography by Libby Wiswall and Yi Wan.

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