VOA慢速英语--日本艺术家制作了栩栩如生的纸板雕塑

Japanese Artist Makes Life-like Cardboard¹ Sculptures

Monami Ohno uses a little tool to put very small pieces of hard paper, or cardboard, on the legs of her sculpture. The Japanese artist is creating a representation² of Godzilla, the huge and terrifying animal of the famed Japanese movie.

Ohno has used cardboard to create artwork for about ten years. She says she first used the material to make what she called a "bike-like thing" for a college project.

The 29-year-old makes many works of art based on popular culture, like anime robots, warplanes and fast food.

Ohno recently described her first experience with cardboard art to the Reuters news agency. She used the term "folding," or turning one part of the cardboard over or against another part.

"When I first tried folding the paper, gluing and putting them together, the people around me praised me, saying things like 'Wow, you can make this,'" she said. "That made me so happy that I have continued doing this until now."

Ohno's complex sculptures have since become popular, with her work appearing at public showings in Japan and overseas.

Ohno does not use an exact plan when she makes her art. She sketches³ her ideas on the cardboard first. This provides general measurements of the design. She can then cut and shape her sculpture.

In a room filled with her creations⁴, including a Lego Batman artwork, Ohno said, "I make the things I would really like to decorate my house with."

Ohno's press agent said the artist's pieces are selling for $900 to $13,000 a piece. Ohno said she is not making an environmental statement with her art, although it is made with used cardboard only.

However, she added, "it would be nice if people can see my work, which is made out of cardboard and recycled materials rather than plastics, and realize that there are these kinds of people who are involved in recycling."

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cardboard – n. a stiff⁵ and thick kind of paper that is used especially for making boxes

sculpture –n. a piece of art that is made by carving⁶, shaping or molding clay, stone, metal, etc.

glue – v. to make (something) stick to something else by using glue

decorate – v. to make (something) more attractive usually by putting something on it

1 cardboard   

n.硬纸板，卡纸板

参考例句：

• She brought the shopping home in a cardboard box.她将买的东西放在纸箱里带回家。
• There is a sheet of stiff cardboard in the drawer.在那个抽屉里有块硬纸板。

2 representation   

n.表现某人（或某事物）的东西，图画，雕塑

参考例句：

• The painting is a representation of a storm at sea.这幅画描绘的是海上的暴风雨。
• All parties won representation in the national assembly.所有政党在国民大会中都赢得了代表资格。

3 sketches   

n.草图( sketch的名词复数 )；素描；速写；梗概

参考例句：

• The artist is making sketches for his next painting. 画家正为他的下一幅作品画素描。
• You have to admit that these sketches are true to life. 你得承认这些素描很逼真。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 creations   

创造( creation的名词复数 )； 创造物； （尤指所述由上帝）创造天地； 宇宙

参考例句：

• This artist's creations are worth collecting. 这个艺术家的作品值得收藏。
• The intellectual creations of individual nations become common property. 各民族的精神产品成了公共的财产。 来自英汉非文学 - 共产党宣言

5 stiff   

adj.严厉的，激烈的，硬的，僵直的，不灵活的

参考例句：

• There is a sheet of stiff cardboard in the drawer.在那个抽屉里有块硬纸板。
• You have to push on the handle to turn it,becanse it's very stiff.手柄很不灵活，你必须用力推才能转动它。

6 carving   

n.雕刻品，雕花

参考例句：

• All the furniture in the room had much carving.房间里所有的家具上都有许多雕刻。
• He acquired the craft of wood carving in his native town.他在老家学会了木雕手艺。