Resurrected Trees – Paper Bag Tree Sculptures by Yuken Teruya

Yuken Teruya is a Japanese artist who has taken it upon himself to resurrect the trees from which each paper bags come from. His cuts out delicate and perfectly proportioned trees from common brown paper bags, used shopping bags, and even McDonald’s take-out paper bags. The trees themselves are still connected to the bag by the topmost branches of its canopy. When viewed from the bag’s opening, the exquisite little trees appear to be perfectly framed. Yuken modeled his subjects from the trees in his neighborhood as well as those he has seen in his travels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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