Very Unusual Japanese Zeros

[John Wagenseil]

Ask chip at FG how he handled the paper model to art licensing. Once on his web site he mentioned that he had permissioned someone to selling enlarged silk screens of his models as wall hanging art.

Interesting performance art concept, if you use the art work as orginally intended you destroy it and its percieved value as 2D artwork by turning it into something else.

[goodduck]

I went back to read the artist post again and look at the print more closely, I came to a conclusion the artist used a exciting model, most likely retextured .pdf download model. If that artist is the designer of the model, out of comment senses, the panels lines should be on top of the retexture and not painted.

[ashevilleangler]

I just looked at the Halinski 1994 and 2005 Zero releases and don't think that it's either of those. It is close enough to the 94 Zero to think that's it's definitely a Polish or perhaps Czech designer. The mystery continues...... Maybe we should just ask the artist if we can contact him/her?

Curt

[paper hollywood]

Well, he's got a website: Jason Lujan Portfolio . He's got contact info there. The Zeros were done 3 years ago and apparently actually sold for the price shown. On his site I saw some other works that incorporate card model layouts-- helicopters, but they've been more stylized.

Wade

[ashevilleangler]

Well I have contacted Jason and solved the mystery. It's the Fly Model Zero that was paired with a P-39. Two half-pages of parts in addition to the art patterns would be required to build a model. Instructions would also be nice to aid in building. My guess is that whomever acquired these prints have them displayed as Jason created them. And that they would probably be appalled at the mere thought of of cutting up any one of them.

Curt

[Don Boose]

These remind me of a display at the Freer Gallery several years ago of kimono with patterns that were landscapes and still lifes. Clearly not meant to be worn, but interesting and beautiful (to my eyes) works of art. Art is subjective, so I will stay clear of an evaluation of the aesthetics of Jason's work, but his prints look differently if you consider them as art inspired by models, rather than as models.

Don

[paper hollywood]

Well, this has all been interesting and more than I expected to learn. Thanks for the research, Curt. Wade

[ashevilleangler]

You're welcome. Now I've got an itch to build one or more of them.

Curt