Incredibly Realistic Paper Bird Sculptures

In 2012 and 2014, we wrote about Colombian artist Diana Beltran Herrera who creates remarkably lifelike paper bird sculptures that are painstakingly detailed down to their finely textured feathers. In the time since Beltran Herrera has further refined her already incredible technique to make her birds appear more realistic than ever and is even expanding her work internationally.

Diana is working in her next exhibition, studying 3 different parts of the world: England (where she is currently), USA, and Colombia, generating her own view of the weather as a subject of change in the realization of a landscape.

Common kingfisher

Rose breasted grosbeak.

Northern flicker.

Summer tanager.

American goldfinch.

Coal tit

Little owl. 2016

via My Modern Met

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.