A new wave of self-taught craftspeople are using the medium to make playful, thought-provoking works. By Alexa Brazilian The artist Joel Hernandez, 39, first worked with papier-mâché as an 8 ...

An example of an alebrije, a brightly colored papier-mache sculpture of a fantastical creature, during an exhibition at a street in Mexico City. OMAR TORRES/AFP via Getty Images.

Santa Fe's Museum of International Folk Art is showing 'La Cartonería Mexicana' through Nov. 3, 2024 'La Cartonería Mexicana' celebrates more than 100 colorful pâpier maché creations | Arts ...

The Santa Cruz County Parks Department recently announced Katie Simpson (mixed media paintings), Priscilla Martinez ...

Another captivating aspect of the art is that each piece is almost entirely made out of papier-mâché, and much of it is “coffee-stained.” For Jean-Louis, paper is sacred.

It just looks like papier mache, it doesn't really add to the aesthetic around here. 'We've got all this rich history and you're just putting up some rubbish looking art project, I don't think it ...