Detail of Young Priestess by Airigami. Click for full image
William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s “Young Priestess” recreated out of balloons by Larry Moss and Kelly Cheatle of Airigami [Facebook, website] at the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, NY for a family day celebration in honor of the gallery’s 100th anniversary. The piece was created entirely during the five hour event as visitors watched. This stop-motion video shows how it was done.
Compare below the two versions. Click the first image to visit the gallery where you will find five more remastered variations. Click the second to view the Airigami version full size.
