pop-up art

Temporary gallery spaces

Pop-up art is three-dimensional paper artwork that rises or unfolds when a page is opened or a card is unfolded.

The technique appears in children's books, greeting cards, and standalone sculptural pieces.

More elaborate examples involve intricate engineering with multiple layers and moving parts: The pop-up art in that book transforms flat pages into entire cityscapes.

Related
  • paperPressed pulp for writing
  • sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
  • 3DThree-axis spatial representation
  • foldBend onto itself
  • cutoutShape removed from material

book · children's book · installation · interactive · surprise · dimensional · layered · card · gallery · origami · kirigami · paper craft · unfold · exhibit · handmade · craft · whimsical · intricate

Opposites
permanence/duration

pop-up artpermanent collection

Institution's owned artworks

monument · memorial art · monumental art · classical sculpture · public monument

institutional status

pop-up artstate-sponsored art

Artwork funded by government

museum collection

spatial formality

pop-up artart museum

Institution displaying visual works

Family

pop, up, art, popped, popping, pops, ups, arts, arty

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G