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3D paper sculptures bursting with neon colours

Originally trained as a printmaker, American artist Crystal Wager translates her organic and biomorphic designs into sprawling site-specific installations and colourful, bursting sculptures. Wagner’s process largely begins with a single mark, which she expands upon, developing new and consecutive shapes that seemingly multiply as they emerge.

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Artist Crystal Wagner sits on a stool before a large wall installation of vibrant, neon-coloured 3D paper sculptures with organic, biomorphic forms in blues, pinks, yellows and greens

Influenced by her extended stays in natural parks—Yellowstone and Joshua Tree, notably—Wagner’s two and three dimensional works alike recalls such natural occurrences moss groves and dense forests, but rendered in an imaginative, bright, and neon palette. Discover more at www.crystalwagner.com.

Images courtesy of Crystal Wagner | Via Artspace

Crystal Wagner's large-scale installation featuring vibrant neon pink, lime green and blue three-dimensional paper sculptures resembling organic biomorphic forms across a gallery space
Woman in black clothing stands in an installation corridor flanked by towering walls of crumpled neon blue and lime green paper sculptures
Vibrant paper sculpture with neon green, pink and black organic shapes featuring zebra-stripe patterns and layered textures
Colourful 3D paper sculptures by Crystal Wagner featuring organic shapes in neon yellow, orange and turquoise with intricate black line patterns overlaid
Crystal Wagner's neon paper sculpture installation with vibrant pink, orange and yellow circular forms spiralling across a gallery wall, with the artist reaching up to adjust the work
Colourful biomorphic paper sculpture installation by Crystal Wagner suspended in a gallery space with neon lights, viewed through an open doorway
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