Colette Fu is an American photographer, book artist and paper engineer known for creating pop-up books, especially on a large scale, from her photographs. Early life and education Fu, born in Princeton, New Jersey, is the daughter of mainland Chinese immigrants. After graduating from the U...
팔로워 13K명, 팔로잉 1,729명, 게시물 574개 - Colette Fu (@colette_fu)님의 Instagram 계정: 'Colette creates complex compositions that incorporate her photography and pop-up paper engineering.'
Award winning photographer and pop-up book artist Colette Fu creates sculptural photo based pop-up books that illuminate cultures and depict myths and legends.
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Born in 1969 ; Raised in New Jersey, Fu graduated college with a degree in French language and literature, but she changed course during a trip to China’s Yunnan province, where she stayed for three years. In Yunnan, Fu reconnected with her family’s roots and discovered her own passion for photography and storytelling. Afterward, Fu returned to the United States and earned an MFA in photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology. She relocated to Philadelphia, and while exploring the...
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A Fulbright scholarship enabled Fu to travel throughout Yunnan province, where she spent time with the Yi, one of the 56 ethnic groups recognized in China. Fu’s mother is a member of the Black Yi caste, an aristocratic minority who are responsible for administration and military activities. In Ashima, Fu depicts the famous Stone Forest in Yunnan, which legend associates with Ashima 阿诗玛, a Yi maiden whose name means “as precious and bright as gold.” Forced to marry someone against her...
1 of 60 With the help of a Fulbright fellowship, I began photographing for We Are Tiger Dragon People in 2008. 25 of the 55 minority tribes of China reside in Yunnan Province and comprise...
Colette Fu's Pop-up Books. 좋아하는 사람 1,730명. Colette makes pop-up books from her photographs.
In her desire to explore her roots, artist Colette Fu’s works demonstrate her process from photography to collage to showcase her travels.