Laser Cutter Example: “untitled” by Scott Campbell
This piece was created by laser cutting a design into 1 dollar bills. The bills were then stacked to form a layered image. The image of Jesus cut into money is very impactful to the viewer.
Laser Cutter Example: “Koi Puzzle” by Wenquing Yan (2012)
Laser Cutter Example: “Your House” by Olafur Eliasson (2006)
Your House is a work by Eliasson where he creates a house by laser cutting pieces of a book. He presents this work in the form of a video. This piece is made out of 454 pieces of paper, all laser cut and bound together into a book.
Laser Cutter Example: “Laser-cut Escher lizards” by Sean Michael Ragan and Angus Hines (2008)
Sean Michael Ragan created vector art of tessellating lizards based off of M. C. Escher. His friend Angus Hines used a laser cutter to cut it.
Laser Cutter Example: “Seaserpent” by Martin Tomsky (2013)
Seaserpent is a lasercut artwork by London-based illustrator Martin Tomsky. He says about whose personal work and illustrations for children are primarily about creating new worlds, unique characters to inhabit those worlds and to depict stories which bring them to life. (Taken from the about page of his website.) This piece has a distinctly oriental feel which I enjoy as I feel the 2D oriental drawings work well with the two-and-a-half D nature of the lasercutter.
See more of Tomsky’s particularly beautiful work at his website. Unfortunately his images are not individually dated, but his copyright cites 2013, so that is the date I have used.
Laser Cutter Example: “Origin of the Universe” by Caroline Misselbrook (2006)
Misselbrook’s “Origin of the Universe” is a conical representation of hydrogen and helium, the elements from which our universe was built. It is comprised of fabric and laser-cut ash. Interestingly, Misselbrook laser-cut the fabric as well, and laid it over the cut ash. The burned edges and the fabric lend strongly to a DaVincian æsthetic.
Laser Cutter Example: “Brain 2” by Yksong (2010)
Yksong on Flickr made this piece by engraving slices of the brain onto acrylic. When layered together it creates a three dimensional model of the brain. Each piece of acrylic can be removed and viewed individually.
Laser Cutter Example: “Laser Cut Evolution of the Batman Logo” by Adam Iseman (2013)
Each batman symbol was cut individually, then mounted up on this plaque. The technique is very simple, but I enjoy the pop culture reference.
Laser Cutter Example: “Either Or Arch 5.1” by Eric Standley (2009)
Eric Standley creates stain glass window scenes resembling the Gothic period from hundreds of layers of laser cut paper. Standley creates the illusion of floating objects with his works. The many layers of paper give the work a three dimensional feel although it is made out of all two dimensional materials.
Laser Cutter Example: Untitled by Scott Campbell (2012)
It’s a stack of dollar bills that have been cut by a laser cutter. Each bill is cut individually then stacked up on top of each other.