El artista del papel y la tijera

El inglés Rich McCor tiene 28 años, vive en Londres, responde al apodo “Paper Boyo” y  este año consiguió un contrato con la editorial de viajes Lonely Planet para transformar los monumentos más reconocibles de las ciudades con “ilusiones ópticas”.
“Boyo” lo hace utilizando solo papel y un par de tijeras, con figuras recortadas que coloca estratégicamente sobre monolitos, estructuras o estatuas icónicas. El artistas convirtió al London Eye en una rueda de bicicleta y al Big Ben en un reloj pulsera. Ahora tiene  más de 65 mil seguidores que lo siguen en Instagram.
Transformó la Torre del Triunfo parisina en un muñequito Lego, al puente Cirkelbroen de Copenhague en ondas alienígenas de abducción, a los leones de la plaza londinense Trafalgar en juguetones mininos, a la catedral de San Pablo en un helado en cucurucho, a la estación de Metro Rådhuset, en Estocolmo.



 

 

It’s possible that the Hunchback of Notre Dame was, in fact, real. In the 1820’s, when restoration began on the cathedral after the French Revolution, there was a “humpbacked stone carver” according to the memoirs of Henry Sibson. Henry was a sculptor who worked at Notre Dame at the same time that Victor Hugo began writing his famous novel #quasimodo #notredame #paris #parisjetaime #parisian #topparisphoto #visitparis #parismaville #igersparis #loves_paris #igersfrance #hunchbackofnotredame #wanderlust #travel #adventure #passionpassport #instagram #cathedral #intrepidtravel #adventure #instagoodmyphoto #victorhugo #bestintravel #paperart #loves_paris #fact #silhouette #architecture #architecturelovers

Una foto publicada por Rich McCor (@paperboyo) el 24 de Oct de 2015 a la(s) 6:43 PDT

 

"Aww, look at that cute cat in the (Azure) window". This is the highlight of Gozo, a natural wonder formed when two limestone sea caves collapsed. If you recognise it, it might be because it was used as the setting of Daenerys Targaryens’ wedding to Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones. If you’re looking for a place to get married, weddings are allowed here (but perhaps hold back on the hundreds of horses, weapons and fighting though) #azurewindow #gozo #malta #gameofthrones #khaldrogo #Daenerystargaryen #GeorgeRRMartin #HBO #Cat #kitten #cats #wedding #naturalwonder #bride #visitgozo #lovemalta #maltaphotography #visitmalta #instamalta #igersmalta #wanderlust #travel #adventure #passionpassport #travelandlife #intrepidtravel #bestintravel #holiday #vacation #sea

Una foto publicada por Rich McCor (@paperboyo) el 7 de Nov de 2015 a la(s) 4:08 PST

 

 

When Charles Lindberg landed at Le Bourget airport at 10:22pm on Saturday, 21st May 1927, he instantly became the most famous man on the planet. No one had ever flown solo, nonstop from New York to Paris before. He had problems finding the airfield though, initially he mistook it for a large industrial complex with bright lights. The lights were, in fact, the headlights of tens of thousands of cars all driven by eager spectators caught in the largest traffic jam in Parisian history #charleslindberg #eiffel #eiffeltower #instaart #paris #parisjetaime #parisian #topparisphoto #visitparis #parismaville #igersparis #loves_paris #igersfrance #citytrip #wanderlust #travel #adventure #passionpassport #instagram #travelandlife #intrepidtravel #adventure #instagoodmyphoto #plane #paperart #loves_paris #aeroplane #silhouette #newyork #nyc #loves_france_

Una foto publicada por Rich McCor (@paperboyo) el 25 de Oct de 2015 a la(s) 10:07 PDT

 

Towards the end of WWI, France built a ‘Second Paris’ near the capital city to confuse German pilots. It was located near the town of Maisons-Laffitte, on a stretch of the River Seine. As well as replicas of iconic landmarks, including the Arc de Triomphe, it even had sham streets lined with electric lights so that from the sky it would look like a real city. Shot for #lpkids (@lonelyplanet's brand for little adventurers) #arcdetriomphe #lonelyplanet #instaart #paris #parisjetaime #parisian #topparisphoto #visitparis #parismaville #igersparis #loves_paris #igersfrance #citytrip #wanderlust #travel #adventure #passionpassport #instagram #travelandlife #intrepidtravel #adventureinstagoodmyphoto #guardiancities #guardiantravelsnaps #bestintravel #lego #paperart #loves_paris #champselysees #silhouette

Una foto publicada por Rich McCor (@paperboyo) el 18 de Oct de 2015 a la(s) 9:08 PDT

 

The Little Mermaid taking a selfie; Shot for #lpkids (@lonelyplanet's brand for little adventurers). Hans Christian Anderson (who wrote the fairy tale) always took some unusual pieces of equipment with him when he travelled, including a rope in case a fire broke out and he was forced to escape through a window. Fortunately he never needed it #lonelyplanet #copenhagen #denmark #kopenhagen #visitcopenhagen #selfiestick #sea #paperart #sky #VisitDenmark #somewhereincopenhagen #citytrip #instaart #igerscopenhagen #wanderlust #travel #adventure #travelbreak #travelandlife #intrepidtravel
#bestintravel #passionpassport #disney #hanschristiananderson #thelittlemermaid #selfie #Denlillehavfrue #cutout #paper

Una foto publicada por Rich McCor (@paperboyo) el 9 de Oct de 2015 a la(s) 11:33 PDT

 

If you were following my @glplondon takeover then you may have already seen this- it's one of my favourite cutout shots so far #cycling #londoneye #thelondoneye #playwithlondon #cocacolalondoneye #adventure #instaphoto #theglobewanderer #lonelyplanet #wanderlust #passionpassport #lifeofadventure @earthfocus @discoverearth #london #instalondon #bbcbritain #lovegreatbritain #worlderlust #londonlive #timeoutlondon #visitlondon #travel #westminster #instaart #paperart #culturetrip_ldn #passport #instagoodmyphoto #londonforyou #mashpics #boredpanda @london

Una foto publicada por Rich McCor (@paperboyo) el 8 de Sep de 2015 a la(s) 11:36 PDT