2D to 3D

2 dimensional planes become 3 dimensional, with minimal cuts, tensioned bends and structural folds.

Bird, 1967,  sculptured aluminum sheet, cut, folded and bent, on a brazilian marble base, H 81 cm (32") x W 112 cm (44") x D 41 cm (16").
[3 cut, 3 folds, 4 bends, 2 standing positions] 

Courtesy of Mark Lukas Fine Art.

2D to 3D Designs Become Topological Sculptures

Bauhaus philosophy centered on the act of building: Josef Albers taught students to explore conceptual construction using a single sheet of paper, cut and folded, to create spatial designs and artworks. HB studied with Albers at at Yale School of Art. 

Albers came to the Yale School of Art in 1950. As department chair, "he reimagined the curriculum by integrating painting, sculpture, graphic arts, and architecture under the common purpose of design.. Albers taught that the "unique qualities of perceptual understanding in visual education are that they are applicable to all areas of art—architecture, fine arts, design, photography, and all of the crafts. Perceptual understanding always is relevant, since it transcends all styles and time frames—it is never in or out of date." Blurring the distinction between the fine arts and applied arts, Albers "transformed the teaching of art and design in the 20th century by asserting that the point of making of art is not the finished product, but the process—that art is not an object, art is an experience."

Note: the titles for these works are new, for practical purposes, not HB's.