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How this Cardboard Sculptor Makes Lifelike Human Statues | Obsessed | WIRED

Cardboard artist James Lake describes his work as “a cardboard sculpture in its purest sense.” James takes recycled materials and turns them into significant pieces of art. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► Follow WIRED: Instagram ►► Twitter ►►…

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Cardboard artist James Lake describes his work as “a cardboard sculpture in its purest sense.” James takes recycled materials and turns them into significant pieces of art.

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  1. Aaron

    October 27, 2021 at 4:33 pm

    Word of the day kids “corrugated”

  2. George Dion

    October 27, 2021 at 4:34 pm

    This guy needs to create a massive Shiba Inu crypto coin

  3. TheLegend27

    October 27, 2021 at 4:36 pm

    I am glad he never folded.

  4. BarronTheNobleman

    October 27, 2021 at 4:40 pm

    You guys did a whole 10 minute video on him and his cardboard sculptures but couldn’t even put the mans name in the tittle. Why couldn’t it have been “How James Lake uses cardboard to make lifelike sculptures”. Impressive video nonetheless

    • A

      October 27, 2021 at 7:41 pm

      Because that’s not how people get to click these type of videos

    • A K

      October 27, 2021 at 8:10 pm

      It Is a form of clickbait and making the algorithm promote the video.

    • Tinderbox

      October 28, 2021 at 9:45 am

      “Why This Guy Rips Open His Neighbors’ Amazon Boxes”

    • UFCExpertAnalysis

      October 28, 2021 at 2:03 pm

      They all do this, it’s beyond disrespectful 🤝

    • H Kr

      October 28, 2021 at 2:09 pm

      8 SECRET Cardboard Tricks BIG PAPER DOESN’T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT

    • Stelladona Confredo Butler

      October 28, 2021 at 6:49 pm

      The show is called Obsessed: How This Guy….. there are quite a few

    • BarronTheNobleman

      October 28, 2021 at 8:04 pm

      @Stelladona Confredo Butler that just makes it disrespectful x’s the number of videos they have in the category. It could’ve been named “Obsession: How talented individuals______”. I mean I understand there’s an algorithm and clickbate generates views; so the why is really rhetorical. But I guess there’s only one way to answer my critics…. “You’ll never believe what this OP says in the comment section, your mind will be blown”

  5. BarronTheNobleman

    October 27, 2021 at 4:40 pm

    You guys did a whole 10 minute video on him and his cardboard sculptures but couldn’t even put the mans name in the title. Why couldn’t it have been “How James Lake uses cardboard to make lifelike sculptures”. Impressive video nonetheless

    • KL Productions

      October 29, 2021 at 10:27 pm

      I think you may have misspelled the word “title”.

    • BarronTheNobleman

      October 30, 2021 at 12:08 am

      @KL Productions thanks for the correction 👍

    • KL Productions

      October 30, 2021 at 12:11 am

      @BarronTheNobleman any time

  6. Ri P

    October 27, 2021 at 4:40 pm

    Absolutely fabulous, amazing, and brilliant. Those pieces of art didn’t get enough camera time – I want more! The finesse is astounding – with cardboard no less. Who knew? One man can change a point of view and into beauty. Thank you for that. 🌹💖

  7. Kristeena 🤳 𝓕u*С*К МЕ - СНЕ𝓒𝓚 𝓜𝓨 Р𝓡0𝓕𝓘𝓛e

    October 27, 2021 at 4:43 pm

    This guy needs to create a massive Shiba Inu crypto coin

    • Wolfsmaul-GER

      October 27, 2021 at 5:21 pm

      scam bot

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    October 27, 2021 at 4:51 pm

    These videos makes our days better

  9. Xyzbolt Xyz

    October 27, 2021 at 4:56 pm

    Everything can become a sculpture
    I demise to believe otherwise

    • Nunya Biznes

      October 28, 2021 at 10:30 am

      Didn’t one artist used literal crap?

  10. VinnY

    October 27, 2021 at 5:18 pm

    It’s pretty admirable how he didn’t turn this whole thing into a pity party over his missing leg. Take some notes.

    • Aaron w.

      October 27, 2021 at 8:02 pm

      Because it doesn’t definite him, like how you want to make it about that.

    • Aaron

      October 27, 2021 at 8:02 pm

      Because it doesn’t definite him, like how you want to make it about that.

  11. Wolfsmaul-GER

    October 27, 2021 at 5:22 pm

    art has always been about unusuality

  12. Sas 1uk

    October 27, 2021 at 5:29 pm

    AMAZING. Thanks.

  13. Jeff Snow

    October 27, 2021 at 7:10 pm

    There are no mistakes… only happy accidents.

    • asap world

      October 27, 2021 at 10:42 pm

      Bob Ross team is here.

    • Nunya Biznes

      October 28, 2021 at 10:31 am

      That’s what my mom called me, minus the “happy”. 😋

  14. Slartibartfast

    October 27, 2021 at 7:44 pm

    I kind of stopped kind of watching after kind of a couple of kind of minutes!

  15. Bloo Kolla

    October 27, 2021 at 8:50 pm

    Good for the bonfire next week.

  16. Yoel Lebovits

    October 27, 2021 at 9:39 pm

    And I was so proud Of myself when I made Google cardboard once.

  17. JAIME LUIS

    October 27, 2021 at 9:47 pm

    Right when it couldn’t get any more amazing, he reveals he has 1 leg

  18. Joseph Pearson

    October 27, 2021 at 10:13 pm

    Never heard anyone say “kind of” so much in ten minutes

    • Nunya Biznes

      October 28, 2021 at 10:32 am

      It’s his inner millennial probably, it’s kinda common filler

  19. David Jaslow

    October 27, 2021 at 10:54 pm

    WoW! This so cool! Like papier-mâché with cardboard.I love cardboard .My first job was breaking down heavy duty boxes for office furniture with a razor knife. I slice boxes open in seconds.
    I definitely want to try making a T-Rex head. What is the name of the stiffening agent for material? “Pabapol?

    • Margaret MacLellan

      October 29, 2021 at 1:51 am

      Paverpol. Bit tricky to get in the U.S.A., though.

    • David Jaslow

      October 29, 2021 at 1:53 am

      Thanks Dave

  20. evan linsey

    October 27, 2021 at 11:24 pm

    “this guy” lmao

  21. rin

    October 28, 2021 at 12:32 am

    hooollyyy crap this is amazing

  22. Pietro

    October 28, 2021 at 1:47 am

    Here before 12k views on a 8.4 mi subs channel

  23. Sam Hardy

    October 28, 2021 at 4:27 am

    No glue?
    He should paint them

  24. TheWheelofLife100

    October 28, 2021 at 6:35 am

    I’m board of these videos.

  25. Justa Youtuber

    October 29, 2021 at 2:27 am

    He’s the Chairman of the Board

    • Gentch Nelson

      November 8, 2021 at 3:00 pm

      The cardman of the board

  26. joseph jennings

    October 29, 2021 at 4:55 pm

    I really thought that hand was flipping me off through out the video. Had to look at my on hands to know it’s pointing at something.

  27. ern gaming

    October 29, 2021 at 5:14 pm

    card

  28. Zaniyah Molly

    October 30, 2021 at 9:26 am

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  29. z

    October 30, 2021 at 6:42 pm

    inspiring

  30. Ben Pesh

    October 31, 2021 at 4:32 am

    I got most of the way through the video before noticing that James only has one leg

    Edit: I noticed literally just before he mentioned it

  31. IIoWoII

    November 2, 2021 at 5:39 pm

    Nice echo-y location

  32. Maximus Augustus

    November 5, 2021 at 4:02 pm

    imagine displaying in an area people visit with their kids and spoiled brats start attacking the sculptures with their fingers and irresponsible self entitled parents laughing and gently telling their kids “don’t touch thaaaaat” and laughing. but damage will be done no matter what, OH well.

  33. Eric Powery

    November 7, 2021 at 12:29 am

    Dude kinda looks like Jimmy Kimmel

  34. Spacefart

    November 8, 2021 at 6:18 pm

    A bit too big to be considered ‘lifelike’!!!

  35. Omaer 1

    November 9, 2021 at 7:32 am

    Very Nice Bro! SubhanAllah(SWT).

  36. MrMarty12357

    November 9, 2021 at 10:35 am

    I used to live in the same building as James. He is a wondeful person with an amazing talent.

  37. professorweeto

    November 9, 2021 at 3:29 pm

    Wonder if he made a cardboard leg.

  38. DanielTsachev

    November 9, 2021 at 3:48 pm

    🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

  39. J G

    November 9, 2021 at 5:16 pm

    Seems as though the reinforced material would make an excellent set of Wallace & Gromit style teeth…

  40. Customer Service Manager

    November 10, 2021 at 8:06 pm

    I had a cardboard box fort w/ computer controls in crayon.

  41. Hritvik Tripathi

    November 11, 2021 at 1:38 am

    It’s amazing

  42. dimitreze

    November 11, 2021 at 1:35 pm

    great technique but the sculptures are just ordinary
    people standing, people reaching, people watching the phone
    it happens a lot with artists that have a different technique. they tend to think that the technique is enough

    • Daniel Lassam-Jones

      November 11, 2021 at 3:26 pm

      I think you should look closer, and think a bit deeper.

    • dimitreze

      November 11, 2021 at 4:51 pm

      @Daniel Lassam-Jones a random on the internet telling me how to look at art. sure, buster

  43. Patricia Ann Demello

    November 11, 2021 at 6:33 pm

    This is amazing.

  44. Late Motha

    November 12, 2021 at 3:05 am

    You’re amazing!

  45. josemv25

    November 12, 2021 at 5:16 am

    Is that hand in the background giving the finger?

  46. Valerie Giesen

    November 12, 2021 at 2:22 pm

    What a sweet gentleman.

  47. Machine Noise

    November 12, 2021 at 2:40 pm

    Absolutely amazing

  48. mulln merk

    November 12, 2021 at 8:47 pm

    That’s super cool 😎 👌

  49. Will Brown

    November 12, 2021 at 11:25 pm

  50. TVG GAMEZ CO

    November 12, 2021 at 11:27 pm

    Imagine dropping your cigarette in his studio

  51. TVG GAMEZ CO

    November 12, 2021 at 11:33 pm

    I love different types of art but this looks like a pain in the rear to even attempt this at this level

  52. JoJo JUNIOR

    November 14, 2021 at 9:43 am

    Amazing!!!

  53. Artisan

    November 15, 2021 at 6:59 am

    One word…. “Impressive”

  54. mary martin

    November 15, 2021 at 4:29 pm

    Amazing

  55. ElmwoodParkHulk

    November 15, 2021 at 5:15 pm

    I would think it’s not archival . I would think unless it’s sealed , over time it will warp then eventually disintegrate into dust ….but hey eventually everything does , even the finest paintings will fail . Talent off the scale ….

  56. entyce66

    November 16, 2021 at 2:07 am

    Genius

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