Vang Zan Paper Mache Sculpture

This rooster paper mache sculpture features an elongated abstract form in blue, crowned with yellow, evoking movement, light, and poetic tension

Artwork Description

about this paper mache sculpture

This contemporary rooster sculpture stands like a moving horizon at the edge of morning It brings rural memory into vivid presence. The elongated blue body stretches upward with quiet tension and fluid grace. Its long neck feels suspended, like a thought reaching toward light. A touch of yellow crowns the head, glowing like a distant sun or first call of dawn.

The form resists realism, embracing gesture, rhythm, and poetic distortion. The sculpture rests on a simple wooden base, grounding its abstract energy in natural warmth. The contrast heightens its sculptural presence and visual balance. Mashmouli’s mixed media approach gives papier mâché expressive strength and symbolic depth. The rooster becomes a sign, not a figure.

This work bridges sound, memory, and movement through form alone. It invites contemplation, imagination, and a slower reading of space. Display this piece where abstraction and emotion are welcome. Its presence introduces rhythm, color, and quiet intensity.

about the artist

Hamed Mashmouli is an Iranian contemporary sculptor born in Mazandaran, Iran. He holds a bachelor’s degree in graphic design. Mashmouli works across mixed media, sculpture, and illustration, blending concept, texture, and symbolic form in his art.

His sculptures often reflect rural life, memory, and nostalgia. He primarily uses papier‑mâché to create tactile and expressive sculptures. Rooster figures appear frequently in his work, representing cultural symbols of time, life, and morning.

Collectors worldwide seek his rustic papier‑mâché roosters, which appear in online art collections and galleries. Mashmouli has participated in numerous group exhibitions and held solo shows highlighting his sculptural language.

His “Vang Zan” exhibition explored rooster calls and morning life, evoking memories of village life and cultural heritage. Mashmouli’s work continues to connect tradition, rhythm, and visual storytelling, engaging viewers with playful yet meaningful forms.

View his Dubai collection of available artworks here

care

Dust your paper mache sculpture often using a soft, dry cloth of soft brush. Avoid the use of water, chemical and abrasive cleaners.

Copyright

This rooster sculpture is one of a kind original therefore, all copyrights and reproduction rights are reserved by the artist.