Teo showcasing his paper-cutting skill
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Graphic Design and Multimedia alumnus Eten
Teo recently made a name for himself. Teo, the founder of Redcut Paper
Cutting, is a Malaysian-born artist with more than 12 years of paper-cutting
experience. His hard work, talent and perseverance for the past decades
finally paid off when Netflix approached him to feature his paper-cut
artwork on its platform. Teo’s collaboration with Netflix further extended
his reach as his artwork was spotlighted on different platforms of Netflix;
across various economies like Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Vietnam.
Teo first came in contact with paper cutting in middle school. It all
happened when his family wanted to decorate their house during the festive
season of “The Chinese New Year.” They came up with an idea and suggested
him to cut out some patterns with just red paper. He then began learning the
craft on his own and started posting pictures of his work on social media.
He gradually began to receive orders from families and friends and that
continued to hone his skills.
“At first, I was perplexed as to why Netflix would want to create a
serious paper-cut piece,” Teo admitted. He mentioned that rather than
working with him to digitalise a physical piece of artwork, Netflix could
have worked with other illustrators and graphic designers on digital
projects. After all, the Netflix team still needed Teo to cut the paper
on-site before they could film and take pictures of it. However, after many
discussions, he realised that Netflix was sincere and wanted to use the most
original traditional art to bring out the entire New Year atmosphere.
The stunning work of art, which took Teo almost a week to produce, was
centred around the Chinese word "Fu" which directly translates as blessings
or good fortune. The artwork is also designed to symbolise the happiness of
the celebration and the prosperity it will bring to all homes.
Teo’s paper-cut artwork for Netflix
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