# Cardboard Flying Sculptures Daniel Agdag's Cardboard Art Pieces Mimic Fantastic Flying Machines By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2014-10-28 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cardboard-art References: [thisiscolossal](http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/08/imaginative-industrial-flying-machines-made-from-cardboard-by-daniel-agdag/) & [publicoffice.au](http://www.publicoffice.com.au/Home) These impressive [cardboard art sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cardboard-chaos) by Daniel Agdag look as though they are moments away from being able to take to the skies. The [fantastical flying machine sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flying-machine-set) are part of a series by Agdad called 'The Principles of Aerodynamics,' which also happened to be part of the artist's first solo exhibition. Although the series seems to be just a bunch of awesome flying machines, Agdad describes that on a deeper level, the art pieces communicate the "Ongoing pursuit of escape through the metaphor of flight." Rather than creating these amazing sculptures from detailed blueprints and drawings, what's truly noteworthy about each of these sculptures is that they were made using only what came out of Agdad's mind and [cuts of cardboard](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/museum-for-papirkunst). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 36% | Activity: 25% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Cardboard Art Sculptures:** Artists can explore the potential in creating intricate art pieces using cardboard materials. - **Fantastical Flying Machines:** Designers can create unconventional and creative flying machines through art and engineering. - **Pursuit of Escape Through Flight Metaphor:** Creators can use flight as a metaphor for escapism and explore different mediums to communicate it. ### Who This Affects Most - **Art:** Artists can use cardboard as a medium for sculptures that are affordable and aesthetically pleasing to customers. - **Design:** Designers can explore the potential of cardboard as a material for designing affordable flying machines. - **Marketing and Advertising:** Brands can use the metaphor of flight as a creative concept for their marketing campaigns to evoke emotional responses from their audience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Cardboard-Inspired Ceramic Household Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cardboard-collection.md) - [Sculptural Paper Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fragmenti.md) - [Cardboard Box-Transformed Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/box-exhibition.md) - [Winged Storage Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flutterbox.md) - [Otherworldly Wooden Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wooden-sculptures-1.md) - [Geometric Wooden Art Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aleph-geddis.md) - [Video Game-Inspired Hovercrafts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mario-kart-hovercraft.md) - [Historic Bird-Like Contraption Recreations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flying-machine-set.md) - [Upcycled Waste Material Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cardboard-furniture-design.md)