Sorry for this late reply. So I had asked about flat rectangular models. JC Nolan, Hans Dybkj?r, Ron Koh, and David Mitchell replied, showing and mentioning some wonderful models! They also mentioned a couple of names regarding this type of origami. There doesn't seem to be much consensus regarding the name of this type of origami, although there are certain similarities, as Hans pointed out. Thanks to David's message, I was able to find a wonderful article of his authorship I had once read and enjoyed ver much! Design Styles Overview: http://origamiheaven.com/designstylesoverview.htm
In the article David calls this style "pictorial origami" and he defines it like this: "Pictorial origami uses paper which is white one side and a single plain colour the other (or a different plain colour each side) to create flat (but not necessarily rectangular) two-colour images of objects, figures, landscapes etc. Many minimalist folds are pictorial, since this technique dramatically increases the representational potential of a few simple folds." I'm surprised he didn't mention that in his message. Well I liked the name very much so I'll stick with it. David had also mentioned the following in his reply,: "It seems to me that there is quite a difference between this technique ... creating recognisable (I hope!) pictures and the creation of bi-colour patterns and I don't think they ought to be conflated." I personally don't agree although I must confess that I don't have a strong position regarding this. There's the medium and then there's the subject: a figurative and an abstract painting are both paintings no matter what they represent. I suppose this would also be true with "origami paintings." Well, that's just my two cents : ) Anyway, thank you all for your great help. I actually was inspired and ended up creating my own pictorial origami model. I decided to simply call it Landscape. I hope you guys like it; you get the lighter tone of green by placing the model over a light source: Here it is: http://tinyurl.com/p8347ce Cheers!
