The artist uses no mechanical devices during the reworking process to make his masterpieces, and tough car and tractor tires take a very long time to manually carve and sculpt.
July 08, 2014
Wim Delvoye's Rubber Carvings Turn Tires Into Art
While Belgian artist Wim Delvoye isn’t the first person to create art with used tires, he might just be the most talented name in the niche. That’s because his utterly gorgeous creations manage to maintain the structure of the tires while incorporating elements from nature, such as flowers and vines, so the viewer thinks of the delicate beauty of Mother Earth while never forgetting that they are looking at something totally industrial.
The artist uses no mechanical devices during the reworking process to make his masterpieces, and tough car and tractor tires take a very long time to manually carve and sculpt.
The artist uses no mechanical devices during the reworking process to make his masterpieces, and tough car and tractor tires take a very long time to manually carve and sculpt.
July 07, 2014
Mexican container city
This is a container city located in Cholula, Puebla in Mexico. It is about 2 hours away from Mexico City, a few blocks away from the Great Pyramid of Cholula, which is the world’s largest monument, and the largest pre-columbian pyramid (by volume).
Self-Taught Artist Ben Young Layers Glass Sheets Together To Form Ocean Waves
Sydney-based artist Ben Young creates astonishing glass sculptures that look just like ocean waves. Young puts layer upon layer of hand-cut laminated glass sheets and then hand-carves them into waves and other water forms.
The artist turns the glass sheets into water by hand, drawing, cutting and crafting them from the beginning to the end without the use of any computers. The planning and sketching are the longest and most difficult parts.
Young has spent most of his life by the sea so he has always been inspired by the ocean. It comes with no surprise, then, that he focuses on the sea, trying to capture what he has seen during all those years near the ocean. “I love watching the two dimensional shapes evolve into three-dimensional creations and the different way the light plays inside the glass,” writes the Young. “I love the liquid qualities the glass brings with it. It enables me to play with lighting and watch the glass react.”
The artist turns the glass sheets into water by hand, drawing, cutting and crafting them from the beginning to the end without the use of any computers. The planning and sketching are the longest and most difficult parts.
Young has spent most of his life by the sea so he has always been inspired by the ocean. It comes with no surprise, then, that he focuses on the sea, trying to capture what he has seen during all those years near the ocean. “I love watching the two dimensional shapes evolve into three-dimensional creations and the different way the light plays inside the glass,” writes the Young. “I love the liquid qualities the glass brings with it. It enables me to play with lighting and watch the glass react.”
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