On November 24, 1874, the American Joseph Glidden received a patent for the production of barbed wire, which subsequently unexpectedly attracted the people of art. In honor of the 139th anniversary of this invention, Novate.ru has prepared a review of stunning sculptures and paintings using barbed wire.
Angels and Demons
British sculptor Derek Kinsett (Derek Kinzett) long ago and without regret changed the stone to barbed wire. "/>
Wire days
Frank Plant (Frank plant) twists and welds whole pictures from barbed and ordinary wire, telling about life in all its diversity.
The artist's collection includes both everyday scenes and more provocative images made of barbed wire.
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Other technique is used Gavin Worf (Gavin worth) from Zimbabwe. Like a few strokes of a pencil, he "outlines" the contours with a single piece of thin wire. "A minimum of details and clarity of lines is the best way to achieve maximum expressiveness of a three-dimensional" picture "", - I am sure Gavin.
Stories in detail
The artist who works under the nickname CW Roelleon the contrary, he fills his paintings with a huge amount of detail. Depending on the degree of elaboration of the figures of the characters and the background, the work on one wire painting takes from half an hour to several months.
An eternity long coffee break
Ruth Jensen (Ruth Jensen) prefers 3D format. A striking example is sculpture Coffee man, created with the participation of a sitter. The wire portrait conveys the whole spectrum of emotions experienced by a person during the long-awaited break with a glass of coffee. To the envy of the audience Coffee man " />
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Photo you can enter
Italian artist Bendetta Mori Ubaldini (Bendetta mori ubaldini) calls his wire sculptures 3D photographs. For each of them, she carefully thinks out the background, chooses colors and lighting.
Blinded from what was
Casey McMahon (Kasey mcmahon) created an original self-portrait from hundreds of meters of wire and multi-colored computer wires.
Trick Dresses
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Lee has a bright personality and has a name. Even the "postures" of invisible women dressed in thorny outfits are not repeated. Exhibition visitors Wire Couture Collection Audrey, Coco, Vivienne, Bridget and Gwen were easily identified.
Metal menagerie
British Chris Moss (Chris moss) decorates his estate with wire sculptures of his own making. Numerous dogs, horses, hares and other metal animals look like drawings that come to life.
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Ladies with an iron character
Korean artist Song Mo Park (Seung mo park) adjusts the layers of wire so tightly that the finished sculptures look like cast.
Bonus: Music with spikes
There are also wire artists in Russia. So, at the annual cultural and political forum Sawmill the original art installation was presented " />
… Author - Perm artist Alexander Zhunev - in addition to the wire, he used the "classic" blue electrical tape.