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Unusual Artwork Combines Ordinary People And Disposable Objects

Posted by Zeon Santos in Art, Art & Design, Pictures on December 15, 2011 at 10:29 pm

These sculptures are so beautifully crafted, and so finely detailed, that rendering them on aluminum roasting pans and trays is almost a shame, since these flimsy, throwaway objects can so easily be destroyed.

Created by Idan Friedman, these are classical styled portraits with a modern twist, recyclable works of art that hopefully won’t end up in a recycling bin.

Link –via Booooooom

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Wedge of Metal Swiss Cheese by Bruce Gray

Posted by Alex in Art on May 9, 2010 at 1:01 am

We featured this sculpture of a wedge of Swiss cheese by Bruce Gray made from welded aluminum on Neatorama way back in 2007 – so we’re doubly pleased when Bruce added his portfolio of awesome sculptures to the Neatorama Art Blog.

Check it out here: Link | Bruce’s website

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Hyper-Detailed Airplane Models

Posted by Johnny Cat in Art on December 17, 2009 at 1:45 pm

(Photo: George F. Lee, Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

Retired dentist Young C. Park used aluminum to create incredibly detailed, realistic models of a Corsair and a P-51 Mustang. His airframes incorporate rods and pulley action, just like the real thing.

Using a tweezers, the controls can be moved. All cables and linkages are in place to work the wing control surfaces as well. Young Park has since carved a pilot’s face and hands from solid aluminum and built an articulated pilot to sit in the cockpit.

Link

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Model Cars Made From Aluminum Cans

Posted by Miss Cellania in Art, Auto & Transportation on December 4, 2009 at 11:55 am

New Zealander Sandy Sanderson needed a new hobby to occupy his time as he recovered from a motorcycle accident, so he started making model cars from discarded aluminum cans. As you can see, he’s gotten very good at making what he calls CanCars. See more of his creations at Jalopnik. Link -via Digg

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Tower Snake by Huang Yong Ping

Posted by Alex in Architecture, Art on July 9, 2009 at 3:17 pm

Photo: Gladstone Gallery

You’re looking at Tower Snake, a spiral ramp built with bamboo and cast-aluminum snake skeleton by Chinese artist Huang Yong Ping, currently on display at the Gladstone Gallery in New York.

The Gallery describes Yong Ping’s creation in amusing art-speak as "subtly transforming the cruciform symbol of Christian salvation into the tangled figure of Edenic tempation" (huh?) but I say it’s pretty darn cool to imagine walking into the belly of a giant snake: Link | More photos at the Gladstone Gallery

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