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Unusual Artwork Combines Ordinary People And Disposable Objects

Zeon Santos — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:29:38 +0000

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

Wedge of Metal Swiss Cheese by Bruce Gray

Alex — Sun, 09 May 2010 08:01:23 +0000

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

Hyper-Detailed Airplane Models

Johnny Cat — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:45:46 +0000

(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

Model Cars Made From Aluminum Cans

Miss Cellania — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:55:05 +0000

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

Tower Snake by Huang Yong Ping

Alex — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:17:23 +0000

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

Aluminum Can No Match for World’s Electricity

Alex — Tue, 09 Aug 2005 22:21:31 +0000

Build a machine to crush aluminum can using four
times the world’s electricity: $48 million.

Crush a can: $1 million.

Newfound ability of geeky scientists to crush aluminum cans: Priceless. Link