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Ethereal Woven Metal Leaf and Seed Installations by Michelle Mckinney
U.K. artist Michelle Mckinney examines the contrast of manmade materials with forms of nature in her ethereal installations of leaves, seeds, and butterflies formed from handcut woven metal. The artist cuts each shape from copper, brass, or steel mesh which is then colored and assembled into the forms seen here. You can see more of her work over on Facebook and in her portfolio. (via Colossal Submissions)
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Meticulously Wrapped Aluminum Wire Sculptures by Seung Mo Park

SON MYUNG HEE, detail / 2010 / Aluminum wire, fiberglass lifecasting.

SON MYUNG HEE / 2010 / Aluminum wire, fiberglass lifecasting.

Wedding / 2009 / Aluminum wire, fiberglass lifecasting.

Han Hye yeon / 2011 / Aluminum wire, fiberglass lifecasting.

Han Hye yeon, detail / 2011 / Aluminum wire, fiberglass lifecasting.

Kim Seong Su / 2010 / Aluminum wire, fiberglass, lifecasting.

Kim Seong Su, detail / 2010 / Aluminum wire, fiberglass lifecasting.

Lie Sand Bong’s Dress / 2008 / Aluminum wire, fiberglass lifecasting

Lie Sand Bong’s Dress, detail / 2008 / Aluminum wire, fiberglass lifecasting
Korean artist Seung Mo Park (previously) continues to amaze with his astonishingly crafted figurative sculptures made with tightly wrapped layers of aluminum wire based on fiberglass forms. The works shown here are part of the Brooklyn-based artist’s Human series where he recreates the delicate wrinkles and folds of clothing as well as the sinuous musculature of the human body in metallic layers reminiscent of tree rings. He’s also sculpted bicycles, musical instruments and other forms as part of his Object series. (via My Modern Met)
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Stop Motion Wire and Paper Music Video by Patator Prod
There are some fantastic sequences in this brief stop motion clip by Victor Haegelin of Patator Prod accompanied by music from Professor Kliq. Haegelin relies entirely on bent wire and paper to create everything you see and it’s amazing how fluid all the individual wire strands become when animated like this, wish it went a bit longer. (via vimeo)
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Intricate Wire Drawings by CW Roelle
Artist CW Roelle lives and works in Providence, Rhode Island where he creates dense and detailed illustrations using carefully bent wire. While taking a life drawing course in 1997 Roelle was suddenly overcome with the urge to bend the lines he had already committed to paper. That night, and for many nights after, he began to recreate his line drawings with metal wire. You can see much more of his work over on Facebook, and he has some pieces available at 13FOREST. (via faith is torment)
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Luminous Wire Birds in Trees by Cédric Le Borgne
As part of the 2012 Festival Arbres en Lumière, an outdoor tree light festival in Geneva, Switzerland, artist Cédric Le Borgne (previously) installed a pair of large birds just off Rue de la Fontaine. Titled Le Désir et la Menace the birds were constructed from wire and lit from below in a style previously seen in his figurative works giving the forms a glowing, weightless appearance. See much more over on his website. (via ruines humaines)
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Wire Trees by Kevin Iris
In his early 20s, Wisconsin artist Kevin Iris became obsessed with growing small bonsai trees and over time he amassed a miniature forest of over 20 trees in his home. One aspect of shaping bonsai trees is learning how to properly “train” the branches to grow in a certain direction. This is often accomplished by using stiff wires wrapped around the branches to slowly guide them in the right direction. At one point Iris had a particularly stubborn tree nearly encased in wire when he suddenly he could make things a lot easier for himself by removing the tree completely. Years later he’s made dozens of wire trees that have appeared in galleries and juried shows, some of which are even available for sale online.
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