The Incredible Wire Sculptures of Ivan Lovatt

Artist Ivan Lovatt has recreated the faces of celebrities such as Michael Jackson or The Beatles, using nothing but chicken wire.

Ivan Lovatt is one of those artists who are always looking for new media to experiment with, and for him chicken wire proved to be just what he needed. Before starting to mold chicken wire into intricate portraits, Ivan used it to give structure to some of his earlier sculptures. At one point, he began creating wildlife out of the unusual medium, and as his skills developed, he moved to celebrity portraits.

Most of his wire portraits take over a month to complete and about one and a half times larger than life size. Somehow, he manages to twist, bend and pin the wire in such a way that his portraits end up so detailed you can actually see every hair on their head. He became a professional sculptor six years ago, and since then , his works have been displayed in galleries and museums all around the world. LINK

Pieces in Motion

Watch as tons of steel move like a feather in the wind, a prime example of kinetics in action. LINK: Youtube

Wonderful classic monster sculptures

Matt Staggs sez, "This young sculptor's work is amazing. Just check out the detailing. He apparently specializes in the Universal Monsters, particularly the Gill Man. He said that he was inspired by the old Aurora models."

The Creepy Creativity of Adam "Kreaturekid" Dougherty (Thanks, Matt, Via: Submitterator!), Via: Boingboing

The Spiral Jetty In The Great Salt Lake In Utah

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The Spiral Jetty, considered to be the central work of American sculptor Robert Smithson, is an earthwork sculpture constructed in 1970.

Built entirely of mud, salt crystals, basalt rocks, earth, and water on the shore of the Great Salt Lake near Rozel Point in Utah, The Spiral Jetty forms a counterclockwise coil jutting from the shore of the lake which is only visible when the level of the Great Salt Lake falls below an elevation of 4,197.8 feet. LINK: The Presurfer

Al Farrow's Guns & Ammo Reliquaries

Trigger Finger of Santa Guerra

When I die and become Saint Neatorama, I’d like sculptor Al Farrow to make me a reliquary to treasure one of my body parts. Presumably my blogging pinkie. Al has made some 40 unusual reliquaries, mausoleums and monuments out of guns and ammo parts, dedicated to preserving the body parts of fictional saints.

Link – as suggested by Minnesotastan in this Neatorama post by John Farrier

Lamp by Roger Wood

Here's the latest Klockwerks newsletter from mad sculptor Roger Wood, a clockmaker/assembage sculptor who's branching out into glorious lamps. LINK

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Steampunk chronulator

Emmanuel, a French sculptor, was inspired by the Chronulator DIY clock-kits to make this handsome steampunk clocke out of a tea box and some spare parts:

Steampunk Chronulator, Via: Boingboing

Josh Keyes

Josh Keyes is a Northern California painter and sculptor. He creates work that asks questions about the implications of urban sprawl and its impact on the environment.

Josh Keyes is interested in creating psychological narratives set in closed systems that express the behavior and interaction between humans and animals. LINK