Art in the Eye of a Needle

wow. that's amazing. thing is, they threw away a very interesting tag to the story...that he sold his entire's lifes work for 20mil. Can you imagine spending 20 million dollars for relatively invisible artwork?

But this part was funny...about Alice in Wonderland..."and I was carrying it towards the needle...then i looked again through the microscope...and she'd gone. disappeared. *sigh* I think I inhaled her." lol
 
"It's misery, it's painstaking..." lol.

Not sure what to make of this. Struggling between a hoax and utterly incredible.
 
infreakincreadible.
I was thinking this was gonna be a deep thought parady thread.
no... fool makes art up in a needle's eye.

faaar out.
 
There have been many in the past who have specialized in miniature carvings, etc.

Many of which sacrificed their vision in the process. At least he is using modern technology to spare his eyes!
 
awesome work. i can't imagine how much patience he must have to do it.

but as a rule of thumb i never purchase art that i need to wear a surgical mask and use a microscope to view.
 
right Robbie

"I had learning disabilities. I can't read or write so I had to find a way to express myself. The teachers made me feel small. Like nothing. I'm trying to show the world there is no nothing."
 
A few years ago, I was privileged to see and photograph Walt Disney's private collection that will someday reside in the Walt Disney Family Museum at the Presidio in SF. The Oscars for Snow White, his first animation camera and optical printer, his letters from Charlie Chaplin, all of his medals and awards.

In his collection, Walt had a pretty massive collection of miniatures, they were obviously a passion of his. Nothing this small but very tiny detailed sculptures and art that went down to about the size of a pea.

I think that if you are creative, this has to capture the imagination. It sure did for Walt.

Dan
 
Based upon the clip, he seems like a typical really motivated innovator who was motivated by his dysfunctional childhood to become a great artist. The $20 million seems just like a lucky break for him.

Dan
 
If you think thats cool, check out Tom Friedman's work..... Same vein, but i think Tom Friedman is slightly more brilliant.

http://www.designboom.com/portrait/friedman.html

He has one piece that i love, its a piece of bubble gum stick to the ceiling of the gallery, then he teases it till it touches the floor, so there is this filamen of bubble gum stretching 15 or 20 feet vertically though the room... Bloody amazing.
 
Here is Anhar with his weird ultra high tech stuff:Drogar-Love(DBG):.......Thanks Anhar great and interesting info!
 
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