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Added on the 30/08/2016 17:36:12 - Copyright : Reuters EN
Ever since the first neanderthal smeared color on a cave wall, humans have been captivated and obsessed by art. Works from art masters of the past continue to be timeless, but the modern world has opened up new possibilities for art. Technology has given humans more tools and much more free time, so the amount and variety of art has simply exploded. Here are 5 of the most creative, quirky, and downright baffling new forms of art which could only have been possible in our crazy modern world.
Indian sculptural artist Kamlesh creates tiny sculptures of Hindu gods painstakingly carved out of pencil lead With neither a microscope nor any complicated tools in sight, Kamlesh uses nothing more than his own eyesight and a simple, pointed instrument to carve intricate miniature sculptures into pencil lead. Kamlesh reportedly began working in this microscopic scale in 2004 as a way of making ends but his career really took off when he created a profile of Lord Ganesha on a rice grain, becoming a local celebrity as a result. Now he performs his work across northern India and children come out in droves to watch as he carves his tiny sculptures.
Japanese creative team immerses the world with a mix of art and technology, lighting the future of art.
Japanese creative team immerses the world with a mix between art and technology, lighting the future of art.
A Taiwanese artist creates miniature sculptures as small as 0.5 millimeters using various types of pencil lead.