All Blog Posts Tagged 'Nails' (4)

Massive Seascape Formed from 500,000 Fishhooks

Cuban artist Yoan Capote uses various types of media to create visually challenging pieces. This project Isla (Seascape) is a 26-foot wide piece constructed of oil, nails, and approximately 500,000 fishhooks. According to the artist, the piece took about 6 months to construct along with the help of 30 assistants. From a distance, the peaceful seascape is a calm and…

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Added by Katie Hosmer on March 20, 2012 at 9:00am — No Comments

Striking Nails Sculpture

After we featured the unbelievable nail art by Marcus Levine, we were surprised and delighted that he found our post to tell us about his striking new piece. His first public commission, Hung Out to Dry is made up of a stainless steel shaped panel which has 28,000 nails protruding from it! The… Continue

Added by alice on April 30, 2011 at 12:30pm — 3 Comments

The Extraordinary Life of Nails (15 pics)

Who knew nails could be so dramatic? Using very ordinary objects from his toolbox, photographer Andrei Nikolaev of Russia manipulates nails to create highly imaginative scenes.

Nikolaev's pieces remind us of Czech photographer Vlad Artazov's work which we featured, here at theMET, about a…

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Added by Eugene on July 7, 2010 at 12:30pm — 6 Comments

Modern Mosaic Art Using Corks, Nails, and Toothpicks by Saimir Strati: Albania

Saimir Strati is an Albanian artist who is regarded as one of the world's most well-known modern mosaic artists. He has used materials including nails, toothpicks, corks, sea glass, eggshells, compact discs, coffee beans, porcelain and mirror glass among other materials.

2008 - In Progress

On August 8, 2008 the artist began his most… Continue

Added by Eugene on August 29, 2008 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments

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