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Isaac Cordal. La cómedie humaine – Brussels, Belgium September 13, 2016 Romantisme du chaos – Isaac Cordal June 28, 2016 Gadekunst, Kristiansand.

Isaac Cordal

Norway The Crystal Ship, Oostende, Belgium April 21, 2016 Welcome, solo show, Gaeta, Italy March 17, 2016 Cement Eclipses @ NYC December 21, 2015 Follow the leaders @Fragil show, Brussels. Tiny cement sculptures melting into the streets. In several European cities like London, Barcelona and Berlin, you can spot these small cement sculptures of people in different locations and positions.

Tiny cement sculptures melting into the streets

The artist behind this work is Isaac Cordal from London. The figures are all made in cement and is about 10 inches big. They represent how the man leaves his citizen role and becomes one with the city, almost like camouflage. The art work is something between sculpture and photography, because the photographs of the sculptures in different settings are used as a witness in later exhibitions. Other artists have used other types of materials when making sculptures, like Efes Pilsen beer cans. Dalton Ghetti – Des mines de crayons sculptées impressionnantes. Dalton Ghetti – Des mines de crayons sculptées impressionnantes Une série de sculptures réalisées dans des mines de crayons par Dalton Ghetti, un américain de 49 ans, charpentier de profession.

Dalton Ghetti – Des mines de crayons sculptées impressionnantes

Travaillant sans loupe, avec simplement des cutteurs ou des aiguilles, le résultat qu’il obtient est simplement hallucinant ! Via BookofJoe. Walter Martin & Paloma Muñoz. Minimiam. Tiny human figures on food transformed into landscapes. A food imaginatively transformed into a variety of landscapes by Japanese student Akiko Ida, 37, and Pierre Javelle, 39. And in an effort to catch out lazy-eyed observers, the pair have included tiny figures and props to make their scrumptious settings seem real at a glance. Working from a home studio in Paris, the photography duo have devoted hundreds of hours into tricking onlookers with tiny sets in their mesmerising ‘minimiam’ series. Included in the collection are arctic animals playing on top of marshmallow icebergs… … And even a sugar mine Cleaning up dangerous radioactive waste on a plate Renowned food photographer Akiko, 37, said, “As a child I would take pictures of different kinds of food and classify them in a journal.

Little People - a tiny street art project. The World’s Smallest Library. Since 1969, Jozsef Tari has collected over 4,500 miniature books.

The World’s Smallest Library

His collections includes a wide range of themes from religion to politics, music, sports, and more. His smallest booklet is 2.9 x 3.2 mm (0.11 x 0.12 inches), which is recognized as the world’s smallest book. Photos © respective owner Link via Toxel and ilovepecs. Home. It is a Small World After All. “Glass Cathedrals” is a collection of art boxes made by Lisa Swerling.

It is a Small World After All

See also: Other posts with miniatures. Notes about Swerling’s art (from her website): Glass Cathedrals are a series of artboxes that I began working on in London in 2006. The idea of Glass Cathedrals is taken from an episode in the Peter Carey book Oscar and Lucinda — a life-size glass church, made by missionaries in the Australian outback, is seen floating down a river. A trapped dragonfly collides against the walls trying to escape, blind to the concept of glass.My inspiration for this series was the collision between the seriousness with which we take our lives, and the limitations of our understanding. Top: “Evergreen.” “The Night Job “All the Days.” “Wallflower.” “The Grass is always Greener “Gone Fishin’ New.” “Where We Are.” Photo of the artist at work. Artwork and photos © Lisa Swerling Link via Designboom. Little People – a Tiny Street Art Project. Email Every human has his own unique story where one’s life seems to be the center of everything, and one’s problems seem to be the biggest on Earth.

Little People – a Tiny Street Art Project

But have you ever thought how small and invisible we are among those other 6.893 billion people who live in our world? Slinkachu is here to remind us this. You’ve probably already seen these little guys more than once as the project started back in 2006, so we thought it’s high time to look at the best moments. Just in case you didn’t know yet, Slinkachu is a talented artist based in London (a former art director) who now creates tiny scenarios in public places, then photographs and abandons them – to be discovered by no-doubt bemused passers-by. says the artist. </i>*} Now it’s time to start scrolling down the list, and we hope they’ll make you think and smile. slinkachu.com | little-people.blogspot.com 1. 2.