Stylish Wood Sculptures Created from Discarded Tree Trunks and Branches

Jae-Hyo Lee, a South Korean artist who lives in “Yangpyeong” with his artist wife “Cha Jong Rye”, uses organic materials like wood to make large-scale, sculptural pieces that favor both form and function. The artist mainly focusing on geometric shapes, like the sphere, and in some way manages to transform tree trunks and substantial branches into flawlessly formed globes, columns, and furniture-like objects. Lee said, I know very well, that i am enough able to make artworks with materials around me which I can manipulate. Normally these materials are from nature.

Therefore, when it comes to his wood sculptures, I normally forgoes exclusive, rare trees in favor of scraps from cheap or abandoned specimens, explaining, and I strongly believe you can get more of a “wow effect” when you make a prominent piece from every day, common materials. In order to achieve striking, smooth look of sculptures, the 50 year old “Lee” engulfs each piece in flames until the wood is charred black. After that he polishes the surface until the outer wood pieces gleam glowingly, contrasting sharply with the dark color of the scorched interior. The artist usually displayed in museums, galleries, and the lobbies of high-end hotels, there are an elegant, pristine quality of organic work that belies the grueling manual labor that went into the creation of apiece sculpture.

Turkish Artist Recreates Classic Works of Art inside Fragile Cracked Eggshells

A Turkish Woman artist “Süreyya Noyan” skillfully transforms eggs by prudently cracking a window into them, removing the egg, and painting recreations of world-renowned works of art on the inside of the shells. She has used precise detail brushes, drawing pens, and an unbelievable amount of care, Noyan is naturally gifted to utilize an egg's exterior as a delicate canvas. She draws inspiration from famed artwork such as van Gogh's Starry Night, The Kiss by Gustav Klimt, and Rembrandt's The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp.

She also illustrates few of Turkey's most wonderful architectural structures within the subtle eggshells. Therefore, in the end, no matter what Noyan chooses as her muse, she manages to keep her eccentrically delicate canvas intact as she turns the normal grocery item into a handheld work of art, doing justice to the important creative that she intricately emulates.

Magnificent Wildlife Sculptures Made Entirely With LEGOs

Sean Kenney a talented sculptor was very passionate of LEGOs since as a kid and developed highly impressive collections since then. He started playing with LEGOs and now, he's one of 11 LEGO Certified Professionals who can create modern sculptures for a living. I just chuckle at the age recommendations printed on the LEGO boxes as I tear them open," the artist told TOPIC. "I remember when I was very little, I took anxiety when I heard the Toys “R” Us jingle, 'I don't want to grow up, I am a Toys “R” Us kid,' because it made me comprehend that someday I would grow up and never like toys. Luckily for me, it never happened.

Kenney owns close to four metric tons of LEGO pieces and uses them to build a spectacular variety of artwork. He designs just about anything, from a life-size Homer Simpson to the Great Wall of China, but some of his most jaw-dropping works were inspired by nature. There is a lot of visualization required, Kenney says about his creative process. Therefore, I often have to step back and examine the model from all sides as it is coming together taking sections apart and re-building them. It is mainly depending on the size of the sculpture, even it can take anywhere from a few days to weeks, or months. I built a life-size polar bear that took 1,100 hours. Several times, I spent a day on each eye. Moreover, based on the amount of thought and effort that goes into each sculpture, it's no wonder that he decided to quit his corporate job. These days, he happily connects with his inner child to make LEGO sculptures that will instantaneously make you feel nostalgic. His magnificent wildlife pieces may even recap you of the time you spent playing outside as a kid.

Bosnian Artists Creates Stunning Sculptures from Pencil Tips

Almost all artists use different tools, but Bosnian sculptor Jasenko Đorđević turns tools into art. Jasenko Dordevi (Born in Tulza, Bosnia,) is fancy about drawing miniature since he was a child. When he grew up, his passion gets more motivation and as an adult leading him to develop an unbelievable craft carving difficult sculptures from an unusual material graphite or “Black Lead”. He uses an X-acto knife and tiny chisel to carve detailed pencil-tip sculptures and transforms the tips of pencils into small works of art, depicting different things like flowers, animals, and portraits, all of which have to be magnified to completely appreciate the minute details.

He was mainly inspired to carve pencils after seeing the work of Dalton Ghetti, and his result resembles something made from stone or charred wood. To craft these awe-inspiring works, with these simple sculpting tools he creates their overall form, implies texture, and even carves tiny words into the thin stick of graphite. He said, it is hard and fragile at the same time. One I have to be very careful when working with black lead, as the smallest lack of attention can lead to its cracking. His skillful handling makes the illusion that these artworks were made from another material. Moreover, the graphite resembles a dark, hard stone, and from up close, you might never know they are well composed of something quite as simple as an ordinary pencil.