A Remarkable Wire Sculptor

Howdy folks and greetings from the Great Plains of North Texas!

Today I wanted to introduce you to an amazing wire mesh artist. His name is Ivan Lovatt and he creates animals and "human portraits."

He's been sculpting wire animals and humans for 14 years. It takes him over a month of painstaking work to complete each one.

Check out some of his animals:

This is a big boy and that's alot of wire!

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The galvanized chicken wire is very strong because of it's structure so these sculptures will last practically forever and hold their shape.

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And here are a few of his "Human Portraits."

John Lennon:
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Abraham Lincoln:

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Here's an enlarged image so you can see the details. Albert Einstein:
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Michael Jackson:
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Grace Jones:

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Here's Ivan posing with Andy Warhol:

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Because if his unique creations he's highly sought-after and receives commissions from all over the world for his sculptures. I couldn't find out the exact method he uses though.

I know most wire mesh artists build their pieces with a hollow center and if that's the case I have no idea how he's able to make them with such perfect proportion. But they ARE absolute perfection in that regard!

You can see his complete works at http://www.ivanlovattsculpture.com.

Thanks for stopping by folks, God bless you all!
-jonboy
Texas

PS- I'll be doing a post on another fantastic wire sculptor soon, he does full-sized human figures and fairies. His are definitely hollow and see-through.

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