A Remarkable Wire Sculptor

in #art5 years ago (edited)

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:

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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.

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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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Amazing 😍

Howdy tolaramazan! I agree. Thanks for commenting!

Mornin’ Cowboy! Amazing art. Every one is so realistic looking.

Howdy redheadpei! I agree, I have no idea how he gets them so perfect but that's why he makes the big bucks!

You'd need incredible patience for that lark!

Howdy deirdyweirdy! I agree, I think it's amazing and probably extremely difficult to do it at this level. An Irishman would go crazy trying this. lol..no I'm just teasing. I'd go crazy trying it.

Guao que belleza de arte, es muy hermoso este trabajo en galvanizado, nunca habia visto este tipo de escultura maravillosa me encanto @janton

Wow what beauty of art, this work in galvanized is very beautiful, I had never seen this kind of wonderful sculpture I loved it @janton
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Howdy sacra97! Thank you and I agree and thank you for the resteem!

Incredible works of art! He should be highly sought after. His arms and hands must be very strong. If I had the money I would definitely hire him to make a butterfly. Have a great weekend jonboy! : )

Howdy Butterfly! Oh, wouldn't a huge butterfly be incredible! I'll keep following him and maybe he'll do one someday.

A huge butterfly made by him would be incredible! Thanks for keeping an eye out for me. : )

Someone needs to!

You have got that right jonboy! I am glad that it is you. Hugs!

Me too. lol.

Wow amazing!👏🏻👏🏻

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Howdy jenina619! I agree, I think the work is astounding. Thanks so much for commenting!

That's incredible @janton.👌🙏 have a lovely weekend my friend.

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Howdy clitadias! I agree, the skill level that these take to make is amazing. You have a great weekend too!

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Awesome works. Very talented guy.

Thank you sir Vincent, I think you have a good eye for talent! This is something you could learn to do in your spare time and make a good side income from. The good ones cost a fortune!

This is amazing @janton. I can't even imagine how much work goes into one sculpture.

Howdy tryskele! I agree. They said it takes him at least a month for each piece so working full time everyday on one sculpture is just astounding. He must have very strong hands and fingers! I'm glad you enjoy his work tryskele, so good to see you and I trust things are going well with you?

Thanks for share your valuable content

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Howdy shuvo35! You are so welcome and thanks for reading and commenting.

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