Wood-Chip Artist

[CMD]

Thought this was quite unique. A Russian artist who creates art from Siberian cedar wood-chips!
http://www.owlpages.com/owlstuff.php?c=2011-12-15-0751
http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/th...ei-bobkov.html

[Paleolution]

CMD, those are incredible!  They look so damn real!  Reminds me of an artist in Mexico.  If anyone gets a chance, there is a suburb of Guadalajara, Jalisco called Tonola.  I saw the most amazing art work there, but the one that stood out to me reminds me of this guys art.  A guy down there made various birds our of strips of colored leather.  Looked really similar compared to these.  I wish I would have had a digital camera in my travels, I will try and find an example online.

[CMD]

[Paleolution]

Wow, post more!  How much do they sell for?  Big bucks I'm sure.  Here's an example I found, but not the same artist I saw.  The ones I saw were more intricate and similar to the wood chip art, but this gives you an idea.

[CMD]

[CMD]

Thanks for the parrots, Tyson! The article at the 2nd link says he turned down $17,000 for the eagle(sounds like a cheapskate offer to me!) and that it was not for sale. Man, talk about carving out a niche in the world of art!! More pics at the 2 links, Tyson.

[rokhedred]

These are all so amazing! I love the weasels!

[Amber]

Wow! Now that is one patient man. They look amazingly lifelike that takes an awesome amount of talent.

[roustabout149]

Astounding!!!  Wood work that resembles feathers and animal coats!  So realistic.  I'm sitting here waiting for the birds to fly away and the animals to run off into the woods!

[greywolf22]

I went to the Getty Museum of Art in LA and there were some wood carvings there that would knock your lights out. These remind me of those.
Jack

[rmartin]

Thanks for that Charlie! Truly amazing works of original art. Ray