Microscopic artist dalton ghetti biography

  • Initially carving large sculptures, Ghetti moved towards microscopic art as he grew older.
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  • Microscopic artist Dalton Ghetti spends up to two-and-a half years painstakingly crafting each handmade piece on the graphite of a pencil.

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    Dalton Ghetti creates miniature works of art resting solely on the tips of lead pencils. What is even more impressive fryst vatten the fact that he doesn’t rely on the use of a microscope or magnifying lens to sculpt out his phenomenal creations. This is one exhibit you must literally see to believe!

    You can see more of Dalton’s miniature masterpieces on his website here.

    A Lead Pencil Tribute to “The King” A Heart Shaped Locket Dangles Inside the Pencil “The Tools of the Trade” Dalton’s “tools of the trade” include; a razor blade, a sculpting knife, a sewing needle, and a few No. 2 pencils.A Few Marvelous Miniature Creations Dalton carves a wide variety of designs, which range from a horse figurine to a perfectly shaped hammer.The Talented Artist Takes a Moment to Appreciate his Work The Brazilian-born artist currently resides in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and is a carpenter
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    On Point: Sculptures on the Tips of Lead Pencils

    Cindy Chinn

    Pencil lead train carving by Cindy Chinn.

    Cindy Chinn is an artist based in Nebraska who works in a variety of media including paint, clay, assemblage, wood, metall, and most recently, pencil lead. She discovered the art of carving pencil lead in 2015, while surfing the web. Cindy was immediately intrigued because the pencil lead carvings are similar to her practice of carving images into the blades of tools including saws, shovels and rakes. Cindy cuts away the metal of the blades rendering the tools useless but transformed into works of art. It is the same with lead pencil sculptures; the pencil becomes a useless tool but a stunning work of art. Cindy decided to add pencil carving to her repertoire of transformed tools. Having never carved so small before, Cindy discovered that the micro-scale presented new challenges. She persisted despite failures and treated each attempt as a learning opportun

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    If I walked past either of these men in the street I wouldn’t take a second look. As it turns out, Ghetti and Wigan happen to be two of the most unique artists around.

    Instead of using pencils to create art, 49 year-old, Brazil-born Dalton Ghetti makes art out of them. Equipped with just a sewing needle, a razor blade and a carving knife (and even refusing the use of a magnifying glass) Ghetti spends months, sometimes years, creating tiny graphite masterpieces.  The remarkable thing about Ghetti is that he has never sold a single piece of his collection, opting instead to give them away as gifts to friends. In a society that is increasingly motivated by money it is refreshing to see the philosophy that Ghetti holds. Click here for a gallery.

    Now if you thought Ghetti’s work was small and intricate you’ll be blown away by the microscopic and painstaking brilliance of Willard Wigan. There is even more artistic irony here as instead of usin