Point work: stunning sculptures out of hundreds of thousands of nails

Point work: stunning sculptures out of hundreds of thousands of nails

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Marcus Levine is a sculptor specializing in the creation of statues depicting the human body. Marcus uses an unusual technique: he makes statues from a huge number of nails. The creation of some of the works it takes several weeks, sometimes even several months.

Point work: stunning sculptures out of hundreds of thousands of nails

"I bring their ideas to life, hammering nails in large white wooden panels at different distances from each other below for greater detail the tone and texture. Most of my "gvozdevyh sculptures" depict the human body. The main interest to me are the lines of the human figure. They are very natural and perfectly visible, for example, during graceful dancing — it is the perfection of the forms I was trying to portray," says Marcus.

Point work: stunning sculptures out of hundreds of thousands of nails

Ballet dancer Dominic North.

Point work: stunning sculptures out of hundreds of thousands of nails

Jean-Claude van Damme as Sam Jillina ("Nowhere to run", 1993).

Point work: stunning sculptures out of hundreds of thousands of nails

Marcus and Jean-Claude in the Studio.

Point work: stunning sculptures out of hundreds of thousands of nails

Ballet dancer Dominic North.

Point work: stunning sculptures out of hundreds of thousands of nails

Shadan, Iranian dancer and model.

Point work: stunning sculptures out of hundreds of thousands of nails

Yvette Shovire, the French ballerina.

Point work: stunning sculptures out of hundreds of thousands of nails

Al Pacino.

Point work: stunning sculptures out of hundreds of thousands of nails

 

Point work: stunning sculptures out of hundreds of thousands of nails

 

Point work: stunning sculptures out of hundreds of thousands of nails

"A horse named Almanzora. He is taught to perform all sorts of stunts to performances on television and the movie business. Such a beautiful animal! For me it was a great pleasure to work with him," said Marcus.

Keywords: Nails | Parts | Art | Creative | Sculptor | Sculpture | Sculptures

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