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Gianluca Traina’s “Portrait 360” Series Weaves Photos into Sculptures

Italian artist Gianluca Traina blurs the boundaries between photography and sculpture with his "Portrait 360" series. The artist shoots photos of anonymous subjects, zeroing in on their faces. Using a warp and weft technique (a method of weaving often used in traditional carpet-making), he weaves the 2D images into three-dimensional busts. The blurred, digitized photos become further distorted when Traina toys with their orientation, creating a continual interplay between the photographed and sculpted faces.

Italian artist Gianluca Traina blurs the boundaries between photography and sculpture with his “Portrait 360” series. The artist shoots photos of anonymous subjects, zeroing in on their faces. Using a warp and weft technique (a method of weaving often used in traditional carpet-making), he weaves the 2D images into three-dimensional busts. The blurred, digitized photos become further distorted when Traina toys with their orientation, creating a continual interplay between the photographed and sculpted faces.

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Gianluca Traina, Photography, sculpture

colored pencil, David Jien, sculpture

February 7, 2017

David Jien’s works on paper and sculptures blend modern pop culture and video games with historical iconography and imagery. These hyperdetailed works can feel both mythological and like a Nintendo RPG. The Los Angeles-based artist uses colored pencil and graphite on his paper works, along with occasional use of holographic film and other elements that add to their otherworldly nature.

David Moreno’s Wire ‘Drawings’ Evolve

David Moreno, sculpture, wire art

September 7, 2017

Spanish artist David Moreno’s wild, wire sculptures have evolved into more vibrant, kinetic creations. Whether carried in the palm of your hand or standing waist-high, these absorbing works appear at once erratic and meticulous. The artist was featured in Hi-Fructose Vol. 43, available here, and he was last mentioned on HiFructose.com here.

Mythologies Collide in Peter Palfi’s ‘Looney Tombs’ Series

Peter Palfi, Pop Surrealism, sculpture

April 17, 2019

In Peter Palfi's "Looney Tombs" series, the mythologies of Ancient Egyptian gods and 20th-century animation synthesize with artifacts faithful to both histories. The Hungarian artist uses bronze, wood, resin, actual mummified animals, and other materials to craft these sculptures—along with his own complete Book of the Dead. For some, it may recall Damien Hirst's "Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable," though Palfi's work, in concept, wholly embraces the absurd.

Gunjan Aylawadi’s Intricate, Paper-Woven Art

Gunjan Aylawadi, paper weaving, sculpture

June 12, 2017

Gunjan Aylawadi's intricate paper-weaving technique produces vibrant, surprising creations. In each work made by the artist, born in India and now based in Australia, seems to defy its materials and exists “between craft traditions, sensory pleasures she experienced growing up and the new culture she finds herself in now.” In a recent show, she continues her evolution into work that extends beyond two dimensions.

Gianluca Traina’s “Portrait 360” Series Weaves Photos into Sculptures

David Jien’s Colored Pencil Works Recall 8-Bit Adventures, Mythology

David Moreno’s Wire ‘Drawings’ Evolve

Mythologies Collide in Peter Palfi’s ‘Looney Tombs’ Series

Gunjan Aylawadi’s Intricate, Paper-Woven Art

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