http://old.atsmath.com/taxonomy/term/376/all en http://old.atsmath.com/blog/tiny-pencil-tip-sculptures-dalton-ghetti <p>Every now and again ones mom sends one an email with pictures that one must google because they seem near impossible. </p> <div class="center"><img src="http://www.atsmath.com/sites/atsmath.com/files/ghetti2.jpg" alt="Sculptures by Dhalton Ghetti" /></div> <p>This morning's email forward was about a man named Dalton Ghetti who has been creating these little guys for 25 years. From April to August this year some of his work was exhibited at the <a href="http://www.nbmaa.org" title="New Britain Museum of American Art">New Britain Museum of American Art</a> in Connecticut in an exhibition called <a href="http://www.nbmaa.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=34&amp;Itemid=58&amp;limit=1&amp;limitstart=1" title="Meticulous Masterpieces Exhibition - Dalton Ghetti at the New Britain Museum of American Art">Meticulous Masterpieces</a>. </p> <p>From the museum's website:<br /> <code>Dalton Ghetti, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, has been making his pencil creations since he was a schoolboy in Brazil. Using a variety of simple razors and needles, he carves incredibly detailed miniature sculptures out of the lead core of pencils without the aid of technology or even a magnifying glass. Alphabet, 2005, comprised of 26 individual pencils, is his most famous work.</code></p> <p><b><em>Alphabet</em></b></p> <div class="center"><img src="http://www.atsmath.com/sites/atsmath.com/files/ghetti1.jpg" alt="Alphabet carved by Dhalton Ghetti" /></div> <p>The level of detail is phenomenal and I'm definitely a fan (plus I like hearts - could you tell?).</p> <p>I did a bit of poking around and it seems, sadly, that he doesn't have his own website. There's plenty of buzz about him on the net though and he was even featured in a post on <a href="http://www.boingboing.net">BoingBoing</a>. </p> http://old.atsmath.com/blog/tiny-pencil-tip-sculptures-dalton-ghetti#comments Art Dalton Ghetti Micro-Sculpture sculpture Sun, 10 Oct 2010 03:29:11 +0000 Smath 6633 at http://old.atsmath.com