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Sunday, May 13, 2007

Microscopic Art - Darling where is the Matchbox ?

Oh how sweet the mind of the absurd, and the ills of intellectual distraction

Willard Wigan's wedsite and work of King Henry VIII and his eight wifes set between the eye of a needle. In a 1995 BBC interview Willard Wigan explains: "Being a child I used to start making houses for ants because I thought they needed somewhere to live."

Many years ago, thebookmann had seen a report on Willard Wigan, a British artist with a learning disability but who had an unique yet bizarre gift. A deep fascination for miniature sculptures which he could craft from a grain of rice.

Mr. Wigan's sculptures are simple and literal. He has replicated Evis, the Statue of Liberty and the Titanic among other kitsch memorabilia. Two days ago, his 70 item collection was purchased for 11 million British pounds or 112 million TT dollars. This proves that if you have a genuine passion for what you love, and there are people who appreciate what you do, the rewards for your efforts may astonish you. It is determined that the entire collection can fit into a matchbox. - thebookmann

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Richard Bolai lives and works from Trinidad, West Indies. He is a bookbinder,Graphic designer and the author of thebookmann, which from 2004, has written and photographed independently aspects of Trinidad and Tobago's art culture.

In 2008, he began a series of self studies called Feinin which incorporated digital superpositions of artists who have left a mark in art history by using the internet as the core of reference. He also produced parodies relating to anthropological studies of Trinidad and Tobago, for example, folklore or observations of the society via class and stereotypes

The work then expanded by actually creating dimensional replicas, capturing a map over the subjects to explore the underling subconscious in the form of art. This aided the ability to analyze art by producing art parodies to understand the meaning behind it. No money was spent or assistance in producing these compositions from common items found in his home, a chair, a mirror, or old tyre.

The artists lists includes, da Vinci's Last Supper, Koons's dog, Hirst's spin paintings, Andres Serrano's piss Christ to Monet to name a few, over one hundred artists' have been completed, producing one in every 24 hour cycle.

It should be noted that with the feinin studies, you should see that actual work that is been parodied via the link. It makes no sense otherwise.

thebookmann archives is a source of information for art academics and students alike. A major contributor to thebookmann is Adele Todd

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