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glass insects installations

glass insects installations

Posted by Uhuru on 9/26/2007
 Featured by Lucid Visions
Hi, I'm Stamatis, from Greece. These are sample photos of my work.
When I started working on sculpture at ASFA I initially experimented with various materials including clay, wood, and ice. Along with the study of sculpture sketching which was also part of the curriculum.
Other studies of mine led me to explore insects and their incredible and mysterious world. I realised their ability to survive all over this planet, their ability to transform (metamorphose) during different stages of their lives.
I’ve began to admire their strength rather than their weakness that most of us see in them.

I find that their bodies have a much greater sculptural interest than the human body
Thanx for viewing.I'll appreciate any comments & i'll try 2 answer any questions

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beetles& termites on neon light
I find that their bodies have a much greater sculptural interest than the human body
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(1994)  longhorn on carbonized wood
(1994) longhorn on carbonized wood 6.5"- 3" - 1.25"
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(2000)     smoked glass dragonfly in rosin plate
(2000) smoked glass dragonfly in rosin plate 6.5"-8"-1"
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Leaf-cutter ants on carbonized wood
(1996)Leaf-c... ants on carbonized wood (the leafs are mica sheets) 25-6-10.5 inches
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dragonflies in love on tv screen(detail)
dragonflies in love on tv screen(detail)
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bug on glass fiber
bug on glass fiber
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bug on glass fiber (detail )
bug on glass fiber (detail )
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dragonflies in love on tv screen
dragonflies in love on tv screen
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glass insects on carbonized wood

glass insects on carbonized wood

charcoal absorbs the light, has no reflections, supports the glass and compliments the outline of the object
(7 images, 1 comment)
glass insects on neon installations

glass insects on neon installations

these are installations i exhibited back in '96
sorry about the medium size of the pics
The insects migrate to our world; they land on neon lights, which in contrast to the charcoal’s supportive role, work competitive.
(Prop up - brace up antagonistic)

thanks for viewing
(5 images)
glass insects on tv screens

glass insects on tv screens

They use the light and they become themselves the source of light, to the point that the light becomes entrapped and then dispatches (transmits) through their body masses.
They climb on our TV screens and they follow the natural rhythm and movement, they reproduce on the multicolour moving images of MTV, leaving the coloured light to run constantly through their bodies making them looking as they pulsating alive
(6 images)
summer holidays work

summer holidays work

One day, while visiting a traditional market in the city of Thessaloniki, in northern Greece, I came across a small glass workshop; fascinated, I watched the aged craftsman (I prefer to call him alchemist) pulling and kneading test tubes and the bottles submitting this remarkable material into the obedience of his hands.
I immediately went to purchase glass bars and blow torches and along with the rest of my studies I’ve also started investigating the artistic possibilities of this inspirational material.

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Comments
  • Ben Burton
    Cool instalation!!!
    Ben Burton: Do the bugs themselves get a charge?? or are they just glowing cause of the lights behind them???

    Aloha!
    9/26/2007 8:00 PM
  • Joe And Donna
    COOL
    Joe And Donna: awesome work ! Tell us more about them. Peace Joe
    9/27/2007 2:05 AM
  • Lucid Visions
    !
    Lucid Visions: Sweet concept, especially on the glass fiber. Tell us more!
    9/27/2007 2:15 AM
  • Wesley Fleming
    Nice installations!
    Wesley Fleming: I especially like the neon and the clear insects over a lit-up television!
    9/27/2007 4:51 PM
  • The Contemporary Studio Of Glass Art
    nice
    The Contemporary Studio Of Glass Art: such delicate creatures.........
    9/27/2007 7:10 PM



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