Aluminum masterpieces: how an artist creates wire sculptures

Brooklyn-based artist Song Mo Pak creates incredible art objects from ordinary aluminum wire based on fiberglass blanks. The sculptures of the Korean are simply mesmerizing with their beauty. One of the last projects of the craftsman was called "Human".

The sculptures in this collection are distinguished by their meticulous attention to detail. The master handed over the facial features and details of the clothes of his characters with jewelry. Such a realistic effect is achieved by Son Mo Pak thanks to a special technology - layer-by-layer build-up of aluminum wire on a special blank. Among the creations of the craftsman there are not only sculptures of people, but also vehicles and musical instruments.

The craftsman began his career by making 2-d wire portraits of famous personalities. When the master gained experience, he began to create large three-dimensional figures. Today, the author's magnificent sculptures, which are often referred to as "iron ladies", are known in many countries of the world. The artist stacks the aluminum layers so tightly that the whole composition looks like a monolith.

With his activities, Song Mo Pak not only sings of the beauty of the female body, but also demonstrates that absolutely any object and even building materials can become art objects, which are presented in this section.