These pieces are works by the artist Anthony Michael Simon. He took inspiration from spiders webs whilst visiting Korea and thought about the possibilities of sculptural art using this craft. He took spiders into his studio, where they created these webs.
He then took these webs which he has placed across plastic rods. He sprayed these webs with a coating, this had two purposes. It was to make the structure of the webs stronger, to keep them intact. It also was used to add colour.
I feel that this colour creates a really interesting collection as it makes the webs stand out. They are usually quite translucent, so that they are hidden within the natural surroundings. This makes them nearly invisible for the flies - making it a trap for them. However these sculptures have been painted to make them bold bright colours which make a much more exciting appearance which adds to the interest for the structure.
I feel that this is an interesting piece for us to look at for inspiration. It is very exciting in its appearance and it shows another way of displaying this form of art. This is something which we were struggling to get inspired about so I feel that this is another piece we could look at for this.
Pinar. (2012). Spiderswebs Transformed into Colourful Works of Art. Retrieved from: http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/anthony-michael-simon-spiderweb-sculptures
Jennifer
This is another really interesting artist that you've found! I love the detailed and complex structures that spiders use to create their webs. Its amazing to see them here and look at the way that they've been taking to make really beautiful pieces of sculptural art. It would be interesting to see how we could use photography to capture some of these natural creations and then use them as inspiration to create textiles.
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