Microminiature Sculptor
creates INSIDE eye of needle
Wednesday, October 4, 2006 by seldomseen | Discussion:
Ran across this today on the net. Thought it worth sharing. Seems this man in Britain creates art objects so small they are difficult to see with the eye alone. He must have quite a bit of time on his hands...and a steadier hand than mine!
scatter629
Reply #2 Wednesday, October 4, 2006 4:15 PM
Reply #2 Wednesday, October 4, 2006 4:15 PM
Microsculpture is possible today using the electron microscope or the force-atomic microscope and other devices known in Nanotechnology. But to do it (microsculpture) without these aids certainly take a lot of (super)human effort.
jennifer1
Reply #3 Monday, May 28, 2007 12:08 AM
How in the world does he do that without magnifying glass?
That's an interesting site.
Reply #3 Monday, May 28, 2007 12:08 AM
Micro-carving on human hair is a new art developed only in recent years, being pioneered by Shen Weizhong, a member of the Suzhou Arts and Crafts Research Institute. On a hair several mm long and without the help of any magnifying apparatus, the artist can engrave poems or other texts by relying upon the feel of his fingers. To achieve this, he needs an absolutely quiet environment, in which, holding his breath and controlling his pulse by meditative power, he plies his art with a cutting wire thinner than the hair. To read the surprisingly neat characters on the finished work, it is necessary to magnify them several dozen times with a microscope.
How in the world does he do that without magnifying glass?
That's an interesting site.
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Reply #1 Wednesday, October 4, 2006 3:51 PM