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Franc Grom carefully carves away at eggshells until they are intricate and delicate pieces of art. The detail in his art is planned to perfection and executed flawlessly. | Read More.

We’ve been in love with unorthodox art forms at iheardin, so it’s no surprise how much we appreciated Dalton M. Ghetti’s pencil tip carvings. | Read More.

Somehow, Brian Dettmer carefully plans out every cut to make multidimensional vistas out of what most people would consider outdated or garbage. Luckily, I’ve hunted down a few pictures of his workshop where some of his projects are still in the works. I’ll show you those four pictures first and then I’ll show you a whole slew of finished product. | See More

The images he captures with his sculptures are really out there. From what I understand, every sculpture Chen Wenling creates is supposed to carry a measure of social commentary with it. I’ll admit that the message is sometimes lost on me (I’m just not that bright I suppose) but I enjoy the imaginative statues regardless. | See More

Until I ran across the art of Chen Wenling, I never realized that there could be any artistic appeal to a bull spewing a mix of feces and methane from his anus so forcefully that it launches itself horns first into a half naked demon and crushes it against a wall with a velocity great enough to knock the demon’s shoe off. Neither did I realize that such a scene could symbolize the recent financial crisis. | See More

The haunting and delicate white of the porcelain also gives Kate MacDowell’s sculptures a very interesting feel and helps accentuate the intricate detail of many of her pieces. It also creates a parallel between the delicate, transitory nature of her subjects and the final form of her art. | See More

Kate MacDowell is a young American sculptor who has traveled around the world and brought her wealth of experiences together to speak to her audience through porcelain. Her pieces often tie humans and nature together inextricably, whether subtly or plainly. | See More

Yes, this is actually a lamp that’s supposed to light up your house… Joep van Lieshout makes some crazy stuff. Check it out. | See More

Michiriro Matsuoka is a sculptor that uses clay and acrylics to make really cool combinations of animals and technology that look as though they jumped out of some mad scientists wet dream. Whatever you happen to think about the genre itself, his steampunk inspired creatures have to pique your imagination and just make you think outside the box for a moment. | Read More

Cerdric Laquieze