Willard Wigan: Hold your breath for micro-sculpture
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Uploaded by TEDtalksDirector on Aug 4, 2009
http://www.ted.com Willard Wigan tells the story of how a difficult and lonely childhood drove him to discover his unique ability -- to create art so tiny that it can't be seen with the naked eye. His slideshow of figures, as seen through a microscope, can only be described as mind-boggling.
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What a cool dude. Inspiring.
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@mrlowdangle I believe Artists do it to heal themselves and the world, however consciously
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@paulj0557 YES HE DEFINITELY COULD BUT THEN HE WOULDNT BE UNIQUE
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I hate how people laugh at him when he's bearing his soul, and when he's actually being funny, not a single snicker..
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As Carl Sagan once said, we live on a Pale Blue Dot, suspended in a sunbeam, this Earth, as large as we believe it is, is actually so tiny it cannot be believed.
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Edward Ghazaryan was the pioneer of such craft. He did his first miniature sculpture in 1940s. check this one out
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I have so much respect for this man.
PhosChild 2 years ago 36
there doesnt need to be a point.. he's creating something fascinating and very unique, just for the hell of it ..and even better he's managed to make a living for himself doing it!
why do any artists make stuff? probably because some of us like or need to express ourselves and our thoughts creatively.
mrlowdangle 2 years ago 25