Art is in the “eye” of the beholder
Artist Williard Wigan has made a long successful career and name for himself by creating arthritis-inducing micro-sculptures that are tiny enough to fit inside the eye of a needle. How does he do it?
His art is constructed of fibers from his shirt or from a carpet, he says. He chisels with chips of diamonds. “The diamonds are like little bee stingers when I smash them. I find the sharpest one and I gradually cut away at the fibers to get the shape. If it doesn’t look like what I am trying to create, I turn it into somebody else.”
He says he paints with the hair of a dead fly. He steadies his body, slows his pulse and works between heartbeats. He says he has trained himself to slip into a meditative state and often wears only underwear when working in a small room in his studio in England. He works only at night, to avoid traffic vibrations.
An exhibition of his works is on display at the Parish Gallery in Georgetown through January 23, 2010.
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