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]]>Gore spent years working as a mental health therapist, career coach, and university instructor before discovering his passion for art. He was in his late 30s when he stumbled upon a social media challenge to share a 1”x1” sketch every day for a month, and he decided to keep going even after the challenge was over.
“Often drawing inside only an inch or two, I’m inspired by the challenge to create more while consuming less. My miniature art demonstrates how constraints can enhance creativity while encouraging a more sustainable experience for the earth, the artist, and art lovers alike,” he told Strathmore Artist Papers.
Gore embraced the beauty of lifelong learning, honing his skills at the breakfast table, crafting his tiny drawings with nothing but 0.15mm pen nib and tiny canvases. Gore’s versatility is as impressive as his attention to detail, and we’ve seen him celebrate the beauty of nature through his body of work, while also putting a miniature twist on some of his favorite paintings.
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]]>Tanaka, who has 3.8 million followers on his Instagram page, creates these miniature scenes as part of his project “Miniature Calendar.” Starting in 2011, the artist challenged himself to make one piece every day and share it on the internet. His goal was to show how a common object can become something else from a different perspective.
“Broccoli and parsley may sometimes look like a forest of trees, and tree leaves floating on the surface of water may sometimes look like little boats. Everyday occurrences seen from a miniature perspective can bring us lots of fun thoughts,” Tanaka shared on his official website.
Tanaka shares his daily miniature scenes on his website, where users can browse like a real calendar, and on social media. Additionally, the artist also takes his works on the road, displaying them in galleries as part of the exhibition “MINIATURE LIFE: Tatsuya Tanaka’s World of Miniatures,” which attracted 1.8 million visitors by June 2022.
Scroll down to check out more of Tanaka’s miniature scenes.
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]]>Lin first got into miniature art, wanting to capture everyday scenes and moments from his life. However, during the pandemic, when traveling was almost impossible, he decided to also start creating scenes that feature destinations he would visit and tourist attractions he would like to see one day.
Despite being done in miniature format, Lin’s works perfectly capture the vibe of the place and serve as an inspiration for wanderlust.
So far, Lin’s miniature art has taken him to New York City, where he “visited” Soho and Flatiron Building; Greece, where he bathed under the sun of Santorini; and Japan, where he explored Tokyo, Kyoto, and Itsukushima.
Lin managed to personally experience some of the destinations featured in his works, but that only encouraged him to keep on creating and adding places and landmarks to his “bucket list.” The artist frequently shares his newest works on social media while also making their prints available for purchase through society6. Check out more of them below.
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]]>Based in Philadelphia, Leshko’s art has drawn crowds both locally and internationally, and is included in the permanent collection of the Urban Nation Museum (Berlin), the Dean Collection (NYC), the West Collection (Philadelphia), and many private collections throughout the world.
A seasoned creator, Leshko has been making small sculptures since 2005 when he finished school at West Chester University. “I like to tell people that they’re typical 90-95% paper, but in the end they are mixed media sculptures,” he shared in an interview with Create! Magazine.
Working from observation and photographs, Leshko’s work is a three-dimensional study of the architecture in his neighborhood, recreating building facades at a 1:12 scale. “I work from photographs and scale my sculpture with simple math equations,” he further explained. “I typically only use the reference image for roughly the first half of the process. After that point, I discard the image and work from memory.”
According to Leshko, working from memory is a strategic move he likes to equate to seeing something in person. “You only remember so many details and your memory makes mistakes, so in some ways you are mentally rebuilding an experience in the same way I’m constructing my sculptures,” he adds. “This also allows me to be less strict and more creative.”
Subjects have included a local deli, his grandfather’s 80s camper, iceboxes, and even dumpsters. “I’m always experimenting and trying new techniques, but I don’t set aside time to do so,” says Leshko. “Everything is a learning experience and sometimes pieces just don’t work out successfully.” But more often than not, the result is awe striking.
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]]>The post Blake Gore’s Art Proves That Good Things Come in Small Packages appeared first on Wallpaper Data.
]]>Gore spent years working as a mental health therapist, career coach, and university instructor before discovering his passion for art. He was in his late 30s when he stumbled upon a social media challenge to share a 1”x1” sketch every day for a month, and he decided to keep going even after the challenge was over.
“Often drawing inside only an inch or two, I’m inspired by the challenge to create more while consuming less. My miniature art demonstrates how constraints can enhance creativity while encouraging a more sustainable experience for the earth, the artist, and art lovers alike,” he told Strathmore Artist Papers.
Gore embraced the beauty of lifelong learning, honing his skills at the breakfast table, crafting his tiny drawings with nothing but 0.15mm pen nib and tiny canvases. Gore’s versatility is as impressive as his attention to detail, and we’ve seen him celebrate the beauty of nature through his body of work, while also putting a miniature twist on some of his favorite paintings.
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]]>The post Tatsuya Tanaka Makes Charming Miniature Scenes Using Household Objects appeared first on Wallpaper Data.
]]>Tanaka, who has 3.8 million followers on his Instagram page, creates these miniature scenes as part of his project “Miniature Calendar.” Starting in 2011, the artist challenged himself to make one piece every day and share it on the internet. His goal was to show how a common object can become something else from a different perspective.
“Broccoli and parsley may sometimes look like a forest of trees, and tree leaves floating on the surface of water may sometimes look like little boats. Everyday occurrences seen from a miniature perspective can bring us lots of fun thoughts,” Tanaka shared on his official website.
Tanaka shares his daily miniature scenes on his website, where users can browse like a real calendar, and on social media. Additionally, the artist also takes his works on the road, displaying them in galleries as part of the exhibition “MINIATURE LIFE: Tatsuya Tanaka’s World of Miniatures,” which attracted 1.8 million visitors by June 2022.
Scroll down to check out more of Tanaka’s miniature scenes.
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]]>The post Derrick Lin Creates Miniature Scenes of Destinations He Wants to Visit appeared first on Wallpaper Data.
]]>Lin first got into miniature art, wanting to capture everyday scenes and moments from his life. However, during the pandemic, when traveling was almost impossible, he decided to also start creating scenes that feature destinations he would visit and tourist attractions he would like to see one day.
Despite being done in miniature format, Lin’s works perfectly capture the vibe of the place and serve as an inspiration for wanderlust.
So far, Lin’s miniature art has taken him to New York City, where he “visited” Soho and Flatiron Building; Greece, where he bathed under the sun of Santorini; and Japan, where he explored Tokyo, Kyoto, and Itsukushima.
Lin managed to personally experience some of the destinations featured in his works, but that only encouraged him to keep on creating and adding places and landmarks to his “bucket list.” The artist frequently shares his newest works on social media while also making their prints available for purchase through society6. Check out more of them below.
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]]>The post Peek Inside Drew Leshko’s Miniature Buildings appeared first on Wallpaper Data.
]]>Based in Philadelphia, Leshko’s art has drawn crowds both locally and internationally, and is included in the permanent collection of the Urban Nation Museum (Berlin), the Dean Collection (NYC), the West Collection (Philadelphia), and many private collections throughout the world.
A seasoned creator, Leshko has been making small sculptures since 2005 when he finished school at West Chester University. “I like to tell people that they’re typical 90-95% paper, but in the end they are mixed media sculptures,” he shared in an interview with Create! Magazine.
Working from observation and photographs, Leshko’s work is a three-dimensional study of the architecture in his neighborhood, recreating building facades at a 1:12 scale. “I work from photographs and scale my sculpture with simple math equations,” he further explained. “I typically only use the reference image for roughly the first half of the process. After that point, I discard the image and work from memory.”
According to Leshko, working from memory is a strategic move he likes to equate to seeing something in person. “You only remember so many details and your memory makes mistakes, so in some ways you are mentally rebuilding an experience in the same way I’m constructing my sculptures,” he adds. “This also allows me to be less strict and more creative.”
Subjects have included a local deli, his grandfather’s 80s camper, iceboxes, and even dumpsters. “I’m always experimenting and trying new techniques, but I don’t set aside time to do so,” says Leshko. “Everything is a learning experience and sometimes pieces just don’t work out successfully.” But more often than not, the result is awe striking.
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