Brooklyn-based Korean sculptor Seung Mo Park never ceases to amaze us with his skilled craftsmanship in working with wire. In addition to sculpting three-dimensional figures with the malleable, metallic rods, he manages to carefully clip layered sheets of stainless steel wire mesh into photo-realistic portraits of people, places, and things. The artist’s ongoing work, entitled Maya, utilizes Park’s keen eye for shapes and shadows to form his monochromatic works. His multilayer-ed lattice structures use their network of crossing wires to create deeper shades in areas of concentration and, alternatively, a sense of light in areas where Park clips the wires down. Ultimately, the time-consuming works are the result of multiple sheets of steel mesh working together to generate one cohesive image from a vantage point. If viewed from a side angle, many of the sculptural portraits just look like webbed panels of steel that have been aligned. ( Source: www.mymodernmet.com ) For more information or to get in touch with the artist, just follow the link below.
