Chicken Wire Sculptures
Artist Ivan Lovatt makes sculptures of famous faces using nothing but chicken wire
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To date, artist Ivan Lovatt has built up quite a collection of famous faces - from musicians to entertainers and explorers. Here Ivan stands next to one of his favourite sculptures, Mount Everest hero Sir Edmund Hillary
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One sculpture, of musician Bob Dylan, is modelled in such exquisite detail you can almost see every hair on his head
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Another is the spitting image of Dame Edna Everage and shows the larger-than-life entertainer in her trademark wacky glasses
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Mr Lovatt, who lives in the Gold Coast Hinterland, Australia, with his wife, April, and son, James, said his art was time consuming but satisfying. He explained: "Sculptors are always looking for new media and novel ways to use what is available. I had used chicken wire many times to give structure to other types of sculpture. I then started using the wire to sculpt wildlife and as my skills developed I was drawn to the challenge of portrait sculpture". Ivan Lovatt with his sculpture of Andy Warhol
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According to Mr Lovatt, the 'average' sculpture is one and half times larger than life size but they can measure up to an impressive 14 feet. And the largest of his pieces can be made of up to a staggering 820 feet of chicken wire. Pictured: Albert Einstein
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Mr Lovatt said he preferred modelling people who had a great deal of character in their faces as well as big beards and extravagant hairstyles. Pictured: Michael Jackson
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Mr Lovatt became a professional sculptor six years ago and since then his extraordinary work has been snapped up by galleries and museums all over the world. Pictured: The Beatles
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Grace Jones
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John Lennon
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Post By: Deepak Punjabi
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you are so amazing!!!! maybe someday i will be able to make stuff like yours.
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