Bones are beautifully turned into sculptures by an English dedicate artist
To many people around the world, after eating all meats, bones are deemed as waste and useless, then they throw them away.
However, bones will be materials for John Paul Azzopardi, the inspired artist whose sculptures are being talked in this article.
The artist, John Paul Azzopardi, was born in 1978, in East London, England and he is currently residing in Malta.
Academically, he successfully completed his B.A (Hons) degree in Philosophy at the University of Malta.
Because of his well-known reputation of producing modern and gripping figures, he had chances to exhibit his artwork alongside artists such as Jessica Harrison (UK), Zarko Baseski (Macedonia), Åsa Riton (Sweden), Davor Ljubicic (Croatia), Dominique De Beir (France), Mieke Bal (Netherlands), Democracia (Spain), Katharina Swoboda (Austria).
Stated on his site that his work explores the dialectic which results from the tension of confronting the organic with the synthetic. Utilizing his materials as a synecdoche he creates forms orchestrating an array of texts ranging from the ancient (both Western as well as Eastern) to the contemporary philosophical idiom, the mythological and social critique.
According to his work record, he also works for some productions such as: HBO’s Games of Thrones (2011), Sky TV (UK) Sinbad (2011-12), Kevin Reynold’s Risen (2014) The Dove Keeper’s (US) (2014), Channel 4’s (UK) You, Me, and the Apocalypse, (2015), Michael Bay’s 13 Hours (2015) Terry George’s The Promise (2015).
Here are some of his bone-made sculptures which you can enjoy.
However, bones will be materials for John Paul Azzopardi, the inspired artist whose sculptures are being talked in this article.
The artist, John Paul Azzopardi, was born in 1978, in East London, England and he is currently residing in Malta.
Academically, he successfully completed his B.A (Hons) degree in Philosophy at the University of Malta.
Because of his well-known reputation of producing modern and gripping figures, he had chances to exhibit his artwork alongside artists such as Jessica Harrison (UK), Zarko Baseski (Macedonia), Åsa Riton (Sweden), Davor Ljubicic (Croatia), Dominique De Beir (France), Mieke Bal (Netherlands), Democracia (Spain), Katharina Swoboda (Austria).
Stated on his site that his work explores the dialectic which results from the tension of confronting the organic with the synthetic. Utilizing his materials as a synecdoche he creates forms orchestrating an array of texts ranging from the ancient (both Western as well as Eastern) to the contemporary philosophical idiom, the mythological and social critique.
According to his work record, he also works for some productions such as: HBO’s Games of Thrones (2011), Sky TV (UK) Sinbad (2011-12), Kevin Reynold’s Risen (2014) The Dove Keeper’s (US) (2014), Channel 4’s (UK) You, Me, and the Apocalypse, (2015), Michael Bay’s 13 Hours (2015) Terry George’s The Promise (2015).
Here are some of his bone-made sculptures which you can enjoy.
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You can see other sculptures on his site.
