"I'm often asked if I make mammals, like cats or dogs. I'm more interested in the animals people are afraid of."
That's Eduardo Martinet, a French artist who makes incredibly detailed (and sort-of-creepy) insect sculptures. Sculptures so life-like and carefully crafted and fascinating that I'd certainly find them a whole lot more interesting than cats or dogs (if I could make any of the three).
I've seen his name floating around a bit in recent months, thanks to a couple of eye-catching posts from Colossal's Christopher Jobson (and some searching that eventually led me to Sladmore Contemporary). And now, thanks to Martinet's relationship with the latter, I've got a video, as well. It's awesome-creepy.
Take one workshop full of junk and a Frenchman with an eye for detail (not to mention an obsession with bugs) and you will find the most eclectic mix of metal insects this side of a sci-fi novel. This short documentary follows Edouard Martinet's patient and extraordinary process as he creates sculptures that are utterly beautiful, distinctly creepy and somehow completely true to nature. All this despite his medium being piles of bent metal and old rusty bicycles.
Attribution(s): Images and stills are the property of Sladmore Contemporary and Edouard Martinet.