You need to see them under a microscope

http://www.willard-wigan.com/

Seems a little unlikely... ?

I forget the name of the process where they can make tiny things, but I know it's possible. Using machines though, not manually.

It takes the guy 4 months to do the Lloyds TSB building, but how?

The site has no info.

I'm puzzled. Help me, tab :D

Incredible stuff if it is real and all done by hand though.

if that is real then thats fucking amazing,

peace.

Amazing, sure, but pointless and stupid, if you ask me.
I know "art" is entirely subjective, but in my subjective opinion, this isn't art - it's a silly stunt.
They aren't beautiful at all - he just did them to say he did.

To each his own, I suppose, but it seems ridiculous to me.

By the way, I can see the eye of a needle without a microscope.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard_Wigan

He is the creator of the world's smallest sculptures, often taking months to complete one, working between heartbeats to avoid hand tremors. Wigan uses a tiny surgical blade to carve his microscopic figures out of rice, grains of sand and sugar, which are then mounted on pinheads. His sculptures have included a Santa Claus and a copy of the Football World Cup trophy, both about 0.005mm (0.0002in) tall, and a boxing ring with Muhammad Ali figure which fits onto the head of a match.

Unbelievable.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/arts/microscopic.asp

Confirmed to be true - snopes. With more pics. :D

Sounds like an incredible guy. Amazing stuff.

Amazing, sure, but pointless and stupid, if you ask me.
I know "art" is entirely subjective, but in my subjective opinion, this isn't art - it's a silly stunt.
They aren't beautiful at all - he just did them to say he did.

To each his own, I suppose, but it seems ridiculous to me.

now common man that requires a certain level of skill that most people do not have. ofcourse to each his own but ridiculous, pointless and stupid? thats a bit harsh,


peace.

By the way, I can see the eye of a needle without a microscope.


ofcourse so can i, but can you sculpt something that fits into the eye of a needle that looks that good??


someone ate a big piece of grouchy pie today!. :)

peace,

He uses grains of rice and sugar, he sculpts in between heartbeats to avoid hand tremors, he paints them with an eyelash, he just sold a collection for...11 million pounds!!!

Not nearly so incredible as these works of art, but in a shop in Seattle, you can still read the Lord's Prayer on a grain of rice. It's pretty script, as I recall.