The extraordinary creations of ‘insectophile’ sculptor Eduoard Martinet who repurposes carefully selected car, bicycle and typewriter parts to create Steampunk-style insects and other animals.

His degree of virtuosity is unique: he does not solder or weld parts. His sculptures are screwed together. This gives his forms an extra level of visual richness – but not in a way that merely conveys the dry precision of, say, a watchmaker. There is an X-Factor here, a graceful wit, a re-imagining of the obvious in which a beautifully finished object glows not with perfection, but with character, with new life. Martinet takes about a month to make a sculpture and will often work on two or three pieces at the same time. It took him just four weeks to make his first sculpture and 17 years for his most recent completion!

More at the artist’s website.

If you happen to be in London between November 27th and January 31st, Martinet’s work is on display at Sladmore Contemporary off Berkeley Square.

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