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German anatomist Dr Gunther von Hagens has become internationally known for
his ability to turn real human bodies into statues. He does this through a
technique which he invented and which he calls plastination. The procedure
involves injecting liquid plastic solution into the dead body of a volunteer, the
solution then hardens preserving the cadavers entirely. Whilst Von Hagens
originally intended his plastinated bodies to be used for the study of anatomy
only, but over the years his sculptures have become increasingly artistic.
2. This dust sculpture (or a floor in need of serious vacuuming as some would call it)
was created from the atmozed remains of a jet engine, although it could just be.
The exhibition in Londons Tate Modern art gallery also features sculptures made
by fusing cow brains with plastic and metal.
3. Willard Wigan, a dylexic sculpter from Birmingham, England is famous for making
the smallest sculptures in the world. Most of his sculptures are so small that they
have to be mounted on the head of a pin or in the eye of a needle just to keep him
from losing them. Wigan has recently created a miniature sculpture of the Obama
family
4. Damien Hurst is one of the most controversial British artists of the last century.
Whilst some have been shocked by his dead animals in formaldehyde, the most
famous of which is his pickled shark entitled The Physical Impossibility of Death
in the Mind of Someone Living, many British artists find his work bland and
unimaginative. Hurst is also criticized for being a commercial artist.
5. Dutch artist Henk Hofstra is responsible for this strange piece of public art in
Netherlands. Perhaps he is making a point about global warming.
6. Constructed from two discarded 18 tankers, Big Rig Jig is an observation tower
as well as a sculpture. It might look as though it can barely support itself, but it is
actually possible to climb inside the sculpture and right to the very top.