Sometimes, you don’t need complicated stuff to get beautiful images. Sometimes it’s easily done. Tahoe City-based artist Jeremy Mayer constructs figurative forms—humans, cats, and crickets alike—using defunct typewriter parts. His involved assembly projects are a testament to his steadfast attention to detail; the large sculptures can take up to 1,200 hours to complete. Though Mayer begins his artistic process by taking typewriters apart, his ultimate products are reconstructions that uncannily transform mechanical objects into body parts.
Having no formal training, Mr. Mayer has utilized skills learned in such varied fields as package design, stained glass restoration, and working with established sculptors on public art. He has created an iconoclastic body of work that ranges from sculpture using resin and disassembled typewriters to hyper-realistic drawings borne of ruminations about the future of consciousness in relation to technology. He stresses the importance of quality of materials used and attention to detail that resonates with each work.
Via: Uncovering
