Published: August 30, 2008 in design » art by Thomas Baekdal
Jennifer Maestre, who should change her name to Jennifer "Maestro", has created these fantastic sculptures out of pencils.
Acccording to herself she took "hundreds of pencils, cut them into 1-inch sections, drill a hole in each section (to turn them into beads), sharpen them all and sew them together."
Either she had way too much time on her hands, or just happened to be an incredibly talented art freak. I think it was the freaky art that did it.
(via MoCoLoco)
Whoa ... pretty disturbing objects, I think. Nothing I would want to have, actually. But the idea is ... freaky. :)
I kind of like it. They look like certain types of sea creatures or coral covered formations. Somewhat bizarre but unique. My kid would take it apart in two minutes though.
What interesting art your kid, Milena, could make rolling one of these things around in your living room: "pen art art". :)
I'd love to buy one of those. But at >100 for the small one its a bit too much. Maybe ill have to make it myself instead
Pencil art.
not pen art.
just saying.
Awesome artist. Greenpeace used a few of these to promote a campaign. Look for it on our site if you're interested.
Did anyone else notice the phallic one? Next to the yonic one? Because I did.
her resume on her website is all BLAHBLAHBLAH
Great fantasy, and realisation. Congratulation!!!
I appreciate the unique use of pencils as an art medium. It always amazes me when someone sees something special in mundane objects. Many of these remind me of sea creatures. It's inspiring. Makes me want to look at everyday things from a new perspective. What else am I overlooking because I haven't taken the time to see with understanding?
Very beautiful sculptures-I love them
Chris
Unique use of a common object. Don't think I would buy any but isn't that what makes the world go 'round!
The medium becomes the subject studied for the art is a very modern interpretation of a contemporary idea. What makes it so unique is she taking what is 3-D and primarily used to create 2-D and turning it into a sculptural form all by itself. I love the yellow Sunflower one. All of them are fantastic, I wish I could afford a few or even just one...
Awesome!
Nancy Louise
It would be even better if the sculptures used the old & discarded pencils. A cool way to reuse, repurpose, recycle.
They are beautiful!
It obviously takes a great deal of time and attention to detail to make these! It's an interesting idea but I'm not that taken by them for some reason. I usually like unusual things or usual things used in an unusual way, but while I respect the work to make them-just not my thing I guess. I think some of them would look even better if the pencils were painted black then the colors of the lead would really pop! I'm sure the artist won't have any problem getting buyers for these, for while they may not have a mass appeal, I know there is probably a large audience who love them!
I love them! Who would have thought such a plain item could be used in such a beautiful way! I am so inspired by what other artist come up with!
Look like ocean creatures. Nice
Its amazing what you can do with something so common. This is some of the coolest art I have ever seen!
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It does look nice. but i immediately thought about all those kids who are so happy when they get a pencil....
brilliant..she's really an art freak..hehe..amazing..
these are awesome, does anyone else find them strangely unsettling?
Awesome! I just love it! :-)
i love them. they are very creative!!!
I love it! its so freaky I just love the concept...keep them coming...
I believe this a sad waste of useful items. Specially made of wood. How many trees???? I wish the author= of these work had made a tour to a recycle unit looking for best use of disposables. The author= should know how many poor communities of the world long for pencils. I do not like this waste of pencils to create these forms.
It's a little depressing
that as soonas I see these,
I think to myself
"What a waste of pencisl!"
So what happens if the lead breaks?
the sculpture is dull if the lead breaks
They look kind of like durian evolved:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian
way cool. so creative!
an unfortunate waste of perfectly good colored pencils... :(
this makes me wanna throw up
I reckon this woman's Brilliant!
thats so cool, but dumb. why did you use pieces of pencils for no reason......................... i know pencils are for art, but not this kind. its really useless, and i dont think any one will buy this crap.
they look like sea sponges!
cooooool
that was the most awsome thing ever! :-) and sorry about that last comment! wasnt me :p
i enjoy the idea and forms, i would like to see a drawing done with one of these
as far as i'm concerned those are pencils and not pens, and yeah, the sculptures are impressive!
i've noticed that some of you are leaving kind of mean comments. and i just want to say, even if these pieces of art aren't your thing, there is no need to be mean. this woman spent hours of time and creative thought on every aspect of these which is more than most of you can do.
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Aug 30
2008
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Ohhh... just noticed. You can buy you own mini sculptures at her Etsy shop:
http://jenmaestre.etsy.com