Hello, everyone!
Today I came across something so great and so small, I just had to share it with you.
I will also share some of the information I found, but first you have to look at this:
This is just a small (pun intended, again), sample of the art created by Dalton M. Ghetti.
He was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil.
He came to the U.S. at the age of 24, and although he earned an Associate degree in Architecture from the Norwalk Community College, Connecticut, in 1994, he also works as a carpenter and house remodeler.
As you can imagine, his work is painstaking. Depending on the design, material and tools applied it can take weeks, months and years to complete a particular sculpture.
Then you think: "Ok, his work is cool. And small. Period". But there is more.
Dalton felt so deeply about the events on 9/11, that he decided to create a memorial honoring the three thousand victims of the attacks.
He carved teardrops from graphite of recycled pencils that were found on the streets.
Using a razor blade, he created one teardrop of about the size of grain of rice, in less than one hour.
Three thousand of them, on an average of 300 teardrops a year. It took Dalton 10 years to complete the three thousand necessary for the memorial.
Together, the teardrops make a large, two dimensional one, positioned against a white background.
His work is currently being exhibited in Columbus, Ohio, at the Rivet Gallery:
"Morphous" July 7 - July 31 1200 North High St. Columbus, OH, 4320 - Ph. 614-294-8697.
Finally, we all know that great things come ins mall packages. So here is a thought from American film director and screenwriter, Richard Linklater:
"No one is replaceable, because we are all the sum of small and beautiful details".
Hope you enjoyed it!
Beta @ YourBijoux.com
