Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Sylvain Meyer

Sylvain Meyer is a Swiss artist who takes found natural materials and adds them to existing trees, boulders, etc. in order to create a temporary but beautiful sight for anyone who comes in contact with his works. He captures all of his pieces with his camera, making these pieces virtually permanent.

As I look at more and more of his work, I feel that he is making a statement saying that humanity continues to casually overlook the beauty of nature. He uses elements around him to enhance the beauty, to make it look a little bit unnatural, in order to catch our attention. In particular, he created a giant spider out of moss. Even though this is an insect not many of us would love to come in contact with, we have to acknowledge the beauty of his creation, despite the content itself.








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