1mm squared. Viewed with the naked eye, one can just about detect that Mona Lisa’s right pupil has something within it, however one can only establish that this is in fact a miniature portrait with the assistance of a strong magnifier. Wigan, who has to go into a trance-like meditative state to slow down his nervous system so that he can work between heartbeats, has somehow managed to capture the Mona Lisa’s distinctive features on the most minuscule of canvases. Lorenzo Quinn also made waves this year, with his monumental sculpture at the Ca’ Sagredo Hotel during Venice Biennale 2017. Launched in May, Support sees two large hands emerging from the Grand Canal to protect and support the historic building of the
Similarly, the respective styles of our other artists have also resonated with current trends, and given them tremendously successful starts to 2017. John Myatt, legendary for his ‘Genuine Fakes’ has collaborated with world renowned micro- sculptor Willard Wigan to produce a one million pound artwork entitled Mona Lisa: Secret In The Eye, which was launched in August 2017 in the heart of Mayfair. John Myatt has excelled himself by painting a perfect replica of the original Mona Lisa, and ‘the greatest micro sculptor on earth’ Willard Wigan MBE has created a minute version of the portrait that features in her eye – painted with the hair of a fly, the microscopic rendering measures under
Ca’ Sagredo Hotel. The hands symbolise tools that can both destroy the world, but also have the capacity to save it.
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