The article will be of interest not only to those masters who know how to hammer in nails, but also to those who do not know how to do this, or do it very reluctantly.
An ordinary person, for whom a nail is what a picture hangs on, cannot even imagine that nails can even be the same picture.
The photo shows several interior designs, decorated with paintings by Markus Levin, a British artist.
At first glance, it seems that the pictures are drawn. In fact, the artistic effect is achieved by hammering in nails at different heights and distances.
Markus Levin was born in Yorkshire, where he worked as a graphic designer for television, then moved to Budapest. He started using nails in 2004 and since then has been improving his technique with each new job.
At first, the works were abstract drawings.
But the most interesting are the paintings, where the soft lines of male or female bodies are set by coarse nails, and thanks to the right lighting, we can see smooth outlines.
The work done with nails is three-dimensional and light plays an important role in the production of the painting.
Levine explains that shadows on sculpture affect contrast and change depending on the angle of incidence of the light. In the morning the picture is a pencil drawing, and in the evening it is a charcoal drawing. Even the orientation of the nail head is affected. By hammering nails at different heights and distances, the artist sets the tone, intensity and texture of the sculpture.
Interestingly, Mark immediately drives nails into the board without using any markings. Everything is done by eye only. One job requires from three days to three months, and the number of nails ranges from 15 to 60,000 pieces.
We invite you to see the latest masterpieces of the author.
It is said that the author rates his work by the number of nails hammered. For example: 4000 nails are hammered - the price of the work is 4000 euros.
Of course, in order to increase the cost of one nail in this way, you need to hammer in more than a dozen of them. Now calculate the cost of a painting where one Swarovski stone is attached to each nail.
This is where the play of light and shadow can maximize the author's skill!
