Meet the art world’s virtuoso insectophile Edouard Martinet

Who knew bits and pieces of cast-off junk collected from flea markets or car boot sales can be turned into exquisitely executed insects, fish and animal forms! Meet Edouard Martinet, the art world’s virtuoso insectophile.

The clarity of his art and extraordinary elegance of articulation will leave an everlasting impression. But there is a secret to his art, he does not solder or weld parts. His sculptures are all screwed together.

This obsession for insects and art was instilled in him during his childhood. When Edouard Martinet was 10, one of his teachers introduced his pupils to insects, but in a rather obsessive way. Subliminally, the fascination sunk in to the young French boy.

Martinet takes about a month to make a sculpture and will often work on two or three pieces at the same time. It took him just four weeks to make his first sculpture and 17 years for his most recent completion.

Take a look at some of his works which will be exhibited at Sladmore Contemporary on May 5, 2016. You will never beleive that the parts ever belonged in another form.
(Image credits: sladmorecontemporary)