Kumi Yamashita

here is a video that shows how she creates her art pieces, ( I could only find the chinese version but there are english subtitles)

Kumi Yamashita

Kumi Yamashita is another artist I found extremely interesting, like all these shadow artists she spends her time switching lights on and off and rearranging objects on the floor and walls to create a specific shadow. Similar to a painter who attempts to portray an image with the least number of brushstrokes, Kumi Yamashita uses very slime fragile pieces of wood, square papaer or aluminum numbers and letters essembled in a specific way to create her final shadow outcome.

Fred Eerdekens

  Fred Eerdekens is a belgium artist, that creates breathtaking installations with the use of light and purposely placed objects  to reaveal these hidden texts. Fred Eerdekens hidden messages inside of his sculptures show us that something mysterious can be made once a light is shone on it. I personally find this artists work extemely fasinating as he is the way he uses a various amount of objects from plants to wire to cereal boxes to spell out words.What looks like a simple arrangement of objects takes on a whole new meaning once light hits it in just the right spot.

 

 

 

Tim Noble and Sue Webster

Tim Noble and Sue Webster take a number of items, ie rubbish and assemble them in a certain way so when the light is shone on these items, a shadow is projected which identifies something completely different. These shadows can show a great likeness to identifiable objects and self-portraits. This type of art is labelled Transformative art.  This process of transformative art, is made by the dicarded waste, scap metal or even taxidermy creatures to a recognizable image.

'the kiss of death'

'He diptych'

'The origional spinners'

'She diptych'

Shigeo Fukuda

Shigeo Fukuda was one of most important artists to play with the arrangement of objects to create images with shadows. He was doing sculptural objects since the mid 80's influencing the works of most shadow artists up until now. Working with forks, knives, spoons, paper clips and other materials, he managed to create a unique style of shadow sculpture. Enjoy the video.

Larry Kagan

this guy is just amazing. he bents and welds metal in crazy looking shapes that when lit from a certain angle create images not at all expected. go and check out is website and find a bit more about this american sculptur and the amazing art that he does.