Video: Toothpick sculptures by Stephen Beckman
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
You probably think that there is not much that can be done with one toothpick. Let Steven Backman convince you: he managed to create a detailed copy of the Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco) using a single wooden stick! But if suddenly this was not enough to amaze you, then Stephen has another copy of this architectural structure - this time made from 30 thousand toothpicks - and many more sculptures from his favorite material.
In creating his sculptures, Stephen uses only glue, holding thin wooden sticks together. Despite the fact that this is a very painstaking work that requires perseverance and patience, the author claims that he cannot compare with anything the pleasure and peace that he experiences during many hours of his work. The creation of one sculpture can take several weeks, months, or even years.
Stephen admits that it would be much easier to carve sculptures from a single piece of wood, but that would not be so interesting. Putting together thousands of toothpicks is the real passion of the author, and admiration for the results of this painstaking work in the eyes of the viewer is his best reward.
Stephen first experimented with such material in elementary school, creating a model of a DNA molecule from toothpicks. Later, at the university, he began to create more complex sculptures in the form of local architectural objects.
In addition to the famous "Golden Gate" in the collection of Stephen Beckman, the Empire State Building model of 7,470 toothpicks, New York's Freedom Tower of 200 toothpicks and the Eiffel Tower of one toothpick. If architectural objects are not your greatest passion, you may be interested in a yacht, which took 10 thousand toothpicks and half a year to create. The wooden boat is equipped with two electric motors and can sail on water. In addition, Stephen creates other wooden sculptures, often quite abstract.
Stephen Beckman is an artist from San Francisco. More of his work can be seen on the website.
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