One would think that completing any detailed
work of art, no matter the size is quite the feat and really quite
difficult to do. Yet, there are some who feel very differently and this
includes Japanese artist Shinji Nakaba. According to him, practices such
as making full scale paintings on canvas or large sculptures are not an
adequate artistic challenge.
For this reason,
since 1974 Nakaba has favored rather tiny starting points for his works
of art. In fact each individual piece comes from individual pearls that
he carves by hand. His abilities are incredible and the outcome is
certainly something to see.
His signature works are tiny skulls.
They look like little pieces of treasure.
Pretty amazing, right?
Due to the inherent individuality in pearls, each piece is totally unique.
