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ART CREATIONS |
JEWELRY GALLERY |
JEWELRY TUTORIALS |
THE DESIGNER |
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Dragonfly
Fighter
- A Fantasy Sculpture
If
insects have subjective experiences, there is much more
consciousness in the world than we may have thought, because
there are, according to an estimate from the Smithsonian
Institution,
some 10 quintillion (10,000,000,000,000,000,000) individual
insects alive at any one time.
I was honoured when the Chief
Commander of the Insect World commissioned me to build the
Dragonfly Fighter for the force against the ongoing war with
the Dinosaurs.
The Dragonfly Fighter ready
for combat.
The Construction
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going for the flat window military look.
So I made the window
struts out of halfround stock.
The wings will be
finished off at the top and the bottom with the brass
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| I used
an egg to get the separate panel shape for the first
joint in the body.
Soldering them together.
They have to be
precisely done or the egg shape is lost.
Then the head is
pre-shaped with cardboard. |
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up, is the development of the head and feet. A lot of
detail is added to the leg structure.
Balance, balance....
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And detail, detail.....
Intricate embellishments
draw the eye into the sculpture.
The detail shown in this
machine gun video. |
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The eyes are always the most difficult. After several
attempts they came alive.
I colored the titanium
background and made two cups that hold the orange
glass bead which screws into the head. That holds the
silver surround and titanium background all together. |
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Taking my fantasy to another level with making the
Alien Pilot. His emphasized ribcage, bangles and
rings and titanium eyes with a crown of spikes make
him a creature to be reckoned with.
The pilot is 75mm tall and can be removed, to be worn
as a pendant.
The cabin is fitted with purpose designed pilot chair
seated so the controls are all within easy reach of
his four arms.
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The
cabin was by far the most difficult component of the
Dragonfly Fighter Sculpture, that I made.
Cutting that glass, drilling the
hole in the glass and tightening it with screws was a
delicate operation.
All I got to do now
is disassemble it for the 20 millionth time, blue the
spikes and calm down before I re-assemble it again.
Over 95 hours of time
spent on it.
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force shield protecting the pilot. |
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900 hours of work.
722 different
handmade parts. I exclude standard screws and bolts.
The weight is just
under 2kg.
Metals: Silver,
brass, copper iron, and titanium.
Non-metals, Glass and
amethyst gemstones.
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Dragonfly
Fighter - a Hans Meevis
Creation
Handmade fantasy art sculpture
Size : 500 x 460 x 200 mm
Video Link :
360° view of the Dragonfly Fighter
More art sculptures by Hans Meevis |
