Part puzzle, part kinetic wonders, part sculpture, all genius. Using mathematical concepts and 3D modeling software to generate his ideas, Brazilian artist Mauro Fuke hand carves wood – sometimes one piece, often many, many pieces that he assembles into moveable sculptures.
Snakess 2
Snakess 2 reconfigured
Spend some time scrolling through the pictures on his site, he has an extensive portfolio that dates back to 1983 – I had a hard time choosing pictures for this post.
Octaedro
Pounn
Pounn in progress
The website has a slideshow of Pounn in progress.
Rings!
Love this collection of Fuke’s rings – I don’t wear jewelry (weird, right?), but I would wear these – what a statement piece!
There is nothing particularly exciting about this video, but in my opinion that’s the point. The work is laborious and slow-moving, however, the results are exciting. Yes.
Mauro Fuke – atelier from Naíla Andrade Sarkar on Vimeo.
Want to see more about the 3D modeling? Go to his Projects page.
View all of the sculptures in one continuous stream here.
