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michihiro matsuoka’s steampunk menagerie: clay mimics metal

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Michihiro Matsuoka manipulates clay until the earthen material looks like aged copper and other discarded metals. Matsuoka’s hybrid world is a fusion of animals and machinery in steampunk-like fashion.  The artist’s attention to detail as he formed and painted the menagerie is so meticulous that I thought I was looking at recycled sheet metal.

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