Micro miniature
Micro miniature (also called micro art or micro sculpture) is a fine art form. Micro miniatures are made with the assistance of microscopes, or eye surgeon tools.[1] It originated at the end of 20th century.[2]
Museums
[edit]The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures in Kansas City, Missouri has micro-miniatures in its permanent collection and in their exhibit titled Micro Curiosities, a permanent exhibit displaying the work of several fine-scale miniature artists.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City holds a micro-miniature basket made by a Pomo Native American artist around 1910.[3]
The Museum of Jurassic Technology in Culver City, California has a collection of the microminiatures of the Armenian artist Hagop Sandaldjian in their permanent exhibition, The Eye of the Needle.[4][5]
The Museum of Miniatures located in Prague focuses on works of microminiature art. It features the work of Edward Ter Ghazarian, Anatoly Konenko, Nikolai Aldunin among others.[1]
The Museum of Microminiatures in St. Petersburg includes micro-miniature work by Vladimir Aniskin of Novosibirsk, Siberia, as well as Nikolai Aldunin of Moscow.[6]
Artists
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Small is beautiful: Prague museum focuses on micro miniature art". Prague Radio International. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ↑ "Определение из диссертации Станислава Коненко "Художественная микроминиатюра как средство построения микрокосма культуры"".
- ↑ "Micro-miniature one-rod coiled basket". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ↑ "The Eye of the Needle: The Microminiatures of Hagop Sandaldjian". Museum of Jurassic Technology. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ↑ Weschler, Lawrence (2013). Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder. New York: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9780307833983. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- 1 2 McDonnell, Sharon (7 April 2017). "The men who shoe fleas". BBC. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ↑ House, Arthur (25 February 2019). "A wacky Wunderkammer in Los Angeles". Apollo Magazine of International Art. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ↑ "The man who makes millions from miniature art". Evening Standard. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
Further reading
[edit]Ermann, Lynn. They have jobs on the slide: Microscopic art, The Washington Post, February 14, 1999