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Leaves Sculpture by Lorenzo Duran

Usually, the portion of the tree that tends to be used for sculpture,is the trunk or Wood. but Spanish Artist Lorenzo Duran has chosen to take a chance with leaves.
Using small instruments, a magnifying-glass and a lot of patience,He picks leaves, washes, dries, molds and gently cuts them, based on historical technique and  studies of paper cutting in China, Japan, Germany, and Switzerland.
Lorenzo says:
" Inspired by a caterpillar I decided to cut plant leaves the same way as other artists do with paper, that idea captivated my whole mind because it looked like a great opportunity to combine two of my true passions: art and nature. Due to the lack of information about the "leaf cutting art" I have developed my own technique, going through a long trial-and-error process until I found a good way of cutting my designs without spoiling the leaf. I use a surgical scalpel to cut the figure, removing the plant tissue until the image, previously drawn on paper and fixed to the leaf, appears. My geometric or figurative designs mostly come from my innate observation of nature and the personal metamorphosis I have gone through in recent years."


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Truly his painstaking work is nothing less than impressive.