Self-taught artist Bob Morehead, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, US, has crafted an intricate and labyrinthian cityscape using nothing more than wood glue and basic toothpicks -- over 300,000 of them. Weighing around 50 pounds at over 8 feet wide, 2 feet tall, and 2 feet deep, Bob's Toothpick City consists of tens of unique buildings that contain multiple floors and rooms, with stairways connectin
g one level to the next. Windows allow an eye into the edifices, though their outer surfaces are no less impressive, complete with tiny shingles, bricks, and panels. In the surrounding streets, tunnels, and slopes of the miniature metropolis, there are thousands of individually sanded toothpick rocks and a seawall of 750 individual blocks, with every skillfully sculpted detail more staggering than the last. Morehead used no molds or forms to make his work -- just his imagination, with inspiration from the architecture along the Amalfi Coast near Naples, Italy where he was born. He also cites his determined mindset, explaining, "I believe all artists, at one time or another, become so discouraged they contemplate giving up their craft. When you're made to feel like creating art is not a 'real job' by people who don't understand or appreciate its true value, it makes one second-guess themselves. I can't survive without it; it truly is a part of my being, a part of my soul." - WENN International
Features:
WENN International News - http://abcstlouis.com/news/offbeat/artist-builds-city-structures-with-over-300000-toothpicks
My Modern Met - http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/bobs-toothpick-city #.V2MN99TZZ7U.facebook
BOOM.com - http://www.booooooom.com/2016/07/07/intricate-sculptures-made-with-just-toothpicks-and-glue/ -82957
* My Modern Met - 2016
* World Entertainment News Network - 2016
* Fubiz Media (France)
* News Beast (Greece)
* Viral Nova - 2014, 2016
* Distinction Magazine - Oct. 2014 vol. #25
* DollsHouse and Miniature Scene magazine (UK) - April, 2015
* Architecture and Design magazine - 2014
* DollsHouse and Miniature Scene magazine (UK) - Oct. 2016
* OHMY Design (China) - 2017
* BOOM - 2016
* Klasika Newspaper (Indonesia)
* El Comercio Newspaper (Peru)
Bob's Toothpick City - Toothpick Art is a creation from the mind of Bob Morehead. The city has been under construction for many years and currently consists of well over 300,000 toothpicks. No molds or forms have been used in the creating process, just toothpicks and wood glue. Also featured here are many unusual sculptures made with thousands and thousands of toothpicks. Bob's Toothpick City - Toothpick Art has a worldwide following and has been featured on dozens of websites, newspapers and magazines. Official Website: www.bobstoothpickcityart.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bobs.toothpickcity
Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/ToothpickCity/bobs-toothpick-city-art/
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