The sculptural works of british artist marcus levine enact a physical pointillism, each composed of thousands of nails hammered into wood panels. All works are completed freehand without any sketches or tracing onto the boards.

A nail sculpture by marcus levine
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Lvine at work
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The pieces on average use about 15,000 nails each, but some involve over 50,000.

Levine originally began with abstract works, but became interested in ‘the interplay between the rigid, angular nails and the soft curves of the human torso’. A recent return to non-representational pieces has allowed him to use larger, clout nails instead of 20mm cabinet nails, adding depth to the sculptures.

Levine completes the pieces without any presketches or tracing

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