Kate mcguire feather art

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John Ruskin, Peacock Feather, 1877

Kate McGuire uses thousands of feathers meticulously placed to create a sweeping, undulating sculpture that flows from the fireplace like a great avian oil spill.

London-based artist Kate MccGwire has a unique form of art. Her material of choice? The molted feathers of pigeons. She uses these feathers in great numbers to create vivid pieces of …

British artist Kate MccGwire impresses with her soft, feathery sculptures at La Galerie Particulière in Paris, on view until October.

The sheer detail of Kate MccGwire's sculptures floor me. Everything about them is stunning. The placement, the media, the concept. I have spent long moments just staring at her work completely amazed and entranced. I was excited to learn from...

She describes herself as a sculptor, gatherer, hoarder, collector and creator. She is infatuated by feathers, fascinated by the uncanny and the binary concepts of darkness and beauty. Kate MccGwire is a London-based artist who makes works of art that catches and allures the viewer. Inspired by the way the world works she uses old feathers to create new life. *How does a normal day in your life look?*

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Photographer James Henderson has made a series of close up images of bird feathers using a variety of macro and close up techniques. The feathers came from backyard, pet store, and museum specimens, and represent many different species and countries. By looking this closely at the feathers, the viewer gains an appreciation for what they are and where they come from.

This is a soft ground etching, the feathers are impressions in the ground from actual feathers, tricky to get a good impression, but when you do, it is worth it.... the feather on the paper is actually a feather rolled up with ink and printed as part of the print. The only problem I have with this soft ground printmaking method is that if you (I) don't add anything, then what is it..... copying basically, sure, there is technique, but that's about it isn't it?

I know I know, it’s not taxidermy but this blog just wouldn’t be complete with a tip of the hat to the incredible Kate MccGwire. She’s one of my favourite artists using animal materials and the wor…

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