Κυριακή 6 Απριλίου 2014

See That Junk? What This Man Turns It Into Is Absolutely Awesome.

It all starts with this: scrap wrenches. Absolute junk.

This is John Piccoli, a 70-year-old, wheelchair-bound man who suffered from polio as a child. None of that really matters, though, because, with the help of a crane and incredible artistic ability, John is able to make stunning art.


This is what he starts with. - https://www.facebook.com/different.solutions.page
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Then he does this:

Lots of them. - https://www.facebook.com/different.solutions.page
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Or even this:

The Warrior - https://www.facebook.com/different.solutions.page
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Piccoli is from Victoria, Australia, where he is called "The Spanner Man."

A Fisherman and Net - https://www.facebook.com/different.solutions.page
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The word "spanner" in British and Australian is "monkey wrench," so that makes him "The Wrench Man."

Two Mustangs Battling - https://www.facebook.com/different.solutions.page
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Piccoli started by making small garden sculptures from wrenches he collected himself. 

A Family of Deer - https://www.facebook.com/different.solutions.page
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But now he makes pieces that appear in galleries all around Australia, from Sydney to Melbourne. 

And the places accepting his works are museums and galleries. - https://www.facebook.com/different.solutions.page
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His work is so popular now that he collects and purchases wrenches.

Years later, he is still making sculptures for gardens... - https://www.facebook.com/different.solutions.page
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In the end, nothing stops John from doing what he loves. Despite being confined to a wheelchair, he makes stunning sculptures. 

Horse and Cart - https://www.facebook.com/different.solutions.page
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A close-up of the large cart. - https://www.facebook.com/different.solutions.page
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