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Wasteland, Metal, 35 x 9.8 x 1.7 cm, 2014

Shadow Knives: Silhouette Artwork Cut from Butcher Knives by Li Hongbo

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Cheetah, Metal, 35 x 9.8 x 1.7 cm, 2014

Artist Li Hongbo, whose flexible paper sculptures we’ve admired many times here on Colossal, recently created a new series of silhouette artworks as part of a solo show at Contemporary by Angela Li in Hong Kong. Each piece is delicately cut from the knife leaving a complementary negative space from which it appears to rise. Hongbo says the pieces are meant as a warning, that “human beings will eventually destroy themselves because of their gluttony and their abuse of animals.” If you liked this technique, also check out paper sculptures by Peter Callesen.

 

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Gaze, Metal, 35 x 9.8 x 1.7 cm, 2014
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Hawk, Metal, 35 x 9.8 x 1.7 cm, 2014
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Hunting, Metal, 35 x 9.8 x 1.7 cm, 2014
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Lotus Pond, Metal, 35 x 9.8 x 1.7 cm, 2014
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Bones of a Snake, Metal, 200 x 38 x 9 cm, 2014

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