Bolt Poetry: Blacksmith Gives Emotion To Steel By Bending It Into Human Shapes
A steel bolt is probably one of the least emotional or human things that I can think of, but that’s not how Tobbe Malm feels. This Swedish blacksmith in Oslo can coax simple steel nuts and bolts into human-like forms that, despite their simple shapes, seem laden with emotion.
On his website, the blacksmith explains how this series, called Bolt Poetry, came about; “The bolts are from an old farm in the heart of a the area Bergsladen in Sweden. I found them in a barn… The bolts reminded me of human forms, and I felt they had something to tell. I heated them, forged, bent and twisted. I tried to create relations, meetings and situations and suddenly stories emerged about sorrow, joy, pain, warmth and humour. A kind of poetry was created, hence the title.“
More info: jernmalm.com | Behance | Facebook (h/t: colossal)
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Share on FacebookAbsolutely awesome - so evocative - these pull at me - every single one!
So evocative - these sculptures are amazing and I was touched by each one. What an artist!! I would love to own even one of them!
Nailed, eh, bolted right in the feelings. Those make me seriously depressed. But the art value is beyond the chart.
Amazing how something so cold and in moving can provoke such strong feeling of vulnerability.
Meant cold and unmoving. Autocorrect strikes again!
Load More Replies...I wonder how much time this person must have taken to complete each one of them :O but this stuff is awesome!
Absolutely awesome - so evocative - these pull at me - every single one!
So evocative - these sculptures are amazing and I was touched by each one. What an artist!! I would love to own even one of them!
Nailed, eh, bolted right in the feelings. Those make me seriously depressed. But the art value is beyond the chart.
Amazing how something so cold and in moving can provoke such strong feeling of vulnerability.
Meant cold and unmoving. Autocorrect strikes again!
Load More Replies...I wonder how much time this person must have taken to complete each one of them :O but this stuff is awesome!
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