Paintball Guns are Used to Create the Michael Leon Gypsum Skulls
Tiana Reid — May 12, 2010 — Art & Design
References: arkitipintel & hypebeast
The Michael Leon Gypsum Skull Sculpture collection has followed up with another big gun design series of paintball gun-splattered skulls for Arkitip’s Project Space in Los Angeles. Former Nike art director Michael Leon uses handmade acrylic paintballs with an air gun to splatter hand-poured solid gypsum skulls. Each skull has Leon’s engraved signature.
Check out the step-by-step video to see the blasts in action and get an exclusive view of the live art process. The newest addition to the Michael Leon Gypsum Skull Sculpture collection will have you dreaming up Jackson Pollock.
Check out the step-by-step video to see the blasts in action and get an exclusive view of the live art process. The newest addition to the Michael Leon Gypsum Skull Sculpture collection will have you dreaming up Jackson Pollock.
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