Patrick Acton takes on famous things around the world……

His rendition of the Notre Dame in Paris is complete with signature matchstick flying buttresses and steeple:

Patrick Acton has used thousands of matchsticks to create an epic rendition of Harry Potter’s Hogwarts School:

The United States Capitol Building is also represented, using 500,000 matchsticks to create the complex dome:

 

Iconic landmark: Mr Acton's model of  Capitol Hill in Washington took 478,000 matchsticks to make

Aside from architecture, the artist has honed his skills to replicate the space shuttle, The Challenger, which rises over five feet tall:

Painstaking precision: Matchstick model of the Space Shuttle Challenger

Memorial: Mr Acton has dedicated his model of the Space Shuttle Challenger to the seven crew killed on board

J.R.R. Tolkien’s Minas Tirith – The Great White City: 420,000 matchsticks:

USS Iowa; 137,000 matchsticks:

 

From rolling objects to wonderful pieces of art…..

The amazing art pieces come from the Belgian artist,Wim Delvoye.In his series entitled Pneu, the artist crafts floral pattern with the precision of a cabinetmaker wood carvings on tires of trucks and cars.Wim Delvoye, has great penchant for art and before he actually transformed the tires into art pieces, he learned the skill of traditional tattoos from weaving, passing through the ceramic, glass and steel to pursue his idea to perfection.

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Belgian artist immortalizes car and truck tires with intricate floral structure carvings

Wim Delvoye art on tires

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