Do you guys have any experience picking up fallen leaves to play with? When you were a child and raised the flag on the playground in the morning, you must have been bored enough to play with the fallen leaves at your feet, right? Or you were taught in nature class that a magnifying glass can focus light and heat, and you would also impatiently use it to burn it to see the dead leaves (← A total bitch). But for Kyoto-born artist Shinno Hiroshi, fallen leaves are not such a simple thing!
What Shinnoyo is best at is making "insects that don't exist in the world." Although they are said to be things in fantasy, through his hands, these insects seem to be really alive.
But what’s even more amazing is that in these works, Shinnoyo actually doesn’t use a single leaf. These insects are based on brass, and each "leaf" to be used as a material is actually a resin molded by hand, andAnd colored with acrylic paint. Huazhi was actually surprised that these works were not made of fallen leaves, but when she thought that artificial coloring could make the leaves look so natural, she felt that it was another level of awesomeness.
On the official website of Xinye, there is a place called Insect Diary. He caught the insects in his fantasy world and turned them into inspirations to paint them.
I think the most amazing thing about this artist is that his works are all fictitious, but they are very convincing. It makes people feel that "it would not be strange if this kind of insect really existed in any corner of the world." For those who like insects, his works are very touching!
