Iraqi artist Murtaza al-Yabani, a master of the new direction in sculpture-carving on a pencil, creates unique works, cutting out various objects and miniature figures at the pencils of pencils.
29-year-old al-Yabani, who lives in Baghdad, is practiced by analogues of which is practically no. This microbial type of creativity requires high attentiveness, accuracy and great patience.
carefully cutting the tip of a pencil with a length of only 2-10 millimeters, Yabani creates unusual and impressive miniature sculptures. For the completion of one work, sometimes weeks or even months take, which makes each work unique and extremely valuable.
” Rare Art, requiring accuracy, concentration and patience “
, a resident of Iraq told” Anadol “that he had an interest in sculpture in high school. In 2020, during quarantine due to the pandemic of coronavirus, he began to seriously study the carvings on pencils and completely devoted himself to this rare type of art.
“The art that I create at the end of the pencil requires concentration and patience. This is a rare direction, and, according to my estimates, in the world there are only about six people who own this technique,” – said Yabani.
According to the man, he was able to master this rare form of art, thanks to perseverance. “Before I mastered this type of art, I tried 45 times and made mistakes,” he said.
al-Yabani also emphasized that this is an expensive type of creativity, since it works exclusively with pencils ordered from abroad.
