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Cut from Found Feathers, Minuscule Silhouettes Become Intricate Symbolic Works

December 3, 2021

Grace Ebert

「Gull Flight」 All images © Chris Maynard, shared with permission

Equipped with surgical knives and scissors, artist Chris Maynard (previously) carefully slices exquisite silhouettes of birds, people, and tiny stars from individual feathers. He cuts the naturally shed materials, which come from private aviaries and zoos, into metaphorical scenes of change and transformation: figures hatch from eggs, a flock of seagulls flies into a perfectly round arc, and still developing chicks nestle into the barbs. 「Feathers are symbols of our aspirations,」 the artist tells Colossal. 「Like a lot of us, I want to fly but I can』t, so I use feathers to try to capture an essence of flight.」

To see how Maynard extracts such intricate shapes, head to his Instagram where he shares more about his process and a variety of recent works.

 

「Journey」

「Acorn Woodpecker」

Top: 「Worm Food.」 Bottom left: 「Entwine.」 Bottom right: 「Goodbye」

「Undulation Reflection」

「Another Creation Story」

「Embryo III Flight Training」

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