{"id":2434,"date":"2024-08-29T12:16:08","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T12:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wachanift.net\/?p=2434"},"modified":"2024-09-04T15:45:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T15:45:08","slug":"insects-metamorphose-from-bamboo-in-noriyuki-saitohs-meticulous-sculptures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wachanift.net\/index.php\/2024\/08\/29\/insects-metamorphose-from-bamboo-in-noriyuki-saitohs-meticulous-sculptures\/","title":{"rendered":"Insects Metamorphose from Bamboo in Noriyuki Saitoh\u2019s Meticulous Sculptures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-10 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1748\" height=\"1166\" src=\"http:\/\/wachanift.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/saitoh-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a meticulously detailed wooden sculpture of a harlequin beetle with long legs and antennae on a white background\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Acrocinus longimanus (harlequin beetle), bamboo. All images \u00a9 Noriyuki Saitoh, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Insects Metamorphose from Bamboo in Noriyuki Saitoh&#8217;s Meticulous Sculptures<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\">August 29, 2024<\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/craft\/\" rel=\"tag\">Craft<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/nature\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nature<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2024%2F08%2Fnoriyuki-saitoh-insects%2F&#038;title=Insects%20Metamorphose%20from%20Bamboo%20in%20Noriyuki%20Saitoh%27s%20Meticulous%20Sculptures\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-pinterest has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2024%2F08%2Fnoriyuki-saitoh-insects%2F&#038;description=Insects%20Metamorphose%20from%20Bamboo%20in%20Noriyuki%20Saitoh%27s%20Meticulous%20Sculptures&#038;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F08%2Fsaitoh-3-960x640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Pin\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tPin\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Insects%20Metamorphose%20from%20Bamboo%20in%20Noriyuki%20Saitoh%27s%20Meticulous%20Sculptures&#038;body=Insects%20Metamorphose%20from%20Bamboo%20in%20Noriyuki%20Saitoh%27s%20Meticulous%20Sculptures%20&mdash;%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2024%2F08%2Fnoriyuki-saitoh-insects%2F\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"388044\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"1\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/take64.wixsite.com\/musi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noriyuki Saitoh<\/a>\u2019s (<a href=\"http:\/\/thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/noriyuki-saitoh\">previously<\/a>) fascination with insects and painstaking attention to detail transforms delicate pieces of wood into intricate sculptures. Using a range of bamboo materials, including thin paper, he carefully carves the architecture of dragonfly wings, mantis legs, and beetle antennae. While primarily made from wood, he sometimes adds other tiny materials like stone to accentuate the specimens&#8217; eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Explore an ever-growing ecosystem on Saitoh&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/take64.wixsite.com\/musi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, where he often documents biological facts about each animal and photographs their dramatic interactions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large alignnone wp-image-254339 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" src=\"http:\/\/wachanift.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/saitoh-1-960x641-1.jpg\" alt=\"a meticulously detailed wooden sculpture of a mantis fighting a butterfly\" class=\"wp-image-388280\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Left: Tenodera sinensis (Chinese mantis), bleached bamboo, 90 x 92 x 67 millimeters. Right: Aporia crataegi (Black-veined white), bamboo and bamboo paper, 30 x 40 millimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large alignnone wp-image-254342 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/wachanift.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/saitoh-4-960x640-1.jpg\" alt=\"a meticulously detailed wooden sculpture of a mantis holding up a cicada in its arms\" class=\"wp-image-388284\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tenodera aridifolia (Japanese giant mantis) holding Auritibicen bihamatus (cicada), bamboo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large alignnone wp-image-254340 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"721\" src=\"http:\/\/wachanift.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/saitoh-2-960x721-1.jpg\" alt=\"a meticulously detailed wooden sculpture of a long-horned beetle with very long antennae\" class=\"wp-image-388281\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anoplophora malasiaca (citrus long-horned beetle), bamboo, 40 x 48 millimeters (antennae length: 80 millimeters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large alignnone wp-image-254343 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" src=\"http:\/\/wachanift.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/saitoh-5-960x641-1.jpg\" alt=\"a meticulously detailed wooden sculpture of a dragonfly perched on someone&#039;s finger\" class=\"wp-image-388285\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sinictinogomphus clavatus (golden flangetail), bamboo, 100 x 125 x 60 millimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large alignnone wp-image-254344 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"831\" src=\"http:\/\/wachanift.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/saitoh-6-960x831-1.jpg\" alt=\"a meticulously detailed wooden sculpture of a mantis, shown upright on its hind legs in front of a white background\" class=\"wp-image-388286\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ceratocrania macra (Malaysian ghost mantis), bamboo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large alignnone wp-image-254345 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"642\" src=\"http:\/\/wachanift.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/saitoh-7-960x642-1.jpg\" alt=\"a meticulously detailed wooden sculpture of a horned beetle\" class=\"wp-image-388287\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cyclommatus elaphus (deer stag beetle), bamboo, bamboo paper, and blue tiger eye, 100 x 95 x 40 millimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large alignnone wp-image-254346 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"642\" src=\"http:\/\/wachanift.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/saitoh-9-960x642-1.jpg\" alt=\"a meticulously detailed wooden sculpture of a horned beetle, photographed in someone&#039;s hand\" class=\"wp-image-388288\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cyclommatus elaphus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\">Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. The article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2024\/08\/noriyuki-saitoh-insects\/\">Insects Metamorphose from Bamboo in Noriyuki Saitoh&#8217;s Meticulous Sculptures<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\">Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acrocinus longimanus (harlequin beetle), bamboo. 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