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Fred Eerdekens by Josh Rubin
Belgian artist Fred Eerdekens creates sculpture that masterfully manipulates light and shadows. Short Story, pictured above (click to zoom—it's really amazing) is a work recently shown by Spencer Brownstone Gallery at the Armory Show here in New York. Copper is twisted and turned in a seemingly abstract squiggle that reveals text when light is aimed at just the right angle.
Other work from Eerdekens includes text hidden in clouds and trees, both pictured after the jump.
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