Posted at 2pm on 11/02/09
Madrid-based artist Irma Gruenholz makes clever illustrations with clay.
I like the depth of the works and how light diffuses realistically on all the elements of each scene.
Irma shared with me her secret of floating objects in these pieces. That is to use wires to hold objects up before photographing the sets and digitally removing the wires. Nice!
I’m speechless, utterly speechless. Thank you for these.
Happy you like these, Michelle – they are very inspiring !
MoonApe
As someone who teaches sculpture and graphics I think your illustrations are both creative and refreshing ! I look forward to seeing more of same !!
Keep posted for many more features like this, Chris – glad you enjoy
I love her work.
these are really stunning, it’s so nice to see illustration approached from a completely different perspective, and with such creative imagery too. The ‘night lady’ is great, and the festival poster really stands out.
i LOVE her work.
Great blog you have here. Will be bookmarking 
great Tali! See you soon MoonApe
Very much agree Minkee – this is what this site aims to be about – uncovering work that pushes boundaries a bit. Thanks for your comment
Glad you like, Wilmer 
Irma’s work is exquisite… such fantastic simplicity and complexity all at once. Love the textures and compositions. Real maturity and depth here. Thanks for the introduction, Alex! :~)
Very right Amy – good to hear from you, there’s something pretty special about the textures you can get with clay
this is super cool! I love clay people.
is this how they made wallace and gromit?
Hi miss Shmii – yeah I guess this was the major element to Wallace and Gromit – clay models and simple sets – they might have used computers a little bit for the animation. Man I could watch Wallace and Gromit right now.
I like the fishing girl most! But they’re all awesome!
so so beautiful. with pompo on the fishing girl..
Yep – love the set up in that one!
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