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An amazing artist transforms scrap metal into incredible sculptures of insects, birds, fish, and other animals. Edouard Martinet from Brittany, France, creates the sculptures from all manner of salvaged parts and junk, including car and bicycle parts, typewriters, and medical equipment. The 50-year-old has been fascinated by insects from the age of 10 when one of his teachers was obsessed by the crawling creatures. Martinet has been named the art worlds virtuoso insectophile and has been known to work on a sculpture for 17 years, when missing a vital component to artistic perfection. Each intricate insect takes about a month for Edouard to create and he works on two or three models at a time.


An ant by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)

An ant by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)



Butterfly by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)

Butterfly by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)



Three spined stickleback by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)

Three spined stickleback by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)



Beetle by by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)

Beetle by by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)



Raven by by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)

Raven by by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)



Moth by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)

Moth by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)



Butterfly by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)

Butterfly by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)



Wasp by by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)

Wasp by by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)



Fish by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)

Fish by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)



Moth by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)

Moth by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)



Rhinoscerous beetle by by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)

Rhinoscerous beetle by by Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)



Artist Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)

Artist Edouard Martinet. (Photo by Edouard Martiniet/Caters News)
10 Dec 2013 09:18:00