Micro miniature: grasshopper playing on the violinMicrominiature sculpture by Vladimir AniskinMicro miniature in the eye of a needle by Edward Ter-Ghazarian 1
Micro miniature (also called micro art or micro sculpture) is a fine art form. Micro miniatures are made with the assistance of microscopes, or eye surgeon tools.[1] It originated at the end of 20th century.[2]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City holds a micro-miniature basket made by a Pomo Native American artist around 1910.[3]
The Museum of Miniatures located in Prague focuses on works of microminiature art. It features the work of Edward Ter Ghazarian, Anatoly Konenko, Nikolai Aldunin among others.[1]
The Museum of Microminiatures in St. Petersburg includes micro-miniature work by Vladimir Aniskin of Novosibirsk, Siberia, as well as Nikolai Aldunin of Moscow.[6]
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^"Micro-miniature one-rod coiled basket". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^"The Eye of the Needle: The Microminiatures of Hagop Sandaldjian". Museum of Jurassic Technology. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^Weschler, Lawrence (2013). Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder. New York: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9780307833983. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
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^Keyes, Bob (27 April 2015). "Portland auction of tiny artwork tests idea that less is more". Press Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2022.