El Anatsui (b. 1944 in Ghana)

For some reason I had the urge to look at his always amazing work today, so there it is:



Sacred Moon, 2007 Aluminum and copper wire 103 x 141 inches



Untitled, 2007 Aluminum and copper wire 144 x 192 inches

Afor, 2010 aluminum liquor bottle caps and copper wire 111 x 117 inches hanging straight

Three Continents, 2009 Found aluminum and copper wire 8 x 16 Feet
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All photos courtesy of Jack Sheinman Gallery

The pictures really don't do the works justice but check out this small video by Susan Vogel on Vimeo to get a better idea of texture and the size of the works... Amazing!