Who Would Have Thought Of Using Netting,

as their medium?

 the answer is artist and designer Benjamin Shine, 

 who crafts portraits of serene faces using lightweight tulle fabric, not to be confused with bobbinete,

 the fine netted material allows for dramatic differences in opacity depending on how densely it is is bunched or layered,

 in his artist statement, Shine explains that his work “centers on ideas of energy, impermanence and the relationship between the spiritual and the superficial.” 

 with his most recent sculpture, “Quietude”, Shine scaled up his signature portraits and built an outdoor sculpture that measures over eight feet tall,

the fuchsia-toned sculpture was made an 80 by 20 foot piece of recycled high density polyethylene shaped around a steel frame, and its color shifts as natural light changes throughout the day,

you can look inside Shine’s studio in the video interview above, and see more of his work on Instagram, portraits form netting, who would have thought it?