Gavin Worth
It took me a heartbeat before I realised that what I was looking at was not in fact large-scale line drawings on a stark white wall, but instead freestanding wire sculptures that look like someone just took a pencil and started sketching in mid air. The evocative, three-dimensional drawings are the work of artist Gavin Worth, whom I came across a few days ago courtesy of Aphro Chic.

Gavin was born in Zimbabwe, grew up in New Mexico and currently lives in Cairo where he is teaching at the American International School. Self-taught, Gavin cites a life long passion for drawing, scultpure and painting that began when he first saw the 'Head of Leda', a work by the Italian Renaissance artist, Michelangelo in a library book. You can see the influences in the fluid strokes and detailing of the images created. 

Through his work Gavin seeks to capture simple human moments; moments that are both beautiful and unguarded, and often fleeting such as a breeze gently lifting an arm, or a woman brushing her hair back. The sculptures are created to engage and draw in the viewer, viewing from different angles can bring forth changes to the initial viewpoint; as can the subtle effects in the surrounding space, such as shifting natural light, can affect the mood.

It is hard enough trying to sketch on paper; bending wire to achieve the same effect of minimal fluid strokes comes across as quite a difficult, labour intensive process; however, a short video on Gavin's blog gives a glimpse into the process of creating his seemingly single stroke sculptures. Mounted onto a base, the nature of the sculptures allows for flexibility within interior and exterior spaces; as unlike static drawings you could move the sculptures around maximising on different backdrops and thereby constantly updating the feel of the space.