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Willard Wigan Exhibits at the Eyestorm Gallery

Eyestorm were proud to host the first public exhibition of work by ‘micro-sculptor’, Willard Wigan from 6th September until 5th October 2007. This follows the highly successful private showing of Wigan’s work at the Lloyds of London Building in Birmingham at the beginning of the summer.

Earlier this year, entrepreneur and renowned art collector David Lloyd purchased a 70 piece collection of Wigan’s work, which was subsequently valued at £11.2 m.

The exhibition at Eyestorm featured between 20 and 30 pieces from the collection, including Henry VIII and his 6 wives in the eye of a needle, the Titanic on a pin head, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in the eye of a needle and Cassius Clay v Sonny Liston in a boxing ring on a pin head. It also featured stolen works that have recently been found.

In addition, by permission of its recent purchaser, Eyestorm have secured the sculpture of the Lloyds of London building for the exhibition. This piece, which sits on a pin head and is made from white gold and platinum, was recently bought for £94,000 at auction. 

To enable viewers to see the work ‘in the flesh’ and gain a full understanding of the intricacies of each piece, the sculptures are housed in easy to view cases with microscope lenses. It is only at this point that the viewer gets a real sense of the scale of these astonishingly minute works, which have been described as ‘the 8th wonder of the world’.

Click here to view Willard Wigan’s artist page and his prints for sale.

What is Eyestorm

Eyestorm is the leading online retailer of limited edition contemporary art. Founded in 1999, Eyestorm came under new management in 2006 and has refined its operations to make buying the finest contemporary art easier and more enjoyable than ever before.