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The unofficial sage of honeycomb sculptures is Tomáš Libertíny. This 34-year-old Slovakian designer has perfected a method for recruiting bees to become sculptors with little more than a rough shape to work on.
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The Unbearable Lightness (2010), above, shows a human figure stretched out as if being crucified and then suspended over the gallery in a glass box.
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Libertíny also does simpler sculptures like Vessel #2 (2011) which is currently on display at the MoMA.
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There’s obviously room for more innovation.
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Honey Comb Vase
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Honey Comb Vase
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And of course, Libertíny and Theron aren’t the only artists to try this method out. A similar tactic was used by Garnett Puett for his late 1980s sculpture Apiscaryatid. Hilary Berseth did the same with her collection Programmed Hives. These Honeycomb Sculptures Made by Bees Are Simply Majestic
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Recently, however, Libertíny has gotten into a bit of a row with Dewar’s, whom he says ripped off his process in a new ad campaign they did for one of their whiskeys. For the campaign, Dewar’s contracted the help of Los Angeles sculptor James Peterson and beekeeper Robin Theron. Ripoff or not, the end result is still beautiful.
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