DALTON M.GHETTI'S PENCIL WORKS

Who thought those last scraps could be turned into wonderful pieces of Art ? Ingenious indeed . To know more about the Artist or to follow him , just click 

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THE ARTIST - DALTON M. GHETTI

FROM - www.daltonmghetti.com ,

THE ARTIST'S PROFILE - 

Born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Went to the U.S. in 1985 at the young age of 24.
Earned an Associate’s degree in Architecture from Norwalk Community Technical College, Connecticut, U.S.A. in 1994.
Works as a carpenter/house remodeler.
Self-taught artist: “Sharpens” pencils as a hobby/meditation.
Currently lives in Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.A


BIOGRAPHY - 

Dalton began learning how to handle tools at the young age of 6 when at school in Brazil, he and the other students used either a razor blade or a pocket knife to sharpen their pencils for drawing and writing.

Also, his mother was a seamstress. When Dalton was 8 years old, she taught him how to use a sewing needle to help her with simple projects like hemming and sewing buttons. At the age of 9, his parents gave him a set of metal tools for children, which he used to make his own boxes, toys and go-carts. This is also the age when he began sculpting with knives, chisels and a hammer. Ever since, he has created many objects out of all kinds of materials.

At first, he carved large objects; but in 1986, as a challenge to himself and because of his interest in small living things, like plants (moss) and insects (spiders and ants), he decided to create the smallest possible carvings that he could see with his naked eyes. One day, he picked up a working pencil and started carving it.

His idea is to bring people’s attention to small things. Small is beautiful. Most of the pencils he uses are found on the streets and sidewalks. Dalton’s work is a recycling process. He turns discarded objects into art.

To create his sculpture, he holds the pencil in his hand under a strong light source (table lamp or sunlight) and carves it mostly with a sewing needle and a very sharp, triangular, small, metal blade. He works at very small intervals: 1 to 2 hours maximum per day whenever he gets inspired. He works very slowly by removing specks of graphite at a time. It therefore takes months or sometimes years to complete a sculpture.

For Dalton, sculpting pencils is a hobby and a form of meditation, which requires a lot of patience. His pencil carvings are not for sale. He doesn’t do it for money. He sculpts pencils mostly for himself and his art comes from his heart. He wants to keep it that way.


TO CONTACT DALTON M.GHETTI -

For museum, gallery, education, cultural programs and press inquiries -

Please call -
(US Country Code) + 203-330-0410 .

Or Write to -
Dalton M. Ghetti,
334 Midland St,.
Bridgeport, CT 06605,
U.S.A.

DALTON'S WORKS

FOREVER LINKED

BOOT

CHEERS

BUTTON

MAIL BOX

HAMMER

ELVIS

ALPHABET

CEMETERY - COLLECTION OF BROKEN PIECES

HAND SAW

SCREW

BOTTLE

CHAIN PRINT

CHURCH

TED'S CABIN

SEWING NEEDLE & SPOOL

HOLLOW CUBE

LITTLE HEART

PHILLIPS SCREW DRIVER

PRIMITIVE WHEEL

PUMPKIN

SMALL PLATE

SPOON

STAR

TWIN TOWERS

UMBRELLA

GIRAFFE

'3,000 Tears' 

9-11 MEMORIAL

Dalton M. Ghetti was deeply affected by the events on September 11, 2001. He decided to create a memorial to honor the victims of the attack by carving one teardrop every day for each of the victims. Individual teardrops are carved from the graphite of recycled pencils found on streets and sidewalks. 

Using only his hands, naked eyes and a razor blade, he created one teardrop in little less than one hour. The teardrops are about the size of a grain of rice. Combined, they make one large, two-dimensional dark teardrop against a white background.

Averaging 300 teardrops per year, it took him 10 years to complete the 3,000 teardrops necessary for this memorial. 

The memorial is at New Britain Museum of American Art ,New Britain, Connecticut, U.S.A.