Mike Libby
Mike Libby is a contemporary American artist who created the Insect Lab in 1999. Within this sculptural series, he combines real preserved insect specimens with mechanical components, in order to create whimsical bio-cybernetic sculptures.[1][2]
Formation
He graduated with a degree in sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1999 and has since attended the Vermont Studio Center, exhibited through the Smithsonian, partnered with Neiman Marcus and Anthropologie, Edmund Scientifics and designed 3 book covers in addition to hand fabricating the Solstice Award annually for the Science Fiction Writers of America.
References
- ^ Thomas, Nick (2007-12-20). "Glitter bugs". Nature. 450 (1163): 1163. doi:10.1038/4501163a. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ Koerner, Brendan I. (2007-02-04). "Bug? Robot? Cyborg?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-04.