Observed arrival · 2026-11-06
Ari Aaltonen’s Monumental Tire Sculptures
A Finnish sculptor’s portfolio presents large-scale creatures made from discarded vehicle tires.
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- The portfolio says the sculptures reach up to 11 metres and use hand-cut, flexed tire casings over timber or steel armatures.
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The artist profile connects the sculpture practice to 18 years of industrial machine assembly, including work with lathes, precision mills, and MIG welders. The page says tires are shaped mechanically and mounted on structural timber or metal skeletons; claims about scale and weather durability are presented by the portfolio, not independently verified. Gallery entries are described as including videos and multi-angle views, but the extracted sample still shows placeholder titles and captions.
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