Japanese artist, Masayoshi Matsumoto's breathtaking balloon art is fast becoming the talk of the town.
How many of you remember that scene from The Mask, when Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) puts on a show of various balloon animals and inanimate objects? I spent quite a bit of my childhood trying to create something from leftover birthday balloons, and even from those that I collected when I visited amusement parks. The result was always painful to my eardrums, to say the least. Not to mention, I probably gave my grandparents a couple of minor heart attacks.
But for Masayoshi Matsumoto, balloon art has turned out to be a unique medium to communicate and connect with the world. Matsumoto, through his balloon art, has garnered numerous accolades and a huge fan following across the globe.
Balloon art or balloon modeling is the reshaping of balloons, specifically designed for this purpose, into a different shape, animals mostly. Balloon benders or artists, as they are often called, are big hits typically at birthday parties, fairs, and various events.
Typically there are two techniques involved in balloon modeling, Single Balloon Modeling and Multiple Balloon Modeling. The first technique is restrictive, in the sense it uses just one balloon for a model. The second technique, as the name suggests, allows for the use of more than one balloon. Both techniques pose unique challenges to the artist.
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