--- title: "Nano Sculpture — Concept" description: "Figurative sculpture created at microscopic scale, pioneered as an art form by Jonty Hurwitz, whose nano works are invisible to the naked eye and viewable only" lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#org", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "legalName": "Mathematics of Self Ltd.", "alternateName": "Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "logo": "https://sentient.art/sentient-art-logo-dark.png", "founder": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Yifat Davidoff" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#website", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "name": "Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "description": "Sculpture editions and unique artworks by Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff — where art meets science.", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sentient.art/#org" } } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#org", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "legalName": "Mathematics of Self Ltd.", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "logo": "https://wdrxdfvnnrdahkzifhxs.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-assets/site-settings/logo/1779723800851-m6hr4e-Original-Sentient-Logo-Black.png", "founder": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Yifat Davidoff" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#website", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "name": "Official Site: Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "description": "Art born from science. 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It borrows fabrication techniques from semiconductor and materials science, such as multiphoton lithography, and is typically viewed via scanning electron microscopy. ## Discussion Nano sculpture is a technique for creating figurative art at a microscopic or nanometre scale. These works are invisible to the naked eye, their forms perceptible only with the use of a powerful electron microscope. The artist Jonty Hurwitz is considered a pioneer of the medium as a contemporary art form. ## Featured in - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Cupid and Psyche: Second Kiss, Resin, 2016](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-d592c655-edcd-49b5-b242-972e5ed1996f-compressed-1779669568587.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) Cupid and Psyche: Second Kiss 2016 ](/edition/cupid-and-psyche-second-kiss) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Eyelash Surfer, 2015](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-46bd0fa7-eda8-4eff-b614-80301e9d89ae-compressed-1779317801131.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) Eyelash Surfer 2015 ](/edition/eyelash-surfer) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Fragile Giant, Gold And Mixed Media, 2014](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-99f0786f-c643-419e-b742-d3c60bcac179-compressed-1779873440338.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) Fragile Giant 2014 ](/edition/fragile-giant) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Trust, Resin, 2014](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-f966afa4-030f-4c0b-acff-0319be82b33b-compressed-1779669583532.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) Trust 2014 ](/edition/trust-nano-sculpture-portraits) ## Related concepts [ exhibition Point of View: Out of the Unseen A turnkey touring exhibition of over fifty scientific artworks by Jonty Hurwitz and Dr. Yifat Davidoff, exploring perception, mathematics and the limits of human sight. ](/concept/point-of-view-out-of-the-unseen)[ technique Anamorphic Sculpture Anamorphic sculpture is a three-dimensional work that looks abstract from most angles and resolves into a recognisable image only from one exact viewpoint or in a mirror. ](/concept/anamorphic-sculpture) [← All concepts](/concepts) [](https://www.facebook.com/ontyhurwitzart)[](https://www.instagram.com/jontyhurwitzart/)[](https://wa.me/447469152288)