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Ant hill metal art work.
The world of ant hill art one of the weirder art that gained some attention after the 2000 s was anthill art which are metal casts of wild ant colonies usually of fire ants.
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Before they are dug up it s brushed down and then mounted on a wooden base.
This process captures the extreme detail of the tunnel and chamber structure of the colonies.
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Ant hill art is a growing collecting hobby.
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The most popular color.
Of ants and aluminum.
It involves pouring molten metal typically non toxic zinc or aluminum plaster or cement down an ant colony mound acting as a mold and upon hardening one excavates the resulting structure.
In some cases this involves a great deal of digging.
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The revealing works of art are created by the pouring the molten liquid to fill the tunnels and chambers of the ant nests wiping out all of the insects inside.
Other ants anthills were used but they can t compare with the size and volume of the fire ants colonies.
The most common anthill art material is metal.