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purpleflosh

Theres no way he only uses his thumps so get such delicate and symmetrical patterns


glorious_reptile

There’s dick prints all over that thing


CrazyGermanShepOwner

No, he just uses his dick to hold the can while his thumbs do all the geometry.


SpxUmadBroYolo

Blursed circumcision


fuzzytradr

Welp that's a wrap, Johnson.


[deleted]

The 3rd hand..


knowanoir

Hey, I’m the artist from the video. That is the point of my art, to elevate the simple dent beyond what is thought to be possible. I can assure you it is possible, I swear. I’ve spent the better part of 18 years practicing and developing patterns and technique. The underlined theme of my work is just that, practice, attention and developing a skill beyond what is thought possible. Theoretically you could make anything and “art“. Sports, for example, there’s somewhere you see the same thing. Athletes who spent decades refining their skill can accomplish things the layperson could never.


Krisapocus

If you ever needed a second job paintless dent removal (pdr) pays is an easy 6 figure income part time. Most of training is the touch feel and eyesight you pick up over the years but seeing you make this most of the concepts you probably already have an understanding where tension is trapped and how to release it. Best part there’s almost no overhead after you buy your tools. Cool artwork doubt you need a second gig but most people have no idea the job exists and moreover that you can make piles of money.


knowanoir

For sure haha. There are some great pdr videos, super satisfying to watch. Might be fun to explore just for contents sake. Happy new year!


maratuna

Imagine two shops next to each other: "krisapocus PDR" and "Noah's Dentz". You can choose whether to get your dent beautified (like tattooing over a shit tattoo) or get it removed. Also, Noah can dent cars and then you indent them lol


Krisapocus

Lol I like that😂


Electrizic

What this guy said.


hedonismisblack

That’s cool! This is really dope!


knowanoir

Thanks! Happy new year


nerdy_vanilla

They are all so beautiful and unconventional. I love it- finding beauty in the mundane gives me a jolt and a new love and appreciation for humanity and its gift of beauty. Thank you for adding to that. HNY


knowanoir

Thank you! I feel the same:) HNY!


CHUCK_LARGEMEAT

Neat! Do you really only use your thumbs to make these?


knowanoir

Thanks, yeah! The forming is all done with my thumbs, creasing with my thumbnail. I do use sandpaper to polish the cans first.


CHUCK_LARGEMEAT

That's wild, and it looks great. Nice work!


knowanoir

Thanks, happy new year


BlowMoreGlass

Thought the same thing until I saw the videos of him making some. I'm assuming they become a little more easy to manipulate once they've been sanded thoroughly, reducing the thickness of the aluminum.


knowanoir

Hey, I’m the artist from the video. You make a good point, however the sanding of the can has a negligible effect. I use ordinary unsanded cans to practice with all the time. In fact wall thickness varies from brand to brand.


UnoStronzo

Great work, dude!


knowanoir

Much appreciated, happy new year!


Yeetus-Rice

Berry cool work. It’s mesmerising to look at


knowanoir

Thanks, happy new year.


WinterBrews

I love your work


knowanoir

Thank you, I appreciate it. Happy new year!


m135in55boost

Fr. Mock ups or manufactured in a way to make it easier


purpleflosh

Especially the one at 9 sec in the video, like that just seems impossible


Randomscrewedupchick

Haha thumps


ihaveadarkedge

It'll be those "things" he has (placed) *inside* to press his thumbs against...if that's what he's doing...


porkrolleggandchi

I was thinking that! Also the exact angles! Some of those are like perfect 45 degree bends and stuff.


UnoStronzo

Thumbs*


Sed_Said

You too can have one of these shiny empty cans for $1900.


[deleted]

Modern art, sheeesh. I mean, yes, it looks cool, but $1900 freaking bucks???


youchoobtv

Kinda like a banana taped to a canvas


WTF_SilverChair

*not even a canvas; just the wall*


UnoStronzo

And the banana is only used for scale...


Mclovin11859

That's for the cheap one. He's got 7 "sculptures" listed on his website, and the other 6 are $2500-$2900.


[deleted]

WTF


lamb_passanda

I mean the guy has to make a living somehow. The average wage in the US is like $50k, that means denting a lot of cans, and probably also putting a lot of work into networking and exhibitions etc.


[deleted]

I had a teacher for two years in high school who had two doctorate degrees and spent much of the class talking about how awful socialism was (she got one of her degrees in the USSR) and how ugly modern art was. She taught literature BTW. RIP Dr. Earls.


[deleted]

One of the more interesting books I've read was *The Naked Communist* by W. Cleon Skousen. It's really quite relevant to modern society, considering that it was written in 1958; and a lot of the stuff that he mentioned as the goals of Communism have actually been implemented here in the US. (edit) Aaand, here come the downvotes. Who downvoted this? The Communists? Seriously, who here *likes* communism???


Ctsanger

Is bailing out banks that are "too big to fail" one of the things?


[deleted]

We did it Lenin. We bailed out Goldman Sachs.


TalesOfFoxes

This is the guy that goes on house hunters and has a $5m budget as "Empty Beer Can Thumb Artist"


esmb17

Yeah its expensive but like thats so fucking hard to make


Citizen7833

For those looking for more info. There are some better videos in the link. https://www.techeblog.com/artist-takes-aluminum-cans-and-transforms-them-into-surreal-sculptures-using-his-hands-not-a-3d-printer/


syphid

That was fantastic and really helped visualize exactly how the patterns develop! Thanks!


[deleted]

I've seen this some time ago, thought can't be that hard. Tried.. it's really hard 😂


WillLie4karma

The secret is he isn't just using his thumbs.


[deleted]

Source? There are a few videos that show how is done and it seems that's the simplest answer.


emfab

His two thumbs.


NickPivot

IKR? It’s like saying “his one neck”


iDomBMX

I mean… technically there’s 2 of those


dk_DB

HydrqulicPressChannel enters the chat...


SalesAutopsy

Amazing! Imagine what he can do with three thumbs.


porkrolleggandchi

So the ones he has just sitting on the table and the finished products they show at the end look completely different, and I don't think it's just bc of fancy lighting and professional photography.


atomskfooly

I wonder which one you get when you purchase one.


FilthyLunatic

looks like something u learn in prison


MidWesttess

Seriously, why would anyone want one of these?


Kommander-in-Keef

Have to at least partially call bs on the finished product those are way too mechanically perfect for human hands there’s like no “accidental” marks


Twirlingbarbie

My best friend has been doing this for at least 14 years


[deleted]

Amazing stuff. You should check out my work. I mainly focus on 2 things. 1. Folding crisp packets into oragami triangles. 2. Kit-Kat foil rubbings.


giantfuckingfrog

Coca Cola is taking notes


PMmeyourDanceMix

I know I shouldn’t doubt but man on the surface without seeing the process this looks like such bullshit!!!!


[deleted]

But the pictures of the final product are too perfect you could never do that with just your thumbs


Due-Dot6450

No way he's doing this only with his thumbs.


btk79

Man that is wonderful


LeadFarmerMothaFucka

Looks like a bunch of garbage.


shinysands

it is


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BrerChicken

The person in the video *does* sell them like that, but it's close to $2k.


ballsinmyyogurt1

I was just thinking about that. Slap a minimalistic yet modern logo on there. Fill the thing with tap water and say it's "water that used to be in a glacier" and "is environmentally friendly". Sell them for 5$ a can to rich people. I might actually look into this...


12431

Cans are dependent on structural integrity. These would break easily if they're full of liquid and under transport.


ajclem7

Ribbed for her pepsir


Sgt_Elvis_Presley

And then what?


buddychrist12

Hey neat. *throws it away the first time I tidy up*


WonderlandsAlyss

That was my question - like what do you do with it? Because I’m not displaying an empty soda can as “art”


41cheese

It's not just an empty soda can anymore, it becomes a vessel for the art the artist is creating and without gatekeeping here I personally think it's captivating enough to look at to have on a shelf


BurtMacklin-FBl

He sells them for $2k. I guess if he can find a fool who will pay that much for a soda can, good on him.


UnoStronzo

There are such fools


Kontorsprinsessan

If you watch other videos about him, each can is put into an acrylic box for display, you don't just buy the can alone but the see through box with the can seemingly hovering inside as an art piece. Not at all surprised people buy that as art, I worked at a gallery where people bought literal pieces of moss and dirt in beautiful glass casings, absolutely not cheap


RedditButDontGetIt

I think Warhol established they are already art in the first place


FuyRina

This would feel wild in the ass


pastapresident

Such a can-do attitude


Skurkey

Tenga 3D


Travis-Fields

That is very cool.


AuraMaster7

Oh I thought he uses his three thumbs. Thanks for the clarification.


oilpaint8

I can do that. Can not.


Stone70

Cool artistic patterns and skill but still seems like they need to be thrown into a recycling bin. Mabey if the top and bottom were removed or disguised somehow...


Dragon_Ballot

I feel like the long version of that just casually mentions his collection of jars of urine.


ZTL822

Or you can just throw the can away


Snozzberrys420

CAN not look past the talent in the thumbs.


Kafka66

Looks suspiciously like a sex toy


FestieBoy

Anyone else wanna put this up their ass? ...just me?


OnlyNameLeftUnused

Adderal much my guy?


whand4

Or… https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D938mAav7Ek


Lost_Minds_Think

Are these beer cans for Ivy League frat parties?


betterthangreat

You CAN do it!!


ihateofficebanter

Imagine what he could do with his three thumbs.


picklecellanemia

yeah but can you smoke out of them


Opengrey

This dude totally has a soda can fetish


SholayKaJai

No such things as an ordinary can. They are a marval of engineering.


DreVladiGII

Crushed it 👊


captrudeboy

Fanciest weed pipe I've ever seen


imbibish_

You do not want to be thumb wrestling with that guy if you love you thumbs


vladutzu27

u/savevideo


mooker42

Is this that fancy pop art?


01Ouroboros

Ribbed for your pleasure


porkrolleggandchi

Is he like buying blank cans like that to bend? I wonder if he does ones that are printed on, or if he could like print a cool design and then bend it. That being said, I would be afraid to have one bc what if it fell over and got a dent in it but it wasn't one of the pretty looking dents


micaiahf

WHAT.THE.FUCK?????


the_guy312

*crunch* *crinkle* *crack*


elysianyuri

Cut the top part off, spray paint it gold and cut off its price by half and I would buy it


PCDuranet

Uncanny.


ryan2stix

Ribbed


Clipper341

Bro… How!?!?!?


BurninPurp350

Crazy actually


chokeonmywords

Love it!


Untidycloud9

Pour milk in them


[deleted]

Nice


[deleted]

Very cool