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Check out Hero Angeles’ awe-inspiring micro-sculptures

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Liezel dela Cruz

Hero Angeles’ tiny sculptures carry a big mission, which is to spark appreciation for the passion and effort of artists like him. The <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-photos/14040518-throwback-star-circle-quest-2004-14313" target="_blank">Star Circle Quest</a> alum talked about his art and shared some sample works in this episode of Kapamilya Chat.Fans are already familiar with Hero’s miniature art since he’s been actively promoting it on social media. These are sculptures, usually of food, in around 3 millimetres in size. He can even go smaller or sometimes a little bigger than that.Hero started to fall in love with the arts in elementary, focusing on drawing. Later on, he pursued a Fine Arts degree in the University of the Philippines, and afterwards explored miniature sculptures. Basically, his purpose was to make people appreciate the effort artists put into their works. He said people usually pass by large paintings at art exhibits, so he wanted to create something that will make them stop and focus on the tiniest details.“Sobrang fascinated talaga ako sa mga maliliit na bagay since bata ako. Pero nabigyan ko lang talaga siya ng value nung lumaki na ako, nung nakaka-visit na ako sa mga museums, art exhibits. Kasi sabi ko, sobrang lalaki ng artworks, magkakatabi ang mga large paintings pero napansin ko, ‘yung mga tao parang naglalakad lang sila, pini-picture-an lang nila sa background,” said Hero.He continued, “Sabi ko, parang kulang, parang may mali. Parang kailangan mas ma-appreciate nila ‘yung effort ng artist. Kaya sabi ko, gagawa ako ng art work na sisiguraduhin kong tititigan nlila talaga. Sabi ko, gagawa ako ng small art works para talagang yuyuko sila, lalapitan nila, tititigan nila. Kaya ako napasok sa miniature art.”Before his foray into mini sculptures, Hero started with micro-paintings. He then enrolled in different workshops where he was able to learn the basics of miniature art and develop them on his own.Now Hero also conducts miniature art workshops with kids. At the same time, it doubles as his charity work. “Lahat ng ginagawa ko kasama ‘yung miniature art is for a cause. Meron kami laging ka-partner na charity o mga taong nangangailangan. Sila ‘yung nagiging beneficiary namin sa art for a cause namin.”Each tiny sculpture takes about 3 to 4 hours of making. He begins by molding the bakeable polymer clay with his own hands and with the help of tools, then bakes them.Food, from both Filipino and international cuisines, is the usual concept of his miniature art. One of his favorite works is a 3mm burger that’s very detailed and has realistic texture. He also showed several other samples including a halo-halo and pancit mini sculpture, as well as a Korean chicken dish inspired by a Korean zombie series he recently watched.