Cobweb art is a form of art which creates different pictures from

cobwebs A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, or cobweb (from the archaic word '' coppe'', meaning "spider") is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey. ...

. The main material used is cobweb, which the artist collects and processes.

Andranik Avetisyan Andranik Avetisyan ( hy, Անդրանիկ Հովհաննեսի Ավետիսյան; born 28 December 1968, in Gyumri) is an Armenian artist. He noticed a cobweb in the corner of the window in his studio. Then he had the idea to create a picture ...

(Ado) has not created canvas from cobweb, but is the first artist to create pictures from cobweb. Avetisyan's works are made of real cobweb. Avetisyan was awarded the "New Talent and Creative Thought" prize at the

Cannes Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The ci ...

"World's Artists" International Exhibition of

Modern Art Modern art includes artistic work produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the styles and philosophies of the art produced during that era. The term is usually associated with art in which the tradi ...

, which was held in 2017.

Cobweb painting

Canvas Canvas is an extremely durable plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, shelters, as a support for oil painting and for other items for which sturdiness is required, as well as in such fashion objects as handb ...

es made from cobwebs have been painted on for many years.

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