The real spiderman: Artist uses webs as canvas for paintings

Most people see a dusty cobweb in the corner of their room and quickly clean it away, but not artist Cristiam Ramos - he uses webs as canvases for his creations.

The artist, who is originally from Mexico but is now living in Orlando, Florida, forages for the spider webs in abandoned houses, old buildings, shrubs and trees - a process that can take months to retrieve the amount needed.

Once the artist has gathered the cobwebs, he separates and crushes them to create flat sheets suitable for painting on.

Cristiam spends around three to four days on each individual piece with the process requiring much patience due to the delicate and sticky nature of the web.

He said: “Ever since I was a child I really liked comics of Spider-Man, and I always dreamed of being able to do my own comic.

“Now that I'm an artist I wanted to make this comic and I wanted to make it completely unique."

The intricate process involves gathering the webs, arranging them into a thick canvas and finally, painting Marvel comics characters using acrylic and oil paints on it.

The artist said: “Rather than use plain paper, I wanted to find a material that had much to do with Spider-man.”

Cristiam is no stranger to unorthodox materials in his work, and has previously used candy, real butterflies, nail varnish and even toothpaste.

He said: “Making art with cobwebs is something totally new and different from what I have done.

“It is a great challenge and a great experience for me, every day it makes me value and appreciate the wonders of creation God.”

To see more of Cristiam’s incredible artwork, visit his website: http://www.cristiamramosart.com/