Taking Wing

Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?
~Frida Kahlo

The Flight of Icarus
by Gabriel Picart

Flying at the Ann Arbor Art Fair
by Artist Unknown
photo by Z Squared

Clavichordium Blatta
by Michelle Stitzlein

Also, check out her Orange Beauty.

Flying Book Arch/Going Through All These Books
by Jan Reymond
photo by Thomas Guignard

Seyed Alavai explains his Flying Carpet (below) this way: "This project consists of an aerial view of the Sacramento River that is woven into a carpet for the floor of a pedestrian bridge...A bridge is a connection between two destinations; it is not a destination in and of itself; it is neither here, nor there. In this way it is similar to an airplane, or a river connecting one place to another; here to there; a moment of flight frozen in mid air; a flowing river that takes us along with its current to another destination."
Flying Carpet
by Seyed Alavi

This last one is made of stainless steel spoons and flatware.
The Sunrise of Icarus
by Boban

Links:

~ Flying Art: An International Exchange of Art Among Youth. Three schools or youth groups from around the world are involved in each flight in which they create artwork to share & discuss with their peers in different places. A human connection is made, leaving lasting impressions.
~ How to make a pair of awesome angel wings.
~ How to draw a realistic wing.
~ Ignacio Rabago's Babel Library airborne books installation.
~ A flying fish by Hieronymus Bosch