A Bosnian sculptor is turning one of the artist’s most rudimentary tools—the pencil—into stunning pieces of artwork itself. Jasenko Đorđević’s miniature sculptures, carved from pencil lead, are both a commentary on the medium and an invitation to reconceptualize grand art on a microscopic scale. Inspired by lead artist Dalton Ghetti, Đorđević was the first person in Europe, and the second known artist in the world, to create miniature lead sculptures in this way, according to his website, TOLDart. “The pencil has always been a tool for making art, but, in this instance, it is the art,” Đorđević told My Modern Met, an online community celebrating creativity and positive culture. “And that is the first thing that inspired me. It has always been very symbolic to me, the pencil itself, and every sculpture that arises from it has meaning and a story behind it.” Đorđević, born in Tuzla in 1983, was introduced to Ghetti’s …