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Niki de Saint Phalle tog makten med konsten som vapen. MelloLandini. 13 Sinking Sculptures That Look Like They Are Melting Into the Ground. There are many artworks that will make you do a double-take, but few create the type of astounding illusion that sinking sculptures do.

13 Sinking Sculptures That Look Like They Are Melting Into the Ground

Artists and designers make homes, cars, and even people look as though they are quickly slipping in quicksand or going underwater. This visual element produces both a striking sight and is conceptually alluring. We can’t help but wonder: what draws them under the surface? Will they ever escape? Artist Isaac Cordal is one artist who has crafted this sculptural illusion to great effect. Scroll down to see how other artists have used the sinking sculpture illusion in their work.

“Sinking” sculpture optical illusions are both visually striking and conceptually alluring. Pete and Sue Hill Julien Berthier. Metal Craftsman Recreates Animals as Moving Steampunk Sculptures. This post may contain affiliate links.

Metal Craftsman Recreates Animals as Moving Steampunk Sculptures

If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please read our disclosure for more info. While most of us discard old and broken items, Russian artist Igor Verniy turns metal scraps into stunning steampunk-infused animal sculptures. FRIULI: WONDERS OF NATURE by Daniele Cini (FRIULI PRODIGI DI NATURA) 27 najciekawszych rzeźb i posągów z całego świata. Saving the Art and Home of Mary Nohl, Whose Neighbors Called Her a Witch.

FOX POINT, Wisconsin — Mary Nohl knew what some of the neighbors thought of her house.

Saving the Art and Home of Mary Nohl, Whose Neighbors Called Her a Witch

It was unlike any home in the Milwaukee suburb, with colossal concrete heads looming between the slender trees, driftwood sculptures adorning the colorful siding, and wooden cut-outs of boats and fish decorating the garage. For 50 years, Nohl constantly tinkered with the art, adding lattices of concrete faces and glass that caught the light, wind chimes in the trees, and whimsical mosaic creatures. She called herself simply “a woman who likes tools.” Yiemka Shonibare-Lewis. Sea Urchin Sculptures Promote Sustainability Through Interactive Art.

WIRED - This sculptor handcrafts entire wind forests that... Human, too human: enigmatic giants by Ron Mueck (33 images) Favorite Places & Spaces. Incredibly Intricate Paper Cut-Outs Of Endangered Animals. If you ever tried cutting a simple snowflake out of paper, you should be able to appreciate the incredibly delicate paper art by Patrick Cabral.

Incredibly Intricate Paper Cut-Outs Of Endangered Animals

This multi-disciplinary artist is based in the Philippines and he has just created a gorgeous paper cut-out series to raise awareness of endangered animals from all over the world. Show Full Text Cabral stacks layers upon layers of intricate paper cut-outs to create sculpture-like 3D portraits of animals from all over the world who share one defining feature - each of them is endangered. Seriously, the guy has a point. I got metaphorically spanked a couple of days ago.

seriously, the guy has a point

Folks have been talking about the Fearless Girl statue ever since it was dropped in Manhattan’s Financial District some five weeks ago. I have occasionally added a comment or two to some of the online discussions about the statue. Recently most of the Fearless Girl discussions have focused on the complaints by Arturo Di Modica, the sculptor who created Charging Bull.

He wants Fearless Girl removed, and that boy is taking a metric ton of shit for saying that. International Artist Feature: Japan. DeMilked - Unbelievably detailed paper sculptures by Rogan... Polish Sculptor Makes Water Complete Her Bronze Fountain Sculptures. When you hear the word “sculpture”, you unintentionally imagine something that stands still.

Polish Sculptor Makes Water Complete Her Bronze Fountain Sculptures

Unless it goes with the name of this Polish sculptor Malgorzata Chodakowska, who creates these beautiful fountain sculptures out of bronze where the water plays an essential part in the whole structure. Show Full Text Erupting from the statues in unlikely places, water creates a motion that gives Chodakowska’s sculptures a human-like presence and somehow feels sort of magical.

„It takes me up to 2-6 months to complete a sculpture, depending on its complexity,” Malgorzata, who’s been sculpting for 30 years already, told Bored Panda. “My fountains spread the pure joy of life, combining the element of water with the raw material – bronze.” More info: skulptur-chodakowska.de Thanks for sharing! 3x per week 30,000,000+ monthly readers Error sending email. One Of The Most Powerful Art Pieces At Burning Man This Year. We're creating a positive news network.

One Of The Most Powerful Art Pieces At Burning Man This Year

We need your help. Burning Man is an annual festival that takes places in Black Rock City, located in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada. The event brings together a number of people from across the nation who are influenced by community, art, radical self expression, self-reliance, sharing, and decommodification. One of the sculptures there is called “Love.” Created by Alexandr Milov from Odessa, Ukraine, the sculpture demonstrates a conflict between a man and a woman and, ultimately, an inner expression of human nature. The figures of the protagonists are made in the form of big metal cages, with their inner selves trapped within in the form of children, who are holding out their hands through the grating.

When nightfall comes, the children start to glow and shine, which represents a “symbol of purity and sincerity that brings people together and gives a chance of making up when the dark time arrives.” Get Your Free Numerology Reading.