Category: Sculpture

Art

Artist dives in dumpsters to find objects for his intriguing sculptures

Swedish artist Vincent Skoglund is an open-minded creator who decided to challenge our perceptions of trash by collecting dumped objects and assembling eye-catching installations out of them. In his recent sculpture series,...

By Adomas Vasiliauskas · Feb. 18, 2014

Sculpture

Cute clay pots made in Egypt can water your plants even if you’re away

One of the many things that a traveler dreads to go home to is a withered plant. Plants are as beautiful as they are fragile. And most of them can’t survive weeks without being drenched in the sun or watered back to health. Fortunately,...

By Mariza Monta · Feb. 17, 2014

Funny

Giant LEGO figures unexpectedly wash ashore

There are many experimental art mediums—performance art, time-based art, interactive art, etc. A series of art pieces by Ego Leonard incorporate many of these forms as well as a heaping spoonful of wit. Over the years, beach-goers...

By Steph Guinan · Feb. 16, 2014

Sculpture

Remarkable sculptures made from bicycle chains

Korean artist Young-Deok Seo is responsible for these amazing sculptures, each of which were assembled using nothing more than the links from bicycle chains. Working with these chains as an artistic medium requires a great deal...

By Shane Jones · Feb. 14, 2014

Sculpture

Installation artist gives new life to the lowly coffee stirrer

Using 40,000 coffee stirrers, Jonathan Brilliant has recently completed 'The Mankato Piece' at the Conkling Gallery at Minnesota State University. In addition to the coffee stirrers, the piece also includes 2,600 coffee...

By Cameron Chapman · Feb. 13, 2014

Sculpture

Watch this odd army of penguins mirror viewers' movements

In a totally absurd interactive art piece Daniel Rozin has assembled an army of kinetic penguines to confront each gallery visitor. His new sculpture at Bitforms Gallery in New York uses the black and white of the flightless bird's...

By Justin Crowe · Feb. 12, 2014

Performance

'Maker Faire Kuwait' exploded with technology and art, featured some of the country's brightest talents

Maker Faire Kuwait took place at the Kuwait International Fair, the largest event space available in the country, last February 9 to 11. It was a grand event that highlighted "makers" to share their work, collaborate with each...

By Sharee Ann Narciso-Tolentino · Feb. 11, 2014

Sculpture

Assemble the world's smallest dinosaurs with this DIY kit

It’s always great seeing tiny versions of big things. Especially when you can get in on the actual building of them. Brooklyn-based Tinysaurs has released a DIY model kit that lets you assemble the world’s smallest dinosaurs...

By Umar Ansari · Feb. 09, 2014

Art

The story's in the detail in Ellen Jewett's ornate animal sculptures

Ellen Jewett crafts elaborately intricate sculptures of animals embellished with a variety of ornaments. The artist uses a mixture of cold porcelain and polymer settled onto metal wire armatures, fashioning each...

By Umar Ansari · Feb. 07, 2014

Creativity

Metallic bouquets made from discarded cutlery by Ann Carrington

Ann Carrington creates ornate wall-hung sculptures up-cycled from everyday objects. After gathering hundreds of spoons, knives, and forks, Carrington assembles intricate metallic bouquets that effectively repurpose...

By Umar Ansari · Feb. 05, 2014

Sculpture

These brilliant unraveling ceramic sculptures will tease your eyes

Ceramics have long been used to make sculptures that tease the eyes. South Korean ceramicist Haejin Lee’s latest series does that in a very authentic way. Lee moved to Vancouver, BC only two years ago after having worked in...

By Umar Ansari · Feb. 03, 2014