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A Map of Beirut in Rubber

Tuesday 02.05.2013 , Posted by

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Beirut is a vibrant place with a storied past… one which has left the city covered in scars that are still being repaired. Lebanese artist Marwan Rechmaoui often works with themes of urban development and social history revolving around his home country – in this case a large, floor based map of the current city layout. Titled Beirut Caoutchouc, the coastal Mediterranean city is recreated with heavy pieces of rubber embossed with roads, byways and segmented into 60 individual pieces that demarcate neighborhoods. [Read more...]

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500 Santa Clauses Sand Sculpted in India

Monday 12.24.2012 , Posted by

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If you are wondering where Santa is, just go to the beaches of Puri, India. World renowned sand sculpture artist Sudarsan Pattnaik and 30 of his pupils have constructed a massive sand installation featuring 500 Santas of all sizes and one big Jesus with a message to the world: “Go green, save earth.” [Read more...]

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Surreal Humans Carved in Wood

Tuesday 12.18.2012 , Posted by

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While they may look to be cast from resin, chiseled from stone or even 3D printed – these sculptures by Italian artist Willy Verginer are made of wood. His strikingly beautiful and dreamlike figures are covered with many textures; from smooth skin, to faceted rough surfaces and fascinating patterns in relief. His figures perform strange handstands, interact with woodland rabbits, and find themselves covered in delicate flowers – all giving the series a touch of the surreal. [Read more...]

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Not Your Average Sand Castles

Tuesday 11.27.2012 , Posted by

We’ve never posted about sand castles on Visual News… and for good reason. Sand castle art is usually the type of thing which you find relegated to cheesy television show competitions… you know, the kind with the loud, in-your-face commentator, a heavy reliance on monster themes, and commercial breaks every other minute. But this… this is something completely different. Calvin Seibert’s “sand castles” are really nothing of the sort, looking far more like modern, mid-century sculptures than a home for the Little Mermaid. [Read more...]

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Ancient/Modern: 48 Massive Global Art Installations

Friday 11.23.2012 , Posted by

You don’t find much larger artwork than that of Andrew Rogers… actually you just don’t. His stone based pieces are huge in scope, so large in fact that they are easily seen on Google Maps. You can’t say that about the Mona Lisa. [Read more...]

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Get A Miniature You: 3D Photo Booth Opening in Japan

Monday 11.12.2012 , Posted by

The Japanese are big fans of the photo booth, producing some of the most original examples of the stand-alone photo devices you can imagine: from machines which add cute frames around your pictures to examples which morph you into a big eyed manga character. Now a company called Omote 3D is taking the concept to the next level and will soon be offering people their likeness in miniature printed 3D form! [Read more...]

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On His High Horse: Super-Sized Stallion Sculpture

Sunday 11.04.2012 , Posted by

A horse is a horse, of course, and to pay an homage to this majestic creature, Nic Fiddian Green has made quite a grand gesture. The sculptor has made numerous horse sculptures inspired by his chestnut hunter George. The sculptures feature horse heads, made of bronze, that are the size of buildings. They are so large that they need to use a cherry picker to reach the top and clean them. Fiddian Green’s horse heads have become prominent London landmarks and he has said, “It is a great honour that Westminster city council have made this a permanent work of art for the city.” [Read more...]

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Geometric/Organic: Sculptures Carved from Pencils

Tuesday 10.30.2012 , Posted by

Did you know pencil sculpting was a thing? That’s right, using the common graphite filled writing device, artists are creating beautiful works of art which combine both the geometric, stackable nature of the lowly pencil, and the often organic forms of hand sculpted art. By glueing the hexagonal sticks of wood together and then carving the resulting block, large honeycomb-like structures can be created. Depending on if a colored pencil or graphite is used, the carved portions of the resulting forms reveal the inner writing material and form a flowing surface of pixilation. [Read more...]

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Beautiful Toilet Paper? Re-Imagining Everyday Objects

Monday 10.29.2012 , Posted by

Yes, you are looking at beautiful sculptures made from toilet paper. Sakir Gökcebag, a Turkish artist based in Germany, often creates his work out of commonplace objects and in this case he has taken the everyday roll of toilet paper and created delicate designs by draping the ribbons of the (hopefully) soft quilted paper. [Read more...]

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Our Exquisite Corpse: Beaded Skulls from Mexico

Friday 10.26.2012 , Posted by

These sculptures are unique in being both joyously colored and surprisingly macabre. Coming from the country know for celebrating the Day of the Dead, each skull is created by the Huichol people of Western Mexico. Each is made of cast resin and meticulously covered in thousands of tiny beads. The intricate patterns originate from the Huichol peoples traditional art and culture in the Sierra Madre Mountains. [Read more...]

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