Rd's Blog Posts Tagged 'sculpture' (15)

Cut Up Books Become Eloquent Architecture Pieces

Dutch artist Frank Halmans set out a series called 'Built of Books' where he cuts up old paperbacks and turn them into eloquent architecture pieces.

He carves mostly elements of access, such as windows, doors and staircase that symbolizes moving through something, whether it be a…

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Added by rd on January 25, 2013 at 10:00am — No Comments

Extremely Detailed Cardboard Sculptures Inspired by Movie Sets

With the use of surgical scalpel and wood glue, Melbourne based artist and filmmaker Daniel Agdag makes these extremely detailed cardboard sculptures guided with only pure intuition and imagination.

The artist calls this collection 'Sets for a Film I’ll Never Make'. He likens the process of creating every piece to sketching 3d objects with…

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Added by rd on January 4, 2013 at 10:00am — No Comments

Naturalistic Paper Bird Sculptures

One of Colombian artist Diana Beltran Herrera's paper bird sculpture collection is this series called Salida de campo which means Field Trip. The artist assembled paper bird pieces in different poses as they would act in their naturalistic environment. You'll see one peaking thru the branches, landing on its feet or sipping…

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Added by rd on December 29, 2012 at 9:00am — No Comments

Inspiring + Symbolic Nelson Mandela Sculpture

On August 5, 1962, Nelson Mandela was arrested and charged for treason in the Rivonia Trial. When the trial ended, he was incarcerated for 27 years, most of them spent on Robben Island. "After his release from prison in 11 February 1990, Mandela led his party in the negotiations that led to the establishment of democracy in 1994. As President, he frequently gave priority to reconciliation, while introducing policies…

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Added by rd on September 1, 2012 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Astounding Sculpture Made of Magazines + Newspapers

New York City-based artist Yun-Woo Choi makes simply astounding artworks from recyclable materials like magazines and newspapers. He rolls them up and bound together using resin and wire. Aside from swirling suspended sculptural forms, he also makes fantastic portraits using folded newspaper as canvas. Truly remarkable pieces of…

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Added by rd on August 31, 2012 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Minimalist Paper Sculpture in Apparent Motion

Matthew Shlian stunning new pieces are a product of ingeniously applying paper engineering that speak of simplicity, minimalist and rhythmical ideas.

Matthew Shlian works within the increasingly nebulous space between art and engineering. As a paper engineer, Shlian's work is rooted in print media, book arts,…

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Added by rd on August 30, 2012 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Spellbinding Interactive Sculpture at San Jose International Airport

Around two years ago, the San Jose International Airport welcomed an amazing sculpture called the eCLOUD. Made from unique polycarbonate tiles that periodically shifts opacity (every 20 seconds to be exact) by real time weather from around the world. Don't be fooled by its simplicity, once you see it in action you'd be mesmerized. Check out the magical…

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Added by rd on August 23, 2012 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Darlington's Brick Train is a Huge Time Capsule

This massive sculpture was commissioned and created by David Mach way back in 1997. The reason behind it was to celebrate the rich railway heritage of Darlington. It was modeled after the 1938 126mph steam locomotive “Mallard”.

185,000 numbers of bricks, 170 cubic meters of concrete, weighing 15,000 tons,…

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Added by rd on August 3, 2012 at 7:00am — No Comments

Walk on a Roller-coaster Sculpture in Germany



Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth designs Magic Mountain, an unusual roller coaster near Duisburg, Germany. Instead of having a dizzy coaster ride,…

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Added by rd on May 22, 2012 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Delicious Miniature Food Sculpture

Miniaturized food sculpture never fails to amaze as it looks very realistic. Not to mention requires incredible patience to finish one. So hats off to Tel Aviv-based artist Shay Aaron who made these collection of 1:12…

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Added by rd on April 25, 2012 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Scenes at Work Paper Sculpture

This series, fittingly titled Factory and Office is a typical workday captured in detail and unique realism using paper sculpture. That's the work of talented Russian artists Alexei Lyapunov and Lena Ehrlich. Their style is distinct really. It's colorful yet articulate. Just see how each employee character are depicted. Hand…

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Added by rd on January 13, 2012 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Expert No-Solder Sculptures (8 Pieces)

Edouard Martinet's artwork is incredibly resourceful and creative. One reason is that he transforms everyday objects found in flea-markets and car boot sales into works of…

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Added by rd on November 2, 2011 at 9:00am — No Comments

Delectable + Miniature Food Sculptures

Kim Burke's favorite past time is scouring for miniature food inspiration. She's completely addicted to clay polymers, her medium for her delectable creations ~~ amazing miniature food sculptures that'll make you hungry! It's visually…

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Added by rd on October 20, 2011 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Pencil tip awe-inspiring sculpture (11 artworks)

Yes, that's a tip of a pencil. The artist behind this doesn't work on pencil tip sculpture for money, he just wants to share his artistry to the world. Meet Dalton Ghetti. He patiently…

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Added by rd on August 24, 2011 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

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