Illuminated Darkness is the most recent work of talented Turkish artist Yasam Sasmazer. It also happens to be Sasmazer’s first solo exhibition ever in the UK. From now to November 4th, the spooky show will be on display at the
Aubin Gallery in London.
Sasmazer works with Linden wood and bronze to carve children…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on October 31, 2011 at 4:00pm —
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We've all seen
metal sculptures that are unbelievably cool. UK sculptor Stephen Kettle’s 1.5 ton slate sculpture of Alan Turing located at Bletchy Park in Britain stands as a testament to the time it takes to create such amazing works of art. The…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on September 4, 2011 at 9:12am —
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Who says art can’t be eco-friendly?
Recycled Shadow is a wonderful installation by Spanish architectural collective Meva. First, they folded hundreds of old newspaper pages into windmills. Next, the windmills were hung up on nylon mesh to create suspended sculptures. This simple act provided shade to anyone who happened to pass by.
“The windmills are organized…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on August 23, 2011 at 11:30am —
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Who doesn’t love fresh food and intriguing art? Photographer
Carl Kleiner teamed up with ad agency
Joe Fish to create these fun food sculptures and photographed them on pastel-colored backgrounds to make them truly pop. There is a definite fresh quality to this edible…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on August 22, 2011 at 12:30pm —
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Can you believe that you're looking at an actual sculpture? Artists Lars Marcus and Theos of
Skrekkøgle have created the most epic 3D sculpture of a solitaire win screen. Made out of over 1,000 cut and glued pixel-art cards, the old Windows version of
Solitaire spans nearly five feet across. The best part? You’ll always…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on August 18, 2011 at 12:30pm —
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Artist Pim Palsgraaf has created a strange and somewhat surreal project called
Multiscape where city scenes are being carried by preserved, dead animals. Palsgraaf aims to show us the contradiction between culture and nature. There is a distinct struggle of urbanization and mother nature, where it seems as though the city is dominating.…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on August 17, 2011 at 12:30pm —
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What makes Korean sculptor Chan Girl Park stand out is his ability to create metal sculptures by layering thin metal pieces as if he was putting together a puzzle. He calls his works of art “sliced images.” Park uses three-dimensional topography charts to plot out where he'll place each slice next. His mastery of this type of sculpting has earned him numerous solo and group exhibitions across Korea…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on August 10, 2011 at 1:00pm —
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Next time you're wondering if you have enough money to buy art materials, remember Ron van der Ende. This Dutch artist specializes in the creation of sculptures using old, painted wood he finds on the streets. He basically takes the pieces he finds apart and then reassembles them into different objects. Incredibly, the sculptures don't have to be repainted!
This particular method is…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on July 21, 2011 at 12:00pm —
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Whoever said you can make art out of anything was right!
Design Office Takebayashi Scroggin (also known as d.o.t.s.) created the Zip Tie Massimal, a life-size installation made entirely from 20,000 standard zip ties! As you can tell, it's a striking recreation of a bear.
The installation is anchored to the ceiling by a cable suspension…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on July 20, 2011 at 12:30pm —
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Added by Alyssa Anda on July 13, 2011 at 12:30pm —
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What better way to get pumped about this summer's new
Transformers 3 movie than with a giant Autobot! Thailand-based artist Anchalee Saengtai is the mastermind behind this 19 foot tall Optimus Prime. She created him entirely out of spare automobile and truck parts. Saengtal also made 8 foot versions of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee. Lucky for us, her Autobots will be traveling the world…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on June 16, 2011 at 1:00pm —
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Scott Weaver is truly the definition of perseverance. 35 years ago he began his work on
Rolling Through the Bay, an insanely complex kinetic sculpture made entirely of toothpicks! Weaver’s elaborate sculpture is made up of multiple “tours” that have pingpong balls moving through the iconic symbols of San Francisco. He has spent well over 3,000 hours on this project.
Weaver uses…
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Added by Alyssa Anda on April 25, 2011 at 1:30pm —
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