The image of a large sea creature stranded inland, far from the comforts of its native habitat, the ocean, has got to be one of the most heart-wrenching sights imaginable. Created by Argentinean sculptor Adrián Villar Rojas for the 2009 Biennial of the End of the World, the life-size blue whale lies stretched in the woods . . . → Read More: A dead whale in the forests of Argentina by Adrián Villar Rojas  The results of the Scotch Tape Sculpture Contest have been announced, and once again, the selections are amazing. This year (in 2012) more than 100 entries were received. Read about the 5 winning picks just below their images. For more creative inspiration, check out last year’s entries and winners here. Fun! Manheim, PA based Jake Longenecker, creator . . . → Read More: The winners of the 2012 Scotch Tape Sculpture Contest 
Kirsten Hassenfeld creates installations chock-full of translucent jeweled sculptures. Using vellum, Hassenfeld cuts, folds, and glues these fragile gem-like crystals. At the center of some of the suspended structures, the artist places a large embellished illuminated element which makes the piece appear to be sprouting crystalline . . . → Read More: Paper jewels hanging from walls by Kirsten Hassenfeld Berlin-based artist Bartek Elsner crafts unusual sculptures from the humble medium we know as cardboard. A polygonal raven ensconced on top of a tree branch. An ornate fireplace complete with the fire and logs. A machine gun. Nothing is too mundane, intricate or serious for the artist’s nimble hands. Unfortunately, Elsner’s website is still incomplete and . . . → Read More: Figurative cardboard sculptures by Bartek Elsner 
German artist Cornelia Konrads builds site-specific installations in public spaces around the world which challenge our perceptions of gravity and time. Using materials like rocks and branches, the artist is most well-known for creating stacked objects which appear to be in the midst of a skyward ascension or a downward fall. Konrads says, “I like to . . . → Read More: Land art that defies gravity by Cornelia Konrads 
San Fulgencio, Spain-based artist Gabriel Rufete transforms buckets of Euro coins into stunning figurative sculptures. Sometimes stacking the coins one on top of another, other times welding them together edge-to-edge, Rufete creates expressive, often incomplete, interpretations of the human that tantalize the . . . → Read More: Figurative sculptures composed of Euro coins by Gabriel Rufete 
To me, this piece summons the ‘wild woman’ archetype – running with the wolves, releasing your inner voice, returning to nature. Using only reclaimed willow branches and wire, Cleveland-based Olga Ziemska cut, stacked, and bound wood stalks to create this breathtaking human figure. Expanding to 6 ft x 13 feet, Stillness in Motion was installed at the Centre of . . . → Read More: “Stillness in motion” sculpture by Olga Ziemska  "Biographies" approximately 5,000 books pouring out of a building in Madrid (by Alicia Martin) The past few months there have been a slew of articles in the news about art sculptures/installations that use books as their basic building block. For your enjoyment, amusement, or horror, I’ve compiled the best of them together in this post. Some . . . → Read More: Recent art sculptures/installations that use books as their building blocks  This spider is made from 8 pairs of stainless barber scissors that were confiscated at an airport security checkpoint. Barber scissors, swiss army knives, cuticle clippers, basically anything with a sharp blade is fair game to be confiscated at an airport if it is perceived to be a threat. If you have ever lost a pair . . . → Read More: Spider sculptures made from confiscated scissors (at airports) by Christopher Locke 
In “Post-it Structures,” the post-it notes appear to be spawning like fungus on a moist oak tree. Designed by Yo Shimada of Tato Architects, the installation was built from 30,000 post-it notes which form cells, then blocks, and then walls, running throughout the gallery. Last year “Post-it Structures” was on display at the Gallery Artzone in . . . → Read More: “Post-it Structures” by Yo Shimada |
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