sculpture
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These Glowing Dogs Are Made From Trash Pulled From The Ocean
Alaska has a rubbish problem. As you probably noticed in the aftermath of the Japanese Earthquake, America’s northernmost state happens to be the dumping grounds for all the garbage the Pacific Ocean doesn’t want. Now, an industrious artist is drawing attention to the problem.
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This Intricate Landscape Is Carved Into The Encyclopedia Britannica
Remember Guy Laramée, the French artist who sculpts shockingly realistic landscapes out of old books? Well, he’s still at it — and his latest is an ode to the Encyclopedia Britannica, the publishers of which announced last year that they would stop printing the 245-year-old volumes.
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12 Monumental Structures Made From Type
When architects and designers want to make a point, they certainly love to spell it out for us. So check out these buildings, statues and sculptures made from letterforms, from Lettering Large: The Art and Design of Monumental Typography, a new book by Steven Heller and Mirko Ilić.
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Sculpted Metal Strainers Create Beautiful Portraits With Shadow And Light
Spanish artist Isaac Cordal worked with regular metal cooking strainers, or colanders, sculpting them into mask-like mesh grids, to create these stunning cast-shadow portraits.