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]]>In his work, Lu manages to bend metal to his will, turning a rigid material into a motion form. He manages to capture the flow of water in an awe-inspiring way, even adding small droplets that indicate the viewer just missed the big splash or is about to witness a new one.
In order to create his sculptures and achieve their amazing effect, Lu uses two distinct methods. The first method sees the artist using a traditional cast method.
For the second method, Lu uses a laser to cut thousands of Chinese characters into pieces of stainless steel before welding them together by hand. He then works the metal until creating the desired shape before sanding down and polishing the welded joints.
“I have been deeply interested in Chinese calligraphy and transcribing poetry since young, and wished to merge this interest with sculpture making,” Lu explained in an interview ahead of his exhibition at Sundaram Tagore Gallery.
If you wish to check out more of Lu’s impressive creations, continue scrolling.
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]]>Chinneck’s sculptures challenge the laws of physics and pretty much everything else. They include twisted telephone booths, sliding houses, intertwined light poles, and all sorts of other things you can and can’t imagine.
Chinneck prides himself on creating each piece from scratch despite a lot of his projects needing extensive engineering or building knowledge. He manages to do it thanks to commitment, creativity, and passion towards his projects but also because he wants to prove people who think not everything is possibly wrong.
“Doubt is a driving force – it’s nice to prove people wrong. I think I’m far more driven by the notion of proving people wrong than proving people right. I’m of course looking for people to be excited and astounded,” Chinneck said in one of his recent interviews.
Due to their complexity and size, most of Chinneck’s works are temporary pieces. However, they remain captured in fascinating photos that a lot of people think are a result of Photoshop. Make sure to follow his social media to be up to date on his new projects, and scroll down to check out some of his previous works.
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]]>Decaires Taylor creates permanent site-specific sculptures that he almost exclusively displays underwater. By submerging them in marine environments, he aims to explore „modern themes of conservation and environmental activism.“
The artist builds his sculpture using pH neutral and environmentally sensitive materials. This allows the pieces to become a part of their surrounding without affecting it in a negative way while also constantly changing through decay and becoming home to marine life.
According to Taylor, his “pioneering public art projects are not only examples of successful marine conservation, but works of art that seek to encourage environmental awareness and lead us to appreciate the breathtaking natural beauty of the underwater world.”
Decaires Taylor’s sculptures can be found all around the world, from Australia to Cyprus and Canada. They are also the focal point of Molinere Bay Underwater Sculpture Park in Granada, West Indies, where visitors can check out 75 works.
Until you have a chance to see these amazing underwater sculptures in person, scroll down to see more.
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]]>In The Travelers series, Catalano creates fragmented sculptures of travelers who are embarking on a journey. Each subject has a part of them missing, which represents a part of themselves that they leave behind but that always remains connected to them in some way. However, they are still confidently marching ahead, looking forward to their destination.
The subjects in Catalano’s sculptures usually carry a single suitcase that connects the upper part of their body with their legs. The suitcase is not only an important link to preserve the sculpture’s structural integrity but also serves as a representation of a metaphorical weight that each traveler carries with them. The part that’s missing is left for the viewer to interpret in a way that seems fitting.
Catalano’s The Travelers sculptures have been exhibited in public spaces across the world, most recently in New York City, New York, as part of the Catalano Travel to New York exhibition that will remain on display until May 2025. If you can’t see them in person, check out more of Catalano’s works below, courtesy of his social media account.
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]]>Inaba’s pieces feature wild animals like deer, wolves, and foxes captured in motion as they seemingly disappear in thin air. The artist achieved this effect by sculpting one half of the animal’s body in solid iron while the other half consists of intertwined iron wires.
According to Inaba, these iron wires, or formless “blanks” as he calls them, aim to spark the imagination of the viewer and “make room for stories to develop.”
“By merging sculptural form with the viewer’s imagination, sculptural expression reaches new heights no longer bound by physical limitations. In sharing memories that the structural forms evoked with other viewers, we can recognize and cherish the richness in diverse ways of thinking,” Inaba explains in an artist’s statement shared on his website.
Inaba’s iron sculptures attracted the attention of art enthusiasts from all over the world, bringing the artist international acclaim and recognition. His pieces have been exhibited across his native Japan and other countries, including France and Italy. You can check out more of them by visiting Inaba’s website and social media or by scrolling below.
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]]>Cook shared a video on his YouTube channel showing how he carved a toucan out of a single block of ice in just two hours. The footage, which is time-lapsed at 1:36 minutes, is impressive to watch.
According to Cook, the footage was captured at an ice festival in Fort Saint John as part of a quick carve competition.
Ryan Cook was introduced to the world of carving in 2012 while appearing as an apprentice on the TV show Saw Kings. He later appeared on Netflix’s reality series Carver Kings, where his talent was on full display.
Cook is now traveling the world and making amazing sculptures as part of carving competitions. When he’s not competing, he is working on commissions and personal projects at his home studio in Vancouver. You can check out some of his other works by visiting his social media or by continuing to scroll.
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]]>Salvo had the opportunity to make art his life calling when he was in high school, being offered a fine arts scholarship from a “prominent East Coast University”. But he decided to take a different path back then, choosing to focus on his skills for business and the engineering sciences. He started working at NASA and went on to have a successful entrepreneurial career. But despite this, he never left art completely.
While building his career, Salvo was doing art on the side and realized there was a strong interest in his works after collectors started inquiring about ways to acquire his pieces. This prompted him to dedicate more time to sculpting and painting.
While Salvo expresses his creative vision in various media, previously mentioned metal butterflies escaping frames and canvases are among his most recognizable works. According to the artist, these 3D sculptures “capture the subtleties and interplay of light and shadow to create and amplify the tension between simplicity and complexity.”
You can check out his works below.
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]]>Her pieces, light-catching and luminous, take after natural forms, with her glass objects including butterflies and moths, as well as plants, each delicately made using the Tiffany technique. “When I began working independently, I started with small suspended pieces,” she recalled in an interview with the Etsy blog, “but I wanted to take the idea of hassle-free installation even further and create something where people wouldn’t need to worry about nails or drilling holes in walls.”
After a lot of musing, she came up with an idea for how to neatly attach a stained-glass piece to a brass bar. She then achieved an independent object that could easily be brought into peoples’ homes. Her work also requires special precision which Zaycman ties to her math studies at university. “I appreciate the precision and clarity of exact sciences, and I like how they require perseverance and intense concentration,” she notes. “Having an understanding of geometry is useful in calculating complex shapes.”
Working primarily with glass, it is important for Zaycman to judge the quality of her materials beforehand. “I measure the quality of the glass not only visually, checking for color and cleanliness—or the lack of any extra coating—but also by touching,” she says. “Glass should be pleasant and smooth. For some exotic colors, it’s challenging to find pieces that fit these requirements. I usually purchase glass and other materials in specialized shops in Saint Petersburg, but sometimes it’s necessary to go to Finland if it’s impossible to find something in my city.”
Take a look at some of her unique creations in the gallery below:
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]]>“I empty my mind when I’m sculpting the human faces. I might plan the pottery shape and maybe where I’d like to position the face, but I don’t start with specific character designs in mind,” Yanting told Neocha.
Through the expressions on his ceramics, the artist gives his audience a chance to draw their own conclusions about the emotions behind them. He’s fascinated by the fact that certain sculptures remind people of someone they know and associate with certain emotions based on that, so one piece can be seen in a different way by different people.
Check out his work below.
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]]>“Creations from man-made objects discarded as refuse and reinterpreted to form objects found in nature are the inspirations for my art,” he states on his website. “The simple spoon forms the body of a rainbow trout; a discarded children’s toy becomes the foundation for a moose; horseshoes transform into armadillos.”
Consisting of primarily wood or metal, the reclaimed objects are transformed from their mechanized human intentions into organic figures found in nature. “I look for these shapes buried within objects,” Lyons further explained in a piece he wrote for Artsy Shark. “I then utilize these shapes and reinterpret them into the anatomical structures that make up the organic sculptures I create.”
According to Lyons, through his inherent passion for the discarded object, he has developed a unique perspective and talent to visually dissect, reinterpret and then repurpose the materials found in his sculptures. “I look for the potential in every object to be a valuable contributor to the sculptures I create,” he says.
Because, ultimately, who’s to say if a spoon handle isn’t actually a bird’s wing waiting to take flight?
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