PVC Pipe Sculptures
In yet another example of artwork constructed from unconventional materials, Korean artist Kang Duck-bong uses cut sections of PVC pipe, painted and arranged to resemble people and machines in motion.
Photos via 4Walls Gallery.
More Busts Made from Matches
Artist David Mach has created yet another series of awesome sculptures made from matches. We think they’re his best yet.
Mach created these sculptures as part of his Precious Light exhibit that ran in Edinburgh, Scotland a few months ago.
And just to prove that these are indeed real matches, Mach even occasionally lights his work on fire…
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Visible Lego Man
Building Lego Land takes a lot of brains; guts and bones too. Far from just a plastic airhead, Lego man shows off his inner-workings in this cool sculpture by artist Jason Freeny. Hopefully he’s just as easy to put back together!
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Scrap Metal Mercedes
In a true case of art imitating life, German designers Giants of Steel have created a life-size model of one of the most exclusive cars in history out of nothing but junk.
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR was a purpose-built race car designed in the 1950’s. Had it ever become a production automobile its 180mph top speed would have made it the fastest car in the world for its time. However, getting behind the wheel of one of these automotive masterpieces these days is impossible, as the only remaining cars are under the care of Mercedes.
To pay homage to this motoring icon, Giants of Steel spent seven months sourcing, cutting and fitting together over 10,000 pieces of scrap metal to create the replica, and to our untrained eyes it looks accurate in every detail. There’s only one problem; it doesn’t drive. However, if you’d like to be only one on your block with a 300 SLR in your garage, it can be yours for a mere $100,000.
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A Toothpick Tour of San Francisco
Continuing our theme of art made from everyday objects is the humble toothpick. Artist Scott Weaver has proved that with enough toothpicks and enough time you can create a kinetic sculpture of an entire city.
As far as time and toothpicks go, this project has taken a lot of both. Weaver estimates that the nine foot tall, seven foot wide sculpture of San Francisco contains about 100,000 toothpicks. About 3,000 hours worth of work have gone into it since 1974, and it still grows and evolves as Weaver has time to add to it.
While not the largest toothpick sculpture in the world, “Rolling through the Bay” is different in that it’s kinetic. Any one of four paths will carry a ping pong ball through a separate tour of the city, passing famous landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf and Mount Tamalpais.
That is a lot of Elmer’s glue.
Images via The Tinkering Studio.
Arts & Crafts For Those With A Lot of Patience
Do you remember trying to make origami art in grade school? You’d get this one little square of paper that you were supposed to fold into an 1/100th of an inch crane or flower or something like that. My fingers were too pudgy to fold that tiny square of paper that many times – and my patience far too thin, even as a kid – so I always just ended up wadding it up and joking that I made a paper ball.
Well, artist Sipho Maboba has much more patience, and far better paper folding skills. He still creates birds, but has gone on to amazing installations of humans, fish, trophies, abstract art and more. Here are a few of my favorite pieces from him, and a video of his “Invisible Foes” show that debut last year in Switzerland.
INVISIBLE FOES from MABONA ORIGAMI on Vimeo.
All images courtesy of www.mabonaorigami.com
Red Bull Art of Can Exhibition
Personally, I can’ t stomach a can of Red Bull without my gag reflex kicking in; however, an advocate of recycling, I can (no pun intended) appreciate the aesthetic of these works.
“We’ve invited the nation to enjoy a can of Red Bull and then be inspired by what’s left – the empty can. Drinkers of every age and artistic ability have responded, creating masterpieces with the aluminium remainders.”
(source: Exhibition Programme)
Angel Wings
Match Head Sculptures
British Sculptor David Mach has been creating match head sculptures since 1982. Everything from human heads to jungle cats, here are some amazing examples of his work:
