Art

June 25, 2013

Artist Reincarnates Recently Deceased Father Into Tree Troll

With the help of 25 volunteers, artist Kim Beaton constructed an enormous structure commonly referred to as Tree Troll. The figurative paper mache sculpture is composed entirely of non-toxic materials (paper, glue, acrylic paint, wood, screws, metal plates) and stands 12 feet tall like a colossal guardian of nature. The gentle giant is designed with a kind face in the image of the sculptor's late father Hezzie Strombo, a former lumberjack in Montana.

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June 20, 2013

Cleveland Library’s Massive Reading Nest Made of Pallet Boards

Inspired by mythology involving griffins, trees of enlightenment, and wise owls, artist Mark Reigelman has created an enormous wooden bird's nest sitting right outside Cleveland's Public Library. Measuring 13-feet-tall and 36-feet-wide, the Reading Nest is built out of 10,000 reclaimed pallet boards and uses 40,000 nails to hold it together.

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June 19, 2013

100+ Whimsical Bronze Sculptures Inhabit the NYC Subway

If you've been to NYC within the past 10 years or so, you may have seen this grand public art installation down in the NYC subway. Located in the 14th Street and 8th Avenue station are over 100 little cast-bronze sculptures depicting life in NYC. When artist Tom Otterness started the Life Underground installation back in 2002, he probably could never have imagined how popular it would become.

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June 15, 2013

Curved Steel Walls Reflect an Upside Down World

Indian-born British sculptor Anish Kapoor created two giant stainless steel sculptures that are designed to figuratively turn your world upside down. Kapoor's sculptural installation known as C-Curve is a life-size wall of reflective steel that curves around, almost reconnecting with itself, in the shape of the letter C. The outer side of the piece functions as a typical mirror, albeit a little like looking through a fish lens, but fairly normal nonetheless.

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