Sculpture

September 29, 2023

Two Giant Troll Sculptures Pop Up in Seattle to Complete the Series of U.S. Installations

For the past several months, artist Thomas Dambo has been traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast of the United States and installing massive sculptures. The series is called The Way of the Bird King and uses thousands of discarded palettes to form something new. By upcycling, Dambo created 10 massive troll sculptures across numerous states.

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September 1, 2023

From New Jersey to Washington State, Massive Wooden Troll Sculptures Are Cropping up Across the U.S.

Danish recycling artist and climate activist Thomas Dambo is invading the United States with his monumental troll sculptures. Together with 22 troll builders, Dambo has spent the summer creating 10 sculptures that stretch from the East Coast to the West Coast. His U.S. tour, titled Way of the Bird King is using over 1,000 discarded palettes to create these magical woodland creatures.

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August 17, 2023

Colorful Wooden “Pixels” Converge To Create Enigmatic Face Masks

Instead of carving a sculpture from one material, Gil Bruvel slowly builds his masterpieces with numerous parts. The Texas-based artist's ongoing project The Mask Series features large-scale sculptures of human faces, all of which are made from assembling colored wooden blocks of varying sizes. From afar, these portraits appear highly realistic, but the closer you are to the piece, the more pixelated it becomes.

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July 20, 2023

Artist Transforms the Tips of Pencils Into Miniature Masterpieces

Usually, pencils are a tool to create art. However, Daya (also known as Daya Micro Art) transforms these utensils into masterpieces themselves. The Sri Lankan artist carefully carves the graphite tips of wooden pencils into amazingly detailed sculptures that deserve a close-up look. Each piece is smaller than a human fingertip, yet Daya utilizes no special tools to bring his art to life.

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