Sculpture

October 11, 2023

Museum Shows What Happens When You Let Visitors Touch Marble Sculptures

In the hands of a talented artist, marble can become a highly realistic and detailed work. Understandably, the reliefs and intricacies can spark the desire to touch a finished sculpture in some people. But on top of endangering the piece by accidentally toppling it over, the act of touching a marble sculpture can also take away from the beauty of the material itself.

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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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