Sculpture

November 22, 2021

Beautiful ‘Staircase to Heaven’ Sculpture Is Actually a Mind-Bending Optical Illusion

Are you afraid of heights? If not, you might be tempted to climb this staircase to the sky. South African land artist Strijdom van der Merwe is the creator behind Staircase to Heaven, an illusionary sculpture that looks like a set of endless steps that reach the clouds. However, once the viewer views the sculpture from a different angle, the visual trick is revealed. This piece is actually a vertical ladder that’s just 4.5 meters (14.

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November 2, 2021

Found Wood With Colorful Stained Glass Embedded Within Cast Prismatic Shadows on the Beach

In a bid to simply express the “magic of all living things,” English artist Louise Durham creates tall land sculptures made from reclaimed wood and vibrant stained glass. The artist is based in the coastal town of Shoreham-by-Sea, where she often places her finished pieces for people to enjoy. Durham hand-cuts and embeds colored glass pieces into wooden slabs, arranged in rainbow formations.

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October 19, 2021

Artist Transforms Ordinary Rocks Into Lifelike Animals You Can Hold in Your Hand

You may have heard of the Pet Rock, but the novelty gift from the 1970s has nothing on these hand-painted stones. Japanese artist Akie Nakata transforms found rocks into handheld animal sculptures that look as though they could come to life at any second. Collecting rocks was a favorite childhood pastime for Akie, but it wasn’t until 2011 that she started painting on them.

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October 13, 2021

Guy Builds Massive Skeleton That Bursts From His Home for Halloween

There are two types of people at Halloween: those who go all out, and those who would rather opt out. Ohio resident Alan Perkins is one Halloween fanatic who goes all out, and we mean way out. He spent 25 days constructing an elaborate, spooky spectacle of a gigantic skeleton that appears to be breaking out of his home. Not for the faint of heart, Perkins’ house has been transformed into something from a nightmare.

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