Sculpture

September 2, 2020

Artist Builds Amazing Menagerie of Animals With LEGO Bricks

Traditional sculptors use a variety of classic mediums—clay, plaster, marble—but Brooklyn-based artist and “professional kid” Sean Kenney opts for something different—he works with LEGOs. LEGO bricks are a medium familiar to all. For many budding young artists, the colorful bricks are their first introduction to sculpting and engineering. Kenney continues to use the toys for this purpose, combining his expertise as a cartoonist with meticulous blueprints.

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August 19, 2020

Japanese Grandparents Create Life-Size Totoro With Bus Stop For Their Grandkids

Totoro is a hallmark character created by Studio Ghibli, Japan's beloved animation studio. The plump bodied, wide smiling magical creature’s most iconic image is that of him waiting for an unusual bus in the rain. The magic of that scene (featured in the 1988 film My Neighbor Totoro) has been a spark of nostalgia, imagination, and inspiration for a variety of creatives.

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July 30, 2020

This Monumental Memorial to Crazy Horse Has Been Under Construction for Over 70 Years

Did you know that in the Black Hills of South Dakota, not far from Mount Rushmore, the world's second-largest sculpture is under construction? In the sacred land of the Lakota tribe, workers have been active for over 70 years on the Crazy Horse Memorial. This immense tribute to the legendary 19th leader of the Oglala Lakota tribe is still a long way from completion but already cuts a striking appearance.

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June 14, 2020

Artist Transforms Found Books Into Sparkling Crystallized Sculptures

Books contain fantastical stories, vast histories, and profound knowledge. However, with the predominance of e-books, it's easy to forget about the physical form of novels. San Francisco-based artist Alexis Arnold has spent 9 years exploring the malleability of printed media by transforming them into glittering, crystallized sculptures. “My Crystallized Books Series addresses the materiality versus the text or content of the book,” Arnold explains to My Modern Met.

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