Sculpture

March 31, 2017

Smashed Cans Sculpted in the Traditional Style of Ming Dynasty Porcelain

Chinese sculptor, painter, photographer, and video artist Lei Xue often explores the innate tension between past tradition and modernity in his diverse body of work. One series that illustrates this interest in the relationship between the old and the new is Drinking Tea, a creative and comical collection of can sculptures. Each sculpture has been crafted by Xue to resemble a discarded, crumpled can.

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February 8, 2017

Surreal Porcelain Sculptures Stretch and Distort Human Faces

Mind-bending artist Johnson Tsang is back with a new series of surreal porcelain sculptures. In line with his playful art, the Open Mind series is whimsical, yet emotionally revealing. Here, the Hong Kong-based sculptor makes porcelain look like Silly Putty, as the minds of human faces stretch and transform shape. As a self-taught artist—Tsang served 13 years on the Royal Police Force before turning to art in 1991—he has mastered many techniques. Yet clay remains his preferred medium.

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October 18, 2016

Artist Tightly Rolls Newspaper to Craft Incredibly Detailed Animal Sculptures

Using nothing but everyday newspaper, expert paper artist Chie Hitotsuyama crafts realistic, exquisitely detailed sculptures of the animal kingdom. To create each creature, Hitotsuyama skillfully binds rolled and twisted pieces of wet newspaper to each other. By varying the thickness and contours of the paper, she is able to precisely produce any figure she desires—from an animated little monkey to a resting rhinoceros. She even utilizes the colored print on newspapers to create impressive gradations.

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June 10, 2016

Remarkably Lifelike Wooden Animals Sculpted Using a Chainsaw

Give Jürgen Lingl-Rebetez a block of wood and a chainsaw and watch magic happen. The sculptor's striking sculptures are so detailed and lifelike, that it seems astonishing to think that they were created using such an indelicate tool. The talented German artist is somehow able to breath a sense of animation and spirit into each carefully constructed piece.

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