Miniature Worlds By Takanori Aiba

You may remember John Farrier’s post about the Bonsai Tree Castle, which was created by Japanese artist Takanori Aiba. Well Takanori’s art certainly doesn’t stop there, and would you believe that the rest of his miniature worlds (structural sculptures) are even more fantastic than the tree castle?! With a style ripped straight from mythology and every minor detail accounted for, these tiny kingdoms look like a great place for fairy folk to call home.
Link –Via: Booooooom, Via: Neatorama

Fantastic Sculptures By Odani Motohiko

These massive, milk white sculptures by Japanese artist Odani Motohiko have an ethereal nature about them, with wispy details and fantastic subjects to match. They have the appearance of fine porcelain, which adds to the delicate nature of these works, and would probably look even more impressive in a room where the walls are painted black, so they would really stand out. Hit the Hi Fructose link below and take a tour of Odani’s latest showing at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco-it’s almost like being there in person, even though it really isn’t the same at all! Link –Via: Hi Fructose, Via: Neatorama

Water Drop Falling In Front Of MC Escher Print

These are actual photographs of water droplets falling in front of a print of MC Escher's iconic 'Relativity'. There's a shot of the reddit photographer Smsilton's setup after the jump if you want to see how it was made, which, amazingly, didn't involve trapping a wizard in an hourglass and forcing him to freeze time. LINK

Melting Wooden Sculptures

French design duo rémy clémente and morgan maccari of Bonsoir Paris have designed 'duramen series', consisting of three sculptures. For each piece, the shape of a picture frame has been manipulated to a point where it can no longer function as such, but still remains recognizable. the forms have been carved, sanded and finished by hand, out of various types of woods such as oak and fir. The contrast between the natural colors of and textures of the material help define the detailed contours of the carvings. LINK

The Incredible Wire Sculptures of Ivan Lovatt

Artist Ivan Lovatt has recreated the faces of celebrities such as Michael Jackson or The Beatles, using nothing but chicken wire.

Ivan Lovatt is one of those artists who are always looking for new media to experiment with, and for him chicken wire proved to be just what he needed. Before starting to mold chicken wire into intricate portraits, Ivan used it to give structure to some of his earlier sculptures. At one point, he began creating wildlife out of the unusual medium, and as his skills developed, he moved to celebrity portraits.

Most of his wire portraits take over a month to complete and about one and a half times larger than life size. Somehow, he manages to twist, bend and pin the wire in such a way that his portraits end up so detailed you can actually see every hair on their head. He became a professional sculptor six years ago, and since then , his works have been displayed in galleries and museums all around the world. LINK

Belarusian Builds Impressive Car Part Bison Sculpture

Roman Beybutyan, a young car enthusiast from the Grodno region of Belarus has built an impressive bison sculpture exclusively out of car parts.

Using shock absorbers, springs, steering rods, clutches, chains and various parts from soviet era cars like UAZ, Moskvich and Lada, Roman and his father managed to create a life-size metal bison, in three months. Roman and his father got all the parts they needed from their neighbors’ garages and from the local scrapyard, and welded them together using a photo for reference. Although the young boy, whose family arrived to Belarus from Armenia, has never seen a real bison, he did a fine job recreating one from metal parts.

Beybutyan, who now plans to start work on car part sculptures of a horse and foal, dreams of having his metal bison placed on display in his country’s Białowieża Forest, known as a sanctuary for the mighty European Bison. He is confident it would draw a large number of tourists to this natural paradise. LINK

Auto Parts Art

These sculptures were all fabricated by James Corbett from salvaged junk car parts from the 1950's and 1960's.

His sculptures are made of gears, spark plugs, exhaust, radiators, ect.

James meticulously cleans every part and then welds them together. Link: Youtube

Boatright Indian Chief Chainsaw Sculpture

Renowned chainsaw sculpting artist Art Boatright, from Marion, Illinois, carves a "Du Quoin Indian Chief" in Du Quoin, Illinois on August 4th, 2009. Link: Youtube

Kinetic Sculptures

Some video clips from Anthony Howe's sculpture garden on Orcas Island, WA. Link: Youtube

"Life" Marble run Rolling Ball Sculpture

Statistics: LINK: Youtube
No. of Tracks: 66 (Estimate)
No. of Popsicle Sticks: 4227
No. of Exits: 11
No. of Entrances: 121
Base Measurements: 48 x 40 cm
Height: 62 inchs
Number of Glue sticks used: 49
Amount of Tooth picks 910

"TriloTemporalis"

Mounted on adjustable height steel base
24" long x 10" wide x 7" deep
welded steel and found object assemblage. LINK

Be sure to check out Juds website. He has some very interesting sculptures.

His website link: http://judturner.com

Sculpture of Rome

Random photos from someones trip to Rome a few months ago. The sculpture was the best part of the city. LINK: Youtube

Sculptures using computer circuit boards

Cuba based artist Steven Rodrig created these works of art with PBCs, Printed Computer Boards. He uses recycled PCBs or asks his friends for any spare computer parts. Whats really awesome about this artist is he has never been trained! LINK

Wood Sculpture Symposium

This symposium features many excellent styles of wood sculpture and techniques to say something. LINK: Youtube

6 Glorious And Imaginative Wood Carvings By Livio De Marchi

Livio de Marchi is a Venetian artist who is known for his wood sculptured furniture and cars. From a Porsche carved entirely out of wood and dropped in the canal of Venice to his numerous floating creations, Livio de Marchi has blessed the Canals of Venice with his own individual style, his spirit, a completely different way of being an artist and having tons of fun. LINK: The Presurfer

Magnetic Spheres Sculptures by Dimitri Tishchenko

Photo: Dimitri Tishchenko [Flickr]

By day, Dimitri Tischenko is a computer programmer. By night, he's a mad genius constructing impossibly complex geometrical sculptures using neodymium magnet spheres (like the popular Buckyballs or other brands available online).

The one above is titled 7-7 Tight Interlock Sphere, described by Dimitri as "two layered circles consisting of 7 balls ... too fragile to put down" to photograph. LINK: Neatorama

Here is another of his fantastic creations:

Image: Dimitri Tishchenko [Flickr]

More at Dimitri's Flickr account: Link

Bodyshells by Heidi Bucher

Heidi Bucher was a Swiss artist who collaborated in the early 1970's with her husband, sculptor Carl Bucher. These "Bodyshells" were showcased in an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts (now the Museum of Art and Design) in New York City. This rare 8mm footage shows the sculptures in action when they traveled to Los Angeles. LINK: Youtube

Space Battleship Yamato in Zen Magnets

Flickr user Eric 10d used lots of Zen Magnets rare earth magnet balls and some nails to create this sculpture of the Space Battleship Yamato: Link, Via: Neatorama

"Furrow" and Other Sculptures by Ben Butler

Ben Butler sculpts and assembles deliciously shaped wooden sculptures, such as the above cedar piece entitled “Furrow”. He has an exhibit that opens tomorrow at the Zg Gallery in Chicago.

Link, Via: Dude Craft | Gallery Website | Via: Neatorama

New Artificial Reef Made From Sculptures of Real People

The Museo Subacuatico de Arte (MUSA) is a project designed to divert tourists from the fragile coral reefs of Cancun and Isla Mujeres. British artist Jason de Caires Taylor created ’life casts’ made from a special type of cement which encourages coral to grow. He used local Mexican people from a broad cross-section of society for the casts which were then anchored in an area that was originally barren and without much sea life. It is hoped that many of Cancun’s 750,000 visiting snorkelers and divers will be drawn to the installation.

Link, Via: Neatorama