Category: Carving
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Stories Come Alive with 360 Degree Cut Book
In order to express a single scene of a story in a three dimensional way, Japanese artist and architect Yusuke Oono created this imaginative series of 360 degree books. Using 40 pages, Oono assembles scenes from stories like The Jungle Book and Snow White with elaborate layers of silhouettes cut from paper. Oono designed each 360°Book digitally page by…
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Japanese Sculptor Turns Old Skateboards Into Beautiful Sculptures
Japanese skateboarder and self-taught sculptor Haroshi has creatively combined his two passions by creating striking and stylish pop-culture images out of the wood of trashed skateboards. The unique appearance of his sculptures is all thanks to the composition of the skateboards he uses, which are created from multiple layers of processed wood. These layers are…
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The Ceramic French Bulldog in Love With a Cat by Angie Rehe [video]
In October of last year, artFido had the privilege of auctioning off 13 hand painted ceramic French Bulldogs for charity with 100% of proceeds going to Wear for Success, an organisation that provides clothing and training to disadvantaged people seeking employment (read about it HERE). One of our favorite pups was a confused little fella called “The…
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The Strangely Wonderful World of JeeYoung Lee
Young South Korean artist JeeYoung Lee is generating quite a buzz for herself in the art world these days, and it’s not hard to see why. A recent graduate of Seoul’s Hongik University, the artist’s dreamy, highly imaginative work surpasses our traditional expectations of photography. Plus, it’s totally spectacular to look at. It’s hard to believe it,…
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Cai Guo-Qiang at QAGOMA With an Amazing Installation “Falling Back to Earth”
When we last featured Cai Guo-Qiang’s amazing installations (see HERE), it proved to be one of the most popular blogs we’ve ever written. We were therefore extremely excited to learn that Cai is back with an even more spectacular installation entitled “Falling Back to Earth” at the Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art. Our favorite two…
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We Thought These People Looked Weird. A Closer Look Left Us Absolutely Speechless
OK well the title of this blog is a little misleading as we’ve known about Australian ex-pat Ron Mueck‘s works for some time and have been speechless every time we’ve had the opportunity to see them in “the flesh”. Ron continues to amaze with his sculptures. He used to be a model maker and puppeteer for…
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The Most Amazing Sand Sculptures by Carl Jara
These probably beat any of those sand castles you made at the beach with your dad, right?! Carl Jara is an award-winning, professional sand sculptor from Cleveland, Ohio. Jara says he has known since high-school that he wanted to be an artist. After studying Illustration and Graphic Design at the Myers School of Art, Jara realized he did not…
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Chinese Sculptor Spends 4 Years Sculpting World’s Longest Wooden Masterpiece
When you hear the word ‘masterpiece’, you most likely think of a famous painting painted in the 15th or 16th century like the Mona Lisa. So it’s always nice to know that artistic masterpieces are being created even today. Take, for example, Chinese artist Zheng Chunhui’s breathtaking 12.2-meter-long (over 40 ft) wooden carving – it…
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Insects and Animals Made from Repurposed Objects by Edouard Martinet
It’s hard to believe that these perfectly assembled sculptures by French artist Edouard Martinet ever existed in any other form than they appear now. Yet every head, thorax, leg, wing, and eye from these assorted creatures was once part of a car, bicycle, typewriter, or other found objects. Reading through his material lists it becomes clear how…
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These Were Made With a Simple Pair of Scissors!
Hina Aoyama is an artist from Yokohama, Japan. Currently living in Ferney-Voltaire, France, Aoyama began exploring ‘ultra-fine lacy paper cuttings’ in 2000. Using a simple pair of scissors, Aoyama creates intricately delicate works of art. Her steady hand and incredible patience has earned her a variety of awards and her artwork has been exhibited around the…