Let's look back on the year and check out some of the most amazing sculptures in 2014. Who "wow-ed" us with their ingenuity?
What sculptures made us do a double-take? Today, we present to you
twelve sculptures that stood out because of the materials the artists
used, the way the sculptures simulated movement or because of their
sheer size.
So, without further ado, check out these stunningly carved sculptures we wish we could have come up with ourselves!
12 Best Sculptures in 2014
New Jersey-based artist Gregory Halili creates stunning bas-relief skulls delicately hand-carved
and painted on mother of pearl shells. Inspired by the lush vegetation
and tropical wildlife of the Philippines, where he was born and raised,
Halili fuses the human form with the natural world in these lovely,
intricate works of art. See more, here.
12 Best Sculptures in 2014
Nashville, Tennesse-based artist Herb Williams'
unique medium of choice is the Crayola crayon, an object that most of
us remember scribbling messily with as children. In Williams' hands,
however, the crayon becomes a powerful and sophisticated tool used to
create incredibly vibrant sculptures with bold colors and textures. In one of his most recent exhibitions, Call of the Wild, the artist uses melted and chopped-up crayons to construct nature-inspired sculptures such as a color-blocked deer, two wolves spewing
a rainbow arch from their mouths, romping rabbits in solid hues, crows
perching on a bright tree, and a tree trunk with technicolor rings. See
more, here.
12 Best Sculptures in 2014
Given her last name, you wouldn't immediately expect that Cambridgeshire-based artist Chris Wood's material of choice is delicate pieces of glass. Using small squares, Wood designs captivating arrangements and relies on light and reflection to influence her colorfully dazzling final products. See more, here.
12 Best Sculptures in 2014
Los Angeles-based artist Jen Stark recently returned to her hometown of Miami to participate in Art Basel 2014, an annual event that provides a platform for galleries to show off contemporary
works of art. On display at Eric Firestone Gallery's booth at the
UNTITLED Art Fair were some of Stark's newest, craziest paper sculptures
yet, filled with just as much color and depth as her previous works.
See more, here.
12 Best Sculptures in 2014
Artist Igor Verniy assembles stunningly detailed, steampunk-infused animal sculptures out of discarded
metal, car and bike parts, watch components, electronics, silverware,
and other metal scraps. Spanning a myriad of species from birds to
reptiles to insects, Verniy's works feature working joints to allow the
creatures to be posed and re-posed. Many of the pieces are painted after assembly to drape them in a more vibrant color scheme. See more, here.
12 Best Sculptures in 2014
In his personal sculpture
garden, Australian artist Bruno Torfs crafts wooden figures that live
in the forest. Embracing fantasy, his life-sized works feature
delightfully unusual characters. We see things like a bearded wizard carrying
an armful of tiny creatures and a young princess riding a unicorn.
Torfs incorporates the natural landscape into his art, using tree
branches and leaves as a part of his subjects' hair or body. After carving, they remain unpainted and blend in with their surroundings. See more, here.
12 Best Sculptures in 2014
UK-based artist Robin Wight uses stainless steel wire to form
stunning, dramatic sculptures of winged fairies dancing in the wind. The
enchanting forms, which range in size from miniature to life-sized,
seem to have a life of their own as they strike dynamic poses, contort
their bodies, and hold onto windswept dandelions. See more, here.
12 Best Sculptures in 2014
The Kelpies is an enormous installation consisting of two giant horse head sculptures by artist Andy Scott.
The 100-foot-tall structures, which were eight years in the making, are
inspired by a legend from the artist's Scottish background that tells
of a water spirit that takes the shape of a horse. More than just a pair
of broncos to Scott, the sculptures serve as monuments of the artist's
national pride. See more, here.
12 Best Sculptures in 2014
Check out those rainbow reflections! For this year's DUMBO Arts Festival, artist Tom Fruin
and performance duo CoreAct presented a collaborative project called
Reflection / Kolonihavehus in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Fruin's colorful
plexiglass house, called Kolonihavehus, was on display. In previous
years, the outdoor sculpture had been shown throughout Europe, such as in Sweden, Denmark, Austria and the Czech Republic. See more, here.
12 Best Sculptures in 2014
Check out those rainbow reflections! For this year's DUMBO Arts
Festival, artist Tom Fruin and performance duo CoreAct presented a
collaborative project called Reflection / Kolonihavehus in Brooklyn
Bridge Park. Fruin's colorful plexiglass house, called Kolonihavehus,
was on display. In previous years, the outdoor sculpture had been shown
throughout Europe, such as in Sweden, Denmark, Austria and the Czech
Republic. See more, here.
12 Best Sculptures in 2014
The work is the largest single sculpture ever to be deployed
underwater, at 5 meters tall by 4 meters wide (or 16 feet by 13 feet)
and 60 tons. It took the artist Jason deCaires Taylor one year to design
the and build the beautiful sculpture. It was made in layers and cut
from a CNC router, which is computer controlled cutting machine.
Assembled underwater in sections, it was deCaires Taylor's most
ambitious work to date. See more, here.
12 Best Sculptures in 2014
A gigantic man crawls out from the earth in this spectacular outdoor
sculpture titled Feltépve ("ripped up" or "popped up") by Hungarian
artist Ervin Loránth Hervé. Crafted from polystyrene, the
larger-than-life sculpture was temporarily installed in Budapest's
Széchenyi Square for the Art Market Budapest art fair that took place
earlier this October. See more, here.
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