Sculptural Installations from Household Objects
Artist Edmond van der Bijl creates stunning sculptural installations by arranging household objects in unusual ways.
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Cardboard Heaven
Artist Nina Lindgren created this amazing sculpture from cardboard called Cardboard Heaven.
Animal Sculptures from Pipe Cleaners
Artist Lauren Ryan managed to make this unbelievably realistic sculptures of animals from nothing but pipe cleaners!
Make: Believe Visits Images In Motion
Kamela Portuges and Lee Armstrong have been making puppets and performing together for over 25 years. Armstrong, who’d gotten her big puppetry break on Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock, met talented sculptor Portuges at a puppet festival; the two soon combined their talents to create their Sonoma, Calif., studio, Images In Motion. Since then, they’ve been steadily producing TV shows, commercials, and live performances, as well as lending their expertise to major studios and toy companies. Video and slideshow after the jump.
Building a Mathematical Hanging Sculpture in an Hour
Sculptor George W. Hart recently designed and constructed two five-fold symmetrical sculptures with his “Crystal Flowers in Halls of Mirrors: Mathematics Meets Art and Architecture” class at Aalto University in Helsinki.
Paper Mache` Animal Head
I love a faux animal head and this paper mache` bust by Lil Blue Boo is even better because it’s a unicorn!
The Aesthetics of Mechanical Power
James Capper is a London-based artist and maker who builds powerful hydraulic machines. Inspired by engineering marvels of years past, a survey of his mechanical sculptures are on view at Yorkshire Sculpture Park for the next two weeks.