Sculpture Archive

Alphabetical Anatomy – Sculptures by Andreas Scheiger

Andreas Scheiger’s “Graphic Laboratory” was inspired the book “The Alphabet and Elements of Lettering”. His careful craftsmaship is clearly shown in his surreal vivisection of individual letters. Andreas is also a graphic artist but most of his work involve etching, letter design, and engraving with a nod to both science and the graphic design of […]

Folded Critters – Origami by Brian Chan

Brian Chan fell in love with origami as a child. He spent most of his childhood folding complex designs with paper. Origami appeals to him because it incorporates a lot of geometry, which is his favorite sector of mathematics. He also has a lot of fun from the extra challenge of folding from a square. […]

Touched by Fire – Glass Sculptures by Ivan12

Flameworking is the art of heating and manipulating glass into delicate shapes. Ivan12, an artist from Jogia, Indonesia, uses recycled glass as his medium. It became his way to express his thoughts and emotions. He uses an open flame and his imagination to transform waste into beautiful artwork.He may be new to flameworking but his […]

Creepy Sculptures by Calluna De La Morte

Calluna De La Morte (roughly translated as Heather of the Dead) is the nom de guerre of American artist Heather Jean Skalwold. Her sculptures are not for the fainthearted. A baby cyclops, a reliquary heart, and a bone amulet are but a few of the things she crafts in her spare time. Heather’s work may […]

Flimsy Reality – Cardboard Sculptures by Daniel Agdag

  Sets for a Film I’ll Never Make is a series of cardboard sculptures made by Melbourne-based artist Daniel Agdag. Each peice is made entirely by hand without detailed plans. The whole thing is strictly improvised. Daniel says it’s like sketching with cardboard. A fine, sharp knife, some wood glue, cardboard, and his innate artistic […]

Catch A Tiger by Its Toe – Sculptures by Gábor Miklós Szőke

Gábor Miklós Szőke is a Hungarian artist whose massive wooden sculptures are as well built as they are aesthetically pleasing. His installation “The Rocking Horse” is an actual rocking horse which weighed 3.5tons and could accommodate 70 riders. Other equally humongous sculptures include a the 51-foot long dinosaur he created for the Hungarian Wood Festival […]

A Flood of Knowledge – Installations by Alicia Martin

Alicia Martinis an up-and-coming Spanish artist whose book-based installations are becoming more and more popular in the web. One of her more recent works feature a cascade of books coming out of a second-story window and almost, but not quite, flooding the ground outside. Other works include: a giant book doughnut, books trying to burst […]

Wierd and Wacky Sculptures by Ron Ulicny

Ron Ulicny is a Portland-based sculptor whose work awes and amuses in equal measure. His sculptures are thought provoking despite being amusing. He describes himself as a contemporary sculptor, fine artist, & craftsman that works for a living and has an inherent tendency to make “stuff “. This one-of-a-kind artist does not believe in curriculum […]

Type City – Sculpture from Scrap by Hong Seon Jang

One man’s trash is another man’s pearl. In a digital world, typewriters belong to the museum or the scrap heap. Some of these instruments from a bygone era were resurrected by Korean artist Hong Seon Jang. He works mainly with found objects and common products. Type city is made entirely with parts scavenged from several […]

Curious Collages by Peter Madden

Peter Madden considers himself a  ‘Sculptographer’. He takes the art of making a collage into a whole new level. One of his most popular works include a collage of plants, animal, and people cut-out from old encyclopedias and magazines. Sandwiched between two plates of safety glass, they give the viewer a pleasantly surprising three-dimensional view. […]

Fairy Book Tales – Book Sculptures by Su Blackwell

Su Blackwell is a UK based artist who loves working with paper. She hunts around second-hand bookshops for her raw materials. Su actually reads the book first once or twice before proceeding with the cutting, folding, and shaping. Her work tends to lean towards the realm of fairy tale and folk lore featuring young girls […]

Animals Hair Sculptures by Nagi Noda

Nagi Noda is a Japanese artist, designer, and director. She is the one behind the fantastic “Sentimental Journey” clip for Japanese pop star Yuki. She also created Hanpanda, the half panda, half other beast who appeared in her art exhibits and was also part of a collaboration with L.A./N.Y. fashion brand Libertine. One of her most enduring, […]

Uniquely Disturbing Wooden Installations by Henrique Oliveira

Henrique Oliveira is a Brazilian is an artist who likes to call his three-dimensional wooden installations: “Tridimensionals”. Other people simply call it disturbing. These sculptures of his look like some sort of sequel to the Lord of the Rings series, The Revenge of the Ents. Henrique went into a lot of trouble to make it look […]

Tragic Masterpieces by Thomas Doyle

Thomas Doyle’s cunningly crafted miniatures evoke a sense of omnipotence as you look through the glass and down at a ravaged scene complete with debris and people. One feels like a usurper peering down at tragedy and yet when you look closely at the tiny inhabitants, they’re going about their everyday lives as if everything’s […]

Hair Sculpture by Jenine Shereos

Jenine Shereos is one of the few artists who’ve made delicate works of art with the ubiquitous human hair. A closer look at her work reveals that hundreds of individual strands are carefully woven to form a delicate lace-like leaf. The leaves were made by stitching individual strands of hair by hand into a water- […]

World’s Largest Miniature Airport in Hamburg

Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany is home to the world’s largest model railroad landscape. Last year, it added to its already impressive collection of miniatures with the world’s largest miniature airport. This 494-square feet display is based on Hamburg’s Fuhlsbüttel International airport. It took seven years to build and cost an estimated $4.8 million. What’s […]

Hyper-Realistic Silicone Sculptures by Sam Jinks

Sam Jinks is a Melbourne-based sculptor who specializes in hyper-realistic art. Most, if not all, of his work are so life-like they will make anyone look twice. While most sculptures are smaller, or bigger than life, Sam’s work are perfectly proportioned with great attention paid to the smallest detail. Veins, hair, wrinkles, and pores are […]

Watch Your Step – Modern Sculptures by Do-Ho Suh

You might want to watch where you’re stepping at Singapore’s Tyler Print Institute which recently hosted a very different kind of “Floor” show. Among the artists featured is Do-Ho Suh, a Korean artist well-known for his thought-provoking sculptures that explore the meaning of individuality and collective force. Suh’s work is greatly influenced by his father, […]

Thomas Deininger’s Junk Art

Thomas Deininger is not just another contemporary artist. He’s also an environmentalist and it shows in his work. He recycles trash by turning them into museum-quality pieces of art. Garbage is his medium. His talent is such that his clients let him cover entire walls with trash, artistically of course. He can depict entire landscapes […]

Newspaper Sculptures by Nick Georgiou

Nick Georgiou’s newspaper sculptures are inspired by the death of the printed word. His sculptures are products of their environment —both literally and figuratively. As often as he can, he uses local newspapers to add authenticity, and the form the sculpture takes is a reflection of the personal connection he feels to that particular city. […]

Welded Steel Sculptures by Jang Yong Sun

Sculptures from way back are made of stone, but nowadays, almost anything can be used to make one. Anyone can be creative with whichever material they possess, but without talent and patience, only a few like Jang Yong Sun can come up with sculptures such as those made from welded organic steel. He carefully shaped […]

Bonsai Tree Houses by Takanori Aiba

A tree doesn’t have to be a few meters tall before you could consider building a tree house in it. Takanori Aiba conquers the possibilities of how small a tree should be for putting a house with it. These bonsai tree houses have been sculpted and formed with such elegance and detail one must have […]

Made Like Manhattan by Yutaka Sone

If you happen to think the photo looks like some random blocks carved out and then called art, think again! This well-thought idea of carving such masterpiece was already mindblowing, more so knowing it’s the map of no other than the city of Manhattan. On this marble, you can see just how much time, effort, […]

Jill Sylvia’s Paper Art

A paper airplane is something anyone can make. Delicate paper sculptures on the other hand, are Jill Sylvia’s specialty. She likes to make art out of lined sheets of paper. Ledgers and other official sheets are easy prey. Cutting paper may seem like an easy task until you look a little closer at how precise […]