From 2006 through 2009, photographer Jan Kempenaers toured the ex-Yugoslavia region and documented a series of long abandoned WWII monuments. Through years of neglect and decay they now approach the status somewhere between non-political sculpture and 1970’s sci-fi movie prop.
Matsys design studio explores the relationships between architecture, engineering, biology and computation. The sculpture “C Wall” has an organic cellular structure that creates beautiful light and shadows.
From a selection of paintings and sculptures by Kathie Olivas for the Monsters and Misfits Show.
Artist Mike Libby combines insect specimens with clock parts to create tiny mechanized wonders.
Behold the plush doll stylings of Vermont artist Megan Baehr. Utilizing her degree in Cartooning and Illustration from the School of Visual Arts in NYC, she’s really found a way to take your standard plush animal to a whole new level of fun. Be sure and check out more of her creations in her Nonesuch Garden shop.
Thousands of pairs of recycled plastic flip-flops live on in a large-scale outdoor art installation in San Paulo, Brazil. Local art students created the Giant Flip Flop Monkey Sculpture community art project.
Morgan Herrin creates intriguing wood sculptures with meticulous detail, all from construction grade 2 x 4 wood. Story via Look in Art.
Artist Maurizio Cattelan has installed 2 tiny elevators in the Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin in Paris. Reportedly they open and close while making the appropriate elevator noises. (Perhaps including a small bottle titled “Drink Me” in the vicinity would make for a modern update to Alice in Wonderland.)
A clever take on this age old craft form from Jason Levesque.
Amazing kenetic sculptures from Theo Jansen.
New set of figures due out from the inspirational mind of Mari Inukai.
Jessica Joslin spent her early years wandering through the halls of natural history museums, enchanted with the exquisite Victorian-era taxidermy and osteological displays, with their brass fittings and gleaming wood. Visit her site for an amazing collection of creature creations made from such natural objects as shells, seedpods, feathers and bones.
Alien forms from metal sculpture artist John Haley III.
Melabo’s Etsy shop is a fine representation of what would have happened if Dr. Moreau had taken a ceramics class instead of buying that island.
Fabricated from the scraps collected at Alliance Metals recycling plant in West Oakland.
My kind of history lesson.
Beautiful temporary installation using green hula hoops by Yes We Can Architecture.
Playful environmental connection with this sculpture designed by Mehmet Ali Uysal.
Cool spooky recyclying from Beto Janz. He’s customized used and broken skateboard decks to produce this great collection of skull art.
