Funerary Sculpture of a Dog China (Sichuan), 25-220 AD The Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Chinese sculptor Liu Xue creates human-animal hybrids that are both elegant and disturbing, displaying a range of emotions between acceptance and anxiety in their existences. A man-pig appears in anguish; a man-walrus exudes confidence and defiance.
Chinese artist Ah Xian lives and works in Sydney where for nearly two decades he has explored aspects of the human form using ancient Chinese craft methods including porcelain, lacquer, jase, bronze, and even concrete. The artist often uses busts of his own family members including his wife, brother, and father onto which he imprints traditional designs with a vivid cobalt blue glaze. Via Asia Society: These sculptures by Ah Xian establish a series of multilayered oppositions. More
Chinese sculptor Liu Xue creates human-animal hybrids that are both elegant and disturbing, displaying a range of emotions between acceptance and anxiety in their existences. A man-pig appears in anguish; a man-walrus exudes confidence and defiance.
Hsu Tung Han is a Taiwanese artist that has created some truly breath-taking contemporary sculptures. Part human, part pixilation, the sculptures are viewed
A China shopping centre celebrates the upcoming Lunar New Year with a giant rooster resembling Donald Trump.
Warren King began sculpting with cardboard as an attempt to add fantasy to the lives of his children, creatively crafting masks and helmets out of the recyclable material. This slowly evolved into a more time-consuming arts practice as King began focusing less time on costumes, and more time making large sculptures of his own. After a visit to his grandparents’ village in Shaoxing, China, the New York City-based artist felt compelled to more deeply connect with his cultural past. More
Liu Xue mezcla humanos y animales en sus impactantes esculturas
Chinese artist Luo Li Rong creates the most realistic feminine sculptures. This precise work and graceful lineaments give you an impression that the time has stopped and a second after the sculptures will move. You can almost see them breathing. Come and see! We bet you will fall in love with these
Leading figurative Chinese artist Song Wei is definitely recognised for his " Porcelain Hamburger " (made of fibreglass) and less for the rest of his body of work in classic oil on canvas spiced with Asian cultural twists.
Artist Lei Xue sculpts and paints porcelain cans by hand. Each of her can sculptures is rendered in the style of Mind Dynasty vessels and wares.
Chinese artist Liu Xue creates sculptures of human figures that have been augmented with animal body parts. The eerily lifelike sculptures range from
Yuan Xing Liang is a Chinese artist who creates amazing surrealistic bust sculptures. The amazing sculptures combine elements of nature, architecture and folklore to create amazing 360 degree works of art.
Chinese artist Luo Li Rong creates the most realistic feminine sculptures. This precise work and graceful lineaments give you an impression that the time has stopped and a second after the sculptures will move. You can almost see them breathing. Come and see! We bet you will fall in love with these
Ah Xian
Eastern Zhou Dynasty Eastern Zhou Dynasty figurine of a charioteer Warring States Period Figurines of two female...
Le penseur obèse est une mise à jour du penseur de Rodin avec les excès de notre société.
Here we have a collection of the coolest metal sculptures that we have been able to find around the internet including sculptures of characters from movies, sculptures of animals and sculptures of other random things. We have wherever possible provided information about the artists who made them and linked to the websites where we found the pictures. Please share with your friends and let us know which sculpture you like the best by posting on Facebook or Twitter. 1. Chinese Water Dragon Image Source Above: This giant Chinese dragon sculpture was created by the Canadian artist called Kevin Stone and finished in 2009. The 10-metre long sculpture took Stone 12,000 hours to make and is valued at $10 million. 2. The Big Cheese Image Source Above: Here we have a giant aluminium Swiss cheese sculpture made by the Los Angeles based sculptor called Bruce Gray. This is one of the sculptures in Gray’s series of oversized objects and it is currently available at $15,000. 3. Arristus Image Source Above: This stunning stainless steel sculpture was designed by Bruce Beasley, an American abstract expressionist sculptor born in Los Angeles and currently living and working in Oakland, California. The sculpture was made in 1981 for the Djerassi Foundation in Woodside, CA. 4. Jack Sparrow Image Source Above: A fantastic looking sculpture of Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean made from huge piles of scrap metal from old cars and machines. The sculpture is 9 feet tall and weighs almost 1000 pounds. Created by the Bangkok, Thailand based Kreatworks Studio. 5. Predator Image Source Above: Here we have another amazing sculpture from Kreatworks Studio of Predator made entirely from scrap metal collected from junkyards. You can order one of these bad boys for yourself on Etsy for just under £7,000. 6. Battle Tricycle Image Source Above: This awesome stainless steel battle tricycle sculpture was created by Shi Jinsong, a Chinese artist based in Wuhan and Beijing. You can see more of Jinsong’s work by heading over to the Chambers Fine Art website. 7. Darth Vader Image Source Above: A sculpture of Darth Vader from the Star Wars movies that was created by the French artist called Alain Bellino by welding a number of left over metal pieces together. If you like this realistic Darth Vader bust then check out more of his work on Behance. 8. Marilyn Monroe Image Source Above: This Marilyn Monroe one was created by the Korean sculptor called Park Chan-girl who constructs metal sculptures from thin metal layers he calls sliced images. Check out more of his fantastic sculptures at the Colossal website. 9. Frog Image Source Above: A frog sculpture by the French sculptor called Edouard Martinet who uses left over parts from things like bikes, cars and mopeds to create anatomically correct representations of sea life, birds, amphibians, and insects. 10. Lion Image Source Above: A beautifully intricate sculpture of a Lion from the Istanbul, Turkey based sculptor called Selçuk Yılmaz made from nearly 4,000 pieces of scrap metal, each hand cut and hammered into shape. The lion is 6 feet tall and weighs almost 500 pounds. See other works of Selçuk on his Behance. 11. Horse Image Source Above: South Dakotan sculptor John Lopez makes life-sized sculptures with a uniquely Western American twist using old farm equipment and scrap metal. This life-size Friesian horse was created for the Historic Runnymede Farm. 12. Eagle Image Source Above: Got another one from Kevin Stone here who has always been fascinated with nature and bald eagles which are often seen in British Columbia where the artist was born. You can see more pictures of this huge metal eagle at Fludit. 13. Dinosaur Image Source Above: This ferocious looking dinosaur was made by Ban Hun Lek, a metal workshop based in Thailand that creates beautiful sculptures out of various bits of scrap metal. The team 1st started doing scrap metal art back in the year 2000 as a hobby. 14. Motorcycle Image Source Above: Unfortunately we were unable to find any information about this awesome looking motorcycle sculpture but we decided to include it in the collection anyway because we liked it so much. We found the picture on a blog called Extremely Weird Stuff. 15. Alien Image Source Above: To finish off the collection we have another one from Kreatworks Studio who have got to be our favourite metal sculptors. Obviously this sculpture has been made to look like the alien from the film Alien. Are you an artist looking for a steel supplier? BuyMetalOnline offers metal sheet cut to size. We offer 10% discount on orders over £100 (offer details here).
In Yuanxing Liang’s folkloric sculptures, the hair of his figures become their own whimsical landscapes. Liang, formerly a game character designer, is now a full time artist, often working within fantastical figurative sculpture. Many have noted the challenge of displaying his work, as each pieces comes fully realized and detailed, 360 degrees of intricate notes from the artist.
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A China shopping centre celebrates the upcoming Lunar New Year with a giant rooster resembling Donald Trump.
Warren King began sculpting with cardboard as an attempt to add fantasy to the lives of his children, creatively crafting masks and helmets out of the recyclable material. This slowly evolved into a more time-consuming arts practice as King began focusing less time on costumes, and more time making large sculptures of his own. After a visit to his grandparents’ village in Shaoxing, China, the New York City-based artist felt compelled to more deeply connect with his cultural past. More
Prior to visiting the Taklamakan Desert, I had never heard of it, even though at 130,000 square miles, it is slightly larger than the state of New Mexico and just a little smaller than the country of Germany. The old Silk Road split into a north road and a south road at the desert's edge, circumventing the extreme conditions that include temperatures as low as -15℉ in the winter and 110℉ in the summer. In addition to lack of water, a phenomenon known as "shifting sands," which is when wind-whipped sands cause dramatic landscape changes, further complicates a journey through this wasteland. Almost 85% of the Taklamakan Desert experiences shifting sands, making crossing its vast expanse especially treacherous. It doesn't look too bad from the bus window: . . . but the further we go, the drier it gets. I was glad it was October 3rd rather than August 3rd or January 3rd: Our first stop was the ancient oasis city of Gaochang, located on the threshold of the Taklamakan Desert. Waiting to greet us was our friend Xuanzang, the Chinese Buddhist monk who traveled to India, the heart of Buddhism, to acquire some Buddhist writings. (See previous post on the Great Wild Goose Pagoda.) When he passed through Gaochang in 628 AD, he stopped for a while to rest and lecture. Legend has it that the king grew so attached to him that he would not let him leave. Determined to continue his journey, Xuanzang went on a hunger strike. On the fourth day as he began to fail, the king finally released him to continue on his way. I love his long, energetic stride. The combination of his flowing cloak and his backpack reminds me of wings: A new visitors center prepares modern travelers for their stay in Gaochang: Famous local heroes from the last two millenia are honored with life-sized statues: I especially appreciate seeing women among the heroes: Other than the two women, my favorite statue is of Eein Hoja (1694-1777), who "made extraordinary contribution to the unification of motherland" and for whom the Emin Minaret, covered in a future post, was built to honor: The text in the museum is written in three languages: Arabic, the language of the local Uygher (pronounced WEE gur) people, Chinese, and English. I love the positive slogans we saw all over China. I think they are part of President Xi Jinping's campaign to "Make China Greater." (My words, not his.) Gaochang was built in the first century BC. Situated on the north rim of the Taklamakan Desert, it was a key location on the Silk Road and was a popular trading stop for caravans. From a distance it looks like stone formations, not man-made buildings: But as we drew closer, we could see these were indeed ruins: After we roamed through the "Terraced Houses," we made our way to the "Buddhist Temple": At one time this perfectly round building within a square, which is either the "Preaching House" or a storage area, depending on which source you consult, had a domed roof: The walls are covered with Arabic writing: Inside: Perhaps this niche was once the backdrop for a large Buddha: We gathered for a lecture inside the central courtyard: Michael talked about the importance of sharing ideas, relating it to India's Buddhism and China's Taoism. He encouraged us to be open to new perspectives, reminding us that there is often a common thread running through what seem to be very different points of view. As an example, he pointed out that the central teaching of Buddha was compassion, the central teaching of Confucius was benevolence, and the central teaching of Christ was charity. We all had headsets that allowed us to hear Michael Wilcox's wonderful lectures, even if we were wandering around a little while he spoke: The paparazzi were always standing by, watching us: . . . often unabashedly taken pictures of us: On our way out we ran into a group of ESL teachers from BYU out on a sightseeing trip. They had a BYU flag on a stick. How random! In a country this big in a site so remote, our two groups converged on the same place at the same time. Amazing. As we made our way back to our buses, we noticed these oblong cantaloupe-looking fruits for sale. We would later learned that they are hami melon, and that they are very tasty: A bag of light raisins was a reminder that many of the dried fruits in China come from this region. They aren't necessarily grown here, but the hot, dry weather makes it a perfect place for processing fruit: On our drive away from Gaochang, we couldn't help but be in awe of the surrounding landscape. That a city could exist in this region--without any of our modern amenities such as refrigeration--is mind-boggling. We passed what I think are movie sets: I'd like to know more about these last pictures. It would have been fun to see something being filmed there.
Liu Xue mezcla humanos y animales en sus impactantes esculturas
Chinese artist Luo Li Rong creates the most realistic feminine sculptures. This precise work and graceful lineaments give you an impression that the time has stopped and a second after the sculptures will move. You can almost see them breathing. Come and see! We bet you will fall in love with these
Leading figurative Chinese artist Song Wei is definitely recognised for his " Porcelain Hamburger " (made of fibreglass) and less for the rest of his body of work in classic oil on canvas spiced with Asian cultural twists.
CHINESE SCULPTURE GROUP Carved in ivory, incised decoration, relieved and cast with dragons, representing a coach pulled by two horses with an Emperor and a figure, on a rectangular base. China, mid 20th century. Slight defects. Approximate weight: 1425 g. Dimension: 29.5x32x13 cm.
