We spotted photos in Explore of a particular colossal pair of steel structures that opened to the public last month: “The Kelpies.” Located in Scotland’s Falkirk District, the giant 600-ton, 98-foot-tall landmark symbolizes the historical reliance on horses for Scottish economic and industrial development.
On May 2, 2014, custom-built amphibious sculptures strolled through Baltimore, Maryland, for the Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race, an annual event that began in 1999 with the sponsorship of the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM).
Photos of i Light Marina Bay 2014, “Asia’s only sustainable light art festival,” featuring an international group of artists with a display of 28 innovative […]
The “Willow Man” grabbed our attention lately by making an appearance on our Explore page. The 40-foot-tall giant figure originally took 6 weeks to construct […]
Japan’s Hokkaido Prefecture annually hosts the Sapporo Snow Festival, an event made famous by its ice and snow sculptures on display. This year, light projections […]
In the last two years, millions of tourists have visited Harbin, China, during the winter to appreciate what sculptors build for the Harbin Ice and […]
The idea of designing inflatable environments to display the beauty of light and color started with a structure called “Eggopolis” — a project built in […]
Sculptors of sand are in high demand, according to photos we found of this year’s international competitions and exhibits. Boston’s Revere Beach hosted its National […]
We noticed recent appearances of these plant-covered sculptures in photos from an exhibition called the Mosaïcultures Internationales Montréal (June 22 to September 29). This year’s […]
Some of those wood scraps battered by ocean waves and strewn across beaches become valued construction material. Fitted together into an standing bear to adorning […]
Australian sculptor Patricia Piccinini stands out in the art world by creating thought-provoking creatures with seemingly hybridized characteristics, and she most recently designed her largest […]