The Land of Ice is coming back and will brighten up the winter events in Slovenia for the sixth year. This time it is moving to a new location in the center of Ljubljana on Kongresni trg. Ice Land 2018 opens its doors to visitors on November 30, and you can also go down the ice slide.
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Jesus Christ! On his sixth studio album entitled Yeezus, Kanye West insists that he is God ("I am God"). And as a god, he deserves his own statue. And not just any kind. In Los Angeles, he got a golden statue, where this controversial American rapper is depicted as Jesus on the cross. The statue is the work of an anonymous artist with the stage name Plastic Jesus.
Artists who think outside the box do not limit themselves to conventional materials such as wood, stone, clay, metal and glass. Blake McFarland is one of those. He creates sculptures from tires, and you can admire his masterpieces below.
A frozen or snowy car can cause quite a few headaches. Frozen windows, frozen lock, frozen door. Cold, snow and ice are an inconvenience for the car, but sometimes they make sure that they create the right works of art on it. Yes, some cars can be real artistic souls.
Hedley Wiggan doesn't carve her mini sculptures out of conventional art materials like clay, wood and stone. He also doesn't go to art supply stores, but to the grocery store. He creates with butter. See his incredible sculptures of architectural landmarks.
In London's Trafalgar Square, the site on the Fourth Plinth, an empty plinth that has hosted temporary art installations since 1999, got a giant thumbs-up, the Really Good sculpture joining the three military memorials. The gesture of approval is the work of artist David Shrigley.
Almost every major city in the world boasts interesting and stunning sculptures that enliven the urban pulse and attract the attention of passers-by. Some city statues are special because of their form, others because of their message, still others because of their static achievements. So that you don't have to search the entire planet, we present to you what are the most extraordinary sculptures in the world and where to find them - the next time you find yourself in that place, do not forget to see them.
Years ago, CNN declared the monuments of the former Yugoslavia to be the ugliest monuments in the world. But the monuments from the 1960s and 1970s are nowhere near as ugly as the sculptures from the sequel, which the townspeople are probably deeply ashamed of. It is said that good art is always at least a little bit controversial. In the following, we therefore present to you the sculptures that raised a lot of dust and excited the public.
Carving is a real art, but nowadays you don't have to be a master woodworker or a craftsman to make something out of wood or anything else. You just need some technical and computer knowledge. Look at Polish artist Mata Szulik, for example. If we told you that you were looking at wooden sculptures of animals, you would believe us. But in fact, they are products from the PolyWood series, which were created in a graphic program and were "sculpted" with the help of a 3D printer.
Matthieu Robert-Ortis has created an interesting 3D wire sculpture that is a giraffe from one point of view and an elephant from the other and changes like an optically variable character on an ID. The artist named his work La révolution des Girafes or The Evolution of the Giraffe and it will absolutely captivate you.
Marine litter is a global problem and seriously threatens the coastal and marine environment around the world, including here. They are not just an aesthetic problem, they are a serious threat to fish, seabirds, reptiles and mammals, as well as to boats and the coast, so calls for responsible waste management are getting louder. Art, which has always been a channel or means for reflection, criticism and awareness, has also lent its voice to strengthening the ethical attitude towards the environment. Washed Ashore, an American organization, drew attention to the issue with massive sculptures made entirely of marine debris.
When Japan's oldest whiskey distillery decides to try modern technology, unusual ice sculptures land in premium whiskey.