Amazing Points of Pencil Sculptures | Graphite Sculptures

Dalton Ghetti carves sculptures out of the points of pencils, literally. These miniature masterpieces are a side project for the professional carpenter, who has been perfecting this art for the last 25 years.

Every sculpture takes anywhere between a few months to a few years, so anyone who has seen a completed work won’t be surprised to hear that a project will take a decade.

You can see more Dalton Ghetti’s work here.

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Coolest Scrap Metal Sculptures

Where some see junk, he sees raw material. Jose Duarte – a Paraguayan artist – builds works of art using scrap metal from Asuncion’s garbage heaps, recycling trash, discarded car parts and household goods to create his very own treasure. The items are then used to craft statues, models and even robots. link

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These amazing artists can creates sculptures that are often mistaken for real people.
Hyperrealism is a genre of sculpture, is a three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials. Every detail is slavishly recreated as close to the real life model as possible, even if the sculpture is larger than the original
scale. link

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The City Made Entirely Out of Toothpicks

Toothpick City II: Temples and Towers” is a collection of more than 20 famous religious buildings and tall towers from around the world constructed of toothpicks on a 20-foot diameter circular platform.
Stan Munro, 39, (works at the Museum of Science and Technology) built many famous landmarks such as Big Ben, Tower Bridge ,The Vatican ,Sydney’s Opera House, the Taj Mahal and Cutty Sark in 1:164 scale.
Munro has been working on Toothpick City II for approximately four years and will continue to construct the collection which will total 50 structures and will break the world’s record for the largest toothpick structure.link

Mysterious Giant Animals Appear Across the World

Since 1983, colourful giant animals have been spotted around the world. Some seem to emerge right out of the water, while others hang in the balance like some kind of animal laundry between close-knit buildings. Still others stand guard atop historic landmarks and downtown balconies while top predators revert to their basest instincts in a bid for survival.
These animals represent the art collective’s strong social and environmental ethic while bringing accessible contemporary art to the masses.

Two giant mechanical spiders, operated by French production company La Machine, walks along the waterfront in Yokohama, south of Tokyo April 19, 2009. The 37 tonne spider which stands at 12 metres tall is in Yokohama as part of the events celebrating the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Port of Yokohama.

100-foot long rubber ducky. According to the artist, “The friendly, floating Rubber Duck has healing properties: it can relief mondial tensions as well as define them. The rubber duck is soft, friendly and suitable for all ages!”

is called “I See What You Mean.” It’s a steel sculpture, encased in a fiberglass and cement composite, by artist Lawrence Argent.

SOS WORLD 49° Biennale di Venezia 2001

Anotherspider. Louise Bourgeois’s 30ft spider, made of bronze, stainless steel and marble, stands outside the Tate Modern. It is one of six built by the 95-year-old acclaimed artist.

A giant dog at the Kampa Art Museum. Thanks Malcom

Penguins marching, one by one. These yellow birds make for a spectacular scene on the water. Kampa Museum, Prague 2008

Big Rabbits exhibition: orange bunnies in Portofino 2008

Blue penguins march single file across a suspension bridge in Biella (2005)