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Spending a lot of time on the beach doesn’t have to be all about leisure. Some incredibly talented sculptors work extremely hard while enjoying the sun and surf in their own unique ways. Though these sand creations are often washed away by a wave within hours, indoor sand sculptures can last up to a year. Here are ten of the most talented sand artists and some of their most impressive works.
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Dan Belcher
The detail in Dan Belcher’s sand sculptures is so astonishing it hardly seems possible that it could be made of sand. The stature and solidity of his work has all the qualities of works of art carved from stone, yet all that is used is sand and water. Dan is the 2007 Solo World Champion of sand sculpting, and has created works throughout North America, Australia, Japan, Italy, and the Middle East.
KingSand
KingSand is a sand sculpting group made up of three sculptors who came together to produce some of the most amazing works of art ever created in sand and water. Dan Glover, Jeroen Meijer and Martijn Rijerse have traveled the world, winning numerous sand sculpting competitions. KingSand also works in ice and snow.
Radovan Zivny
Radovan Zivny is a Czech artist who has been sculpting with sand since 1999. He has participated in international sand contests for six years, winning several honors including 2nd place at the 2007 PNE International Sand Sculpture Competition. His near-perfect replicas of major works of art like Michelangelo’s Pieta and Moses evoke all of the glory of classicist art in an ephemeral form.
Jim Denevan
Rather than sculpting, Jim Denevan’s work with sand is freehand drawing – a process that involves a low tide, a long stick and a lot of walking. Each work takes him an average of 7 hours, and he often walks as much as 30 miles. No measuring aids whatsoever are used, and from above Denevan’s drawings look almost like crop circles. Soon after he’s through, the tide comes in and washes away all of his work.
Team Sandtastic
Mark Mason leads Team Sandtastic, a group of talented sculptors who work with nothing but sand and water to create towering detailed works of art. Team Sandtastic has an international list of clients including American Express, Walt Disney, Jeep, and Delta.
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42 Comments
July 20th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Some of them looks like are made in salt, not sand.
July 20th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
This is amazing work. I don’t know how you keep coming up with so many cool pictures for your blog. Every time I look there is something cool that I’ve never seen before. Thank you.
July 20th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Very nice, cool and amazing.
July 20th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
just amazing … awesome …
July 20th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
The details on the sand sculptures are very realistic, it makes me think of all the hard work and time the artists must have put into them.
July 21st, 2008 at 1:59 am
Wow, it’s just so difficult to believe that these are made from sand! They are just wonderful. And it’s somehow really pleasing that these amazing artworks are impermanent, and will just quickly wash away. Really great, thanks.
Joe - http://www.anewbandaday.com
July 21st, 2008 at 3:29 am
There is another amazing sand artist - Sudarshan Patnaik of Puri, India. Some of his work can be seen at his website http://www.sudarsansand.com/gallery.html
July 21st, 2008 at 3:48 am
Wow that is absolutely amazing. Very much talent displayed there.
JT
http://www.FireMe.To/udi
July 21st, 2008 at 5:05 am
bellissimo - wonderful - much talent
tks
v
July 21st, 2008 at 6:05 am
I really like the life size chess set, that’s cool. Me and my brother did a jolly roger skull and crossbones last time we were at the beach. Not nearly as big as any of these though. Great stuff.
July 21st, 2008 at 11:16 pm
Amazing Work. Amazing Minds
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:58 am
awesome!
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:06 am
“Castle of the Sun” Ed Jarrett collapses in exhaustion after completing his world-record 31.7-foot-high sand castle Castle of the Sun at the Point Sebago Resort in CascoThe world’s tallest sand castle (Castle of the Sun)
July 24th, 2008 at 4:25 am
It’s fantastic, I really like it!!
Anothers amazing sand artists in Spain are Sergi Ramirez y Montserrat Cuesta, I put their blog link here:
http://www.sergiramirez.com/
July 24th, 2008 at 10:07 am
WoW … thats really great work.
Don´t even know whats the best one. They should work with a little bit concrete to keep them alive.
regards
Martin - http://www.diablogamer.com
July 31st, 2008 at 7:24 am
More art in SAND, Pictures and Videos from Benjamin Probanza.
August 5th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Oh! Amazing!
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