Tag Archives: sculpture

Strandbeests – The Uncanny Valley isn’t just for androids anymore

Posted on August 31, 2015 by editor, facilitator, decider

Theo Jansen is a kinetic sculptor—yet that seemingly innocuous title hardly does credit to his signature creation, the Strandbeest. A Strandbeest—literally, a “beach animal”—has an organic appearance only with the most liberal stretch of the imagination. They’re an amalgam of … Continue reading →

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City in the desert

Posted on July 26, 2015 by editor, facilitator, decider

Since 1972, one of the most colossal works of art ever sculpted has been rising from the sands in Lincoln County, Nevada. It is not yet complete. Encompassing an area more than a mile long and a quarter mile wide, … Continue reading →

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AntHill Art

Posted on December 12, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

I have no words for how cool I think Anthill Art is. And animal lover I may be, these are nonetheless some creatures that are a creepy-crawly bane of my existence. So if a few colonies are wiped out in … Continue reading →

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Petro Wodkins takes the Pis

Posted on May 14, 2013 by editor, facilitator, decider

Artist Petro Wodkins is persona non grata in Brussels this week, for what he did to Mannekin Pis. The peeing statue is a cultural icon for Belgians, and has been since the early 17th century. (It commemorates, by the way, … Continue reading →

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