Artist Scott Weaver begun work on this insanely complex kinetic sculpture, Rolling through the Bay, that he continues to modify and expand even today. The elaborate sculpture is comprised of multiple “tours” that move pingpong balls through neighborhoods, historical locations, and iconic symbols of San Francisco, all recreated with a little glue, some toothpicks, and an incredible amount of ingenuity.
“I have used different brands of toothpicks depending on what I am building. I also have many friends and family members that collect toothpicks in their travels for me. For example, some of the trees in Golden Gate Park are made from toothpicks from Kenya, Morocco, Spain, West Germany and Italy. The heart inside the Palace of Fine Arts is made out of toothpicks people threw at our wedding.”
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Trojan Deer - by Kristie Carlisle Duncan, working in the medium of tiny chickens.
Man, this guy & his pet pug-nosed shark picked the wrong hippo to mess with…
You know, for kids artists
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Reliefs by Ron Van Der Ende
Ron creates absolutely amazing relief paintings. He uses reclaimed pieces of wood and fits them together like a puzzle; painting them in different colors and textures to ultimately create a very dimensional piece of art. You really should have a look at some of his work, including his older work from 2000 - 2001.
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Stenciled Buildings by EVOL
Oh, you thought these were actual buildings didn’t you? They are incredibly realistic stencils by the artist EVOL, which are applied to various electrical boxes and other misc. items. Click through to read, or you can view a large set of more images directly from his Flickr account here.
I love sculptures that overwhelm.
hypnotic and good to see it in a physical object (instead of more computer-generated wizardry)
