Beautiful and Enigmatic Figures - The Puzzling Sculptures of Rabarama

These enigmatic but engaging figures were created by Italian sculptor Paola Epifani.

More commonly known as Rabarama, Epifani creates whimsical but colorful and trippy sculptures with a pensive detachment topped with patterns that are loaded with symbolism such as puzzles, mazes and spirals.



















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Lifelike Giants - Ron Mueck's Incredible Sculptures

Ron Mueck(he has been wrongly referred to as "Don" instead of Ron) is a London-based photo-realist artist. Born in Melbourne,Australia, to parents who were toy makers, he labored on children television shows for 15 years before working in special effects for such films as Labyrinth, a 1986 fantasy epic starring David Bowie.

Eventually Mueck concluded that photography pretty much destroys the physical presence of the original object, and so he turned to fine art and sculpture. In the early 1990's, still in his advertising days, Mueck was commissioned to make something highly realistic, and was wondering what material would do the trick. Latex was the usual, but he wanted something harder, more precise. Luckily, he saw a little architectural decor on the wall of a boutique and inquired as to the nice, pink stuff's nature. Fiberglass resin was the answer, and Mueck has made it his bronze and marble ever since.Unfortunately, I have been unable to find an official website for Ron Mueck. Here is his wiki: Ron Mueck

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Art With Cans

Amazing Art With Empty Cans.