Sand Sculptures can be stunning and there are quite a few established artists around the world who have carved a niche for themselves in the new age art of sand sculptures. There is nothing more relaxing than an article that doesn’t require some heavy reading but just to provide you beautiful visual relaxation. Take a look at these 20 sand sculptures that will blow your mind.
This is an amazing sculpture done by a Japanese artist of the fabled samurai Ronin “Musashi Miyamoto.” It received 1st prize at the Fulong International Sand Sculpture Art Festival. This looks like the most beautiful and detailed among all the exhibits on this list.
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This is an amazing sculpture as part of the biblical theme at an exhibition by famous sculptor Ray Villafane from Arizona US. The fact about sand sculptures is that they take hours to make and that’s really a painstaking job. Sad it would be soon washed away.
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This is another incredible but giant sculpture by surrealist sand sculptor and artist Carl Jara from Cleveland Ohio. He is forever winning competitions and is popular for his huge figures that overshadow others at the beaches.
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This exhibit was one of the entries at the Annual Hampton Beach sand sculpture competition. The Hampton Beach sand exhibition is a regular feature where you can see some excellent work. Artists from all over the world descend upon the beach during the event.
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This is a sand sculpture exhibit by renowned fantasy artist Ilana Yahav from Israel. Illana is an established sculptor from Israel with many works to her credit. Yahav has also performed in front of live audiences. Her sand art is simply mind-blowing.
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This truly looks ethereal and lifelike. It is a sculptor of mermaids on a beach and is among the top ten sculptors in the world. By looking at the lifelike details, it seems as if any moment they may swim into the sea.
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This is an exhibit as part of the Weston Super Mare sand sculpture exhibition at Somerset England. The artist is Helena Bangert from Holland. Like Hampton Beach, the Weston Super Mare is a regular exhibition in Somerset.
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The sculpture is so lifelike it actually looks like a woman lying covered in sand. Sand sculpting allows artists to etch in more detail because of the flexible texture of sand when mixed with a bit of water. This is why there is so much detail.
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This is a beautiful sand sculpture as part of the Puri beach festival in India. The artist is Sudarshan Patnaik. Sudarshan Naik is a renowned artist in India who has also been awarded one of the country’s top honors, a Padma Shri. He is also the Guinness world record holder for the tallest sculpture.
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This is an award-winning sculpture of a competition in Port Angeles. The artist is sculptor Sue Mcgraw of Tacoma. USA By the looks of it, this is a beautiful piece and hope it remained there.
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This was done by almost blind artist Dennis Massoud in the Canary Islands. Massoud who is from Noosa Heads, Queensland is half blind and deaf in one ear. Massoud travels the world displaying his sand sculptures at exhibitions. Massoud is a dedicated sculpture since he was young and gets several jobs in the Middle East for sculptures.
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This is a sand sculpture done by local artists on Juhu beach Mumbai India. India is a place where coastal areas full of beaches invite artists all over the country to participate in sand sculpting competitions.
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A sand sculpture presumably of Mozart at Sand City Algarve. It seems one covers almost every theme with sand sculpting and these images are truly breathtaking knowing that they are made of sand.
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Now, this is simply mindblowing as there is so much detail in the sculpture. Truly a remarkable feat. The biggest feat of such artists is that the combination of the sand mixture has to be just right or an exhibit may crumble.
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This is an exhibit in the Mysore Sand Museum India and has been done by Indian Sculptor M.N. Gowri. The best thing about the Mysore museum is that exhibits are covered and protected from weather elements.
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This is a staggering exhibit of Charles Darwin and a castle in the background. Truly remarkable. One can clearly see how difficult the art form is where every artist seems passionately dedicated to their work.
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Well?? This does look like the dragon Smaug from the Hobbit. This is part of the Blankenberge Sand sculpture exhibition. Smaug was the evil dragon in the second sequel of the Hobbit franchise.
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The clever play of lights makes it psychedelic in nature. This is part of the FIESA sand sculpture festival in Portugal 2018. FIESA attracts a lot of artists around the world and has become a popular exhibition. Alice in Wonderland is quite a popular theme with young artists.
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This is an exhibit at the USF solo sand sculpture competition in Berlin and was done by Indian artist Sudarshan Patnaik. It seems Patnaik has truly etched his name in the world of sculpting and represents India all over the world.
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This is an exhibit as part of a seven continent and country theme at Weston Super Mare resort Somerset UK, where this represented Canada with its animals and Ice Hockey. This particular event saw a huge number of artists participating in the event that covered quite a large area.
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