From corn mazes to spinning trees, crafty artists have found ways to maximize the beauty of nature and create gorgeous large-scale pieces of living art. Their artwork wouldn't fit inside a gallery or on a wall in your home. Instead, it's more appropriately enjoyed in person or from the sky.
While there is inherent beauty in tiny pieces of artwork, these large-scale living art projects prove that bigger is definitely better. Some masterpieces involve large expanses of surface area, while other artists have built up rather than out.
16 Pieces of Large-Scale Living Art
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Vertical Farming (Part III)
Toronto Sky Farm
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Vertical Eco Farm
Las Vegas 30 Storey Garden
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Vertical Farming
Skyscraper Farms to Combat Global Warming
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Pareidolia Photography
Mother Nature's Practical Jokes
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Olympic Topiaries
Beijing Garden Sculptures
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Crop Art
Pimp My Rice Paddy
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Vertical Gardens
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World's First 3D Crop Circles
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Cropvertising
Why Use Fields for Food When You Can Advertise to Space?
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Personified Trees With Eyes
Voyeurs in Nature
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Lawn Art
Mona Lisa in Grass
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Terrace Farming
Urban Gardens Boom in NYC
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Agricultural Art
The Sarah Palin Corn Maze
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Branded Corn Fields
World's Largest Corn Maze Promotes McDonald's Coffee
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Cornfield Maze Craze
Fall Festivities in the Country
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Spinning Trees as Art
'Joyful Trees' of Liverpool
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Plant-Shaped Air Purifiers
External Reference Launches a Series of Artsy Air Purifiers
Rotating Solar-Powered Benches
'A Solar-Powered Bench That Spins Ever So Slowly' is Interactive
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Plush Flower Exhibitions
Cj Hendry's Flower Market Features Custom Floral Designs
Oil Painting-Inspired Rugs
Antonio Santín Presents a New Collection of Intricate Rugs
Blurry Abstract Photography Exhibits
Hiroshi Sugimoto Displays the Optical Allusion Exhibition
Immersive Solar-Powered Installations
Marjan van Aubel & Lexus Unveil the 8 Minutes and 20 Seconds
Sophisticated Upcycled Home Sculptures
Origin Made Boasts the Exquisite Barco Basket Sculptures
Discreet Architectural Polish Homes
Mobius Architekci Designs the Loop House in Rural Poland
Chalk Streams Exhibits
British Photographer Launches New Photographic Series and London Exhibition
Corn Cob-Made Wall Cladding
StoneCycling and Studio Nina van Bart Design the CornWall
DIY Life-Size Tanks
ND Woodworking Art Draws Inspiration from the 'World of Tanks' Video Game
Commemorative Art Installations
npz studio+ Was Commissioned to Create the Fabric of Bell
Nature-Reconnecting Art Installations
Birkenstock Presents the Highwood Installation
Psychedelic Sculptural Art Installations
The Frank Stella: Recent Sculpture Exhibition Opens in NY
Craftsmanship-Centric Artful Exhibitions
OMA Designs the Loewe Crafted World Exhibition
Colorful Educational Art Installations
Mario Cucinella Architects Displays Sparking Change
Air-Purifying Tree Sculptures
The 'Tree.ONE' From the ecoLogicStudio is Naturalistic
Colorfully Inflatable Art Installations
This Year's BlowUp Art The Hague Marks its Third
Vibrant Inclusive Playground Exhibitions
Wade and Leta Presents the Falling Into Place Exhibition
Intricate Lighting Sculptures
Objects of Common Interest Creates the Lights on Installation
Fashion House Festive Carousels
Dior Completes the Carousel of Dreams Installation in NY
Orb Lighting Installations
Teamlab's Mangrove Island is an Innovative Display of Lights and Color
Perception-Challenging Art Exhibitions
Raise the Moral Studio Presents the Becoming Familiar Show
Bamboo Artist Residencies
Studio Array's Farm 8 Project Fuses the Old with the New
Mycellium Material Art Exhibitions
Seven Designers Showcase Reishi at the Mycelium Muse Exhibition
Dynamic Art Exhibitions
The 'Art in Motion' Exhibition Features Moving Artworks
Dream-Adorned Mosaic Benches
Kite and Alisha B Wormsley Create a Range of Cosmologyscape Benches
Forgotten Theme-Park Art Exhibitions
Luna Luna Presents the Forgotten Fantasy Exhibition in LA
Geometric Wooden Art Sculptures
Aleph Geddis Creates the Series of Dimensional Wooden Art
Climate Change-Informed Cloth Calendars
Miya Ando's Installation is Titled 'Flower Atlas'
Immersive Art Escape Rooms
Daydream Adventures Traps Players in an Enchanted Forest or Sci-Fi Cave
Rotating Bamboo Screen-Cladded Studios
11.29 Studio Uses Rotating Screens Around Painting Space
Farm-Inspired Guest Houses
Kaja Kühl Designs Two Guest Houses in Upstate New York
Thematic Large-Scale Light Installations
SPOOKY AT ILLUMI Offers a Unique Family Experience
Immersive Urban Woodwork
Roguski Reimagines Urban Landscapes in Wooden Masterpieces
Tree-Integrated Mysterious Art
Banksy Unveils a Mysterious Tree Mural in London's Finsbury Park
Naturalistic Public Outdoor Furniture
The 'Life Ark' Outdoor Seat Has a Leaf-Shaped Form
Swooped Museum Roof Planes
BIG Designs the Waterfront Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art
Interactive Kinetic Sculptures
This Dynamic Sculpture Takes Its Cue From Tide and Wind Data
Intricate Fiber Art Exhibitions
Threadwork: Women Redefining Fiber Arts Opens at Saatchi
Plant-Powered MIDI Sound Sculptures
The Love Hultén 'Tegel' Turns Plant Signals into MIDI Tones
Community-Centric Art Galleries
The Tableau Gallery Will Host a Roster of Designe
Colorful Textile-Inspired Design Projects
Yinka Ilori Debuts Projects at ART on THE MART & NeoCon
Sensory Explorative Art Exhibitions
Chromasonic Presents the Making Sense of Color Exhibition
Large Structural Ceramic Lamps
Olivia Xognet Draws Inspiration from her Move to Vallauris
Vaulted Structural Telescopic Treehouse
Artistree Home Creates a New Treehouse in Sonoma County
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Glass Beaded Intricate Artworks
Liza Lou's Painting Exhibition Debuts 12 New Pieces of Work
Immersive Art-Technology Installations
WNDR Museum Boston Will Feature 20 Exhibitions
Immersive Light Art Installations
Olafur Elisson Presents Your Psychoacoustic Light Ensemble
Digital City-Inspired Art Works
New Digital Art is on Display in Grand Central Station
Greenery-Packed Museum Buildings
This Science Museum is Designed Around a Central Park
Environment-Sensing Home Displays
The 'Livegrid' Digital Canvas Shows Artfully Shows Conditions
Music Festival Fabric Installations
Do Lab Created a Range of Fabric Mushrooms at Coachella
Ethereal Oil Lamp Systems
The TIWA Gallery is Beautifully Lit up by A Realm of Light
Hollow Terracotta Pillared Gardens
Formafantasma Creates the Biodiversity Island in Champagne
Mesmerizing Sculpture Exhibitions
Dan Lam Showcases Her Fourth Solo Exhibition Tiled Cosmic Shake
Accessibility-Enhancing Public Art Installations
Isometric Studio Presents Cloud Swing
Artful Illusory Ads
giffgaff's Large-Scale Illusion Artwork Challenges Inattentional Blindness
Festival-Based Mycelium Pavlions
Simon Carroll Creates the Hayes Pavilion at Glastonbury
Intersecting Dimensional Art Sculptures
Amy Cushing and Lara Sparey Present DIORAMA
Nature Blending Modern Homes
MODU Designed the Mini Tower One Residence in Brooklyn
Paper-Inspired Artful Museums
Bjarke Ingels Group Designed the Museum for Papirkunst
Colorful Patterned Infinity Exhibitions
Yayoi Kusama Presents I Spend Each Day Embracing Flowers
Nature-Inspired Multifunctional Speakers
MOSSLAB's Moss Echo Speaker Brings Nature into a Space
Spacious Cottage-Like Luxe Homes
TimberCraft Tiny Homes Designs the Big Sky Rustic Home
Inflated Dynamic Design Exhibitions
Vienna Design Week Hosts the Series Exhibition this Year
Architecture-Inspired Home Sculptures
Origin Made Spotlights the Spiral and Flight Sculptures
Organic Sculptural Furniture Exhibitions
Gallery Fumi Hosts the Growth + Form Exhibition in London
Ambient Atmospheric Music Exhibitions
Brian Eno Presents a New Show at the Paul Stolper Gallery
Outdoor Floral Sculpture Installations
These Sculptures at Kew Gardens Are Made by Marc Quinn
CD-Comprised Towering Art Sculptures
Tara Donovan Presents Her Stratagems Exhibition in New York
Fraying Dynamic Wooden Pavilions
Young Projects has Created the Match House Wooden Pavilion
Artful Soil-Bending Exhibitions
Delcy Morelos Presents El Abrazo at New York's Dia Chelsea
Natural Japanese Art Galleries
Brazil's Yayoi Kusama Gallery Features a Nature-Inspired Design
Crystalline Chinese Museum Buildings
The 'Space Crystal' Building Looks Like An Otherworldly Rock
Layered Landscape Rug Collections
Dale Chihuly and The Rug Company Drop Masterpieces II
Local Craft-Shown Bamboo Pavilions
AtArchitecture Designs the Northeast Pavilion for an Art Fair
Cement Block-Decorated Homes
Bloom Architecture Designs the Small Houses Collection
Mesmerizing Fluid Art Installations
Dutch Invertuals Creates the Flow Fountain Installation
Locally Focused Visionary Tableware
IKEA's Design Lab Presents the New Products of Place Campaign
Laser-Cut Urban Artistry
Hubert Roguski Unveils Metropolis, an Exhibition of Laser-Cut City Maps
Community Hub Timber Pavilions
The Craft Not Carbon Pavilion Raises in London's Park
Artful Reflective Art Exhibitions
Rice Roshan Showcases The Space in Between Exhibit
Live-In Art Gallery Homes
Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
Artist-Inspired Flower Puzzle Sets
BelgianDesigner's LEGO Ideas is Inspired by Murakami's Work
Wind-Responsive Panel Pavilions
Fernanda Ahumada & FREE Design the National Biodiversity Pavilion
Outdoor Wildlife Exhibitions
The Great Elephant Migration Exhibit Features Life-Size Sculptures
Stunning Solar Art Installations
The Arco del Tiempo Works as a Sundial and for Energy Generating
Tree Branch-Formed Lighting Series
Jérôme Pereira Presents the Celestial Attraction Show
Creative Sun Safety Installations
Giant Beach Installation is a Reminder to Practice Sun Safety
Painting-Immersive Photo Exhibits
Abelardo Morell Presents the New Ground Exhibition
Rotating Solar Powered Benches
ENESS Launches a Spinning Whimsical Bench Installation
Organic Abstract Furniture Series
Superlife Presents the Flow Family Series to its Roster
Festive Light Painting Techniques
NASA Astronauts Creates Captivating Light Paintings
Stone-Stacked Dynamic Fountains
Sabine Marcelis and SolidNature Create the Vondel Fountain
Destructive Nature Art Exhibitions
Keita Miyazaki Unveils the Keita Miyazaki Exhibition
Perforated Light-Passing Art Installations
The Volvo Circle Pavilion Uses Tyvek Facades
Sculptural Wooden Art Exhibitions
Joel Shapiro Presents His Out of the Blue Exhibition in NY
Biodegradable Mycelium Living Structures
Côme Di Meglio Designs the MycoTemple Structure
Virant Monumental Sculptures
Dan Lam's Macrodose Appear in Meow Wolf's Group Exhibition
Kaleidoscope Vibrant Pavilions
Google's Mountain View Features a Halo Pavilion Artwork
Vibrantly Colorful Dynamic Artwork
Kayla Rumpp's Art is Seen as Both Painting and Sculptural
Technology Connection Art Exhibitions
Design Agency Here Unveils the Code/Craft/Chaos Exhibition
Rice-Centric Outdoor Installations
Carlo Ratti Associati and Italo Rota Present Sunrice
Deconstructed Windmill Installations
Taiyi Yu Presents the W.I.P.: Windmill In Play Installation
Whimsically Vibrant Exhibitions
Wendy Maruyama and Tom Loeser Exhibit the Colorama Show
Contemporary Art Puzzle Sets
LEGO's Modern Art Building Set is a Great Buildable Decor
Climate-Awareness Soft Art Sculptures
GREEN GRADS Features Roberta Schreyer's Dreamstones
Traditional Barn-Style Residences
Young Projects Designs the Six Square House in Bridgehampton
Lotus Flower-Inspired Villas
Thilina Liyanage Designs the Lotus Villa Inspired by Nature
Artfully Rotating Glass Pillars
Sebine Marcelis Created the Panorama Pillars in Atlanta
History Museum Garden Renovations
London's Natural History Museum Underwent a Five-Acre Makeover
Artist-Dedicated Gallery Spaces
Instituto Inhotim Recently Unveiled Galeria Yayoi Kusama in Brazil
Cave-Enclosed Residency Exhibitions
The Transhumances III Installation Takes Place in a Cave
Boundless Art Exhibitions
The Frameless Experience Showcases Iconic Art Beyond Reality
Large-Scale Pink-Fabric Art Installations
Ibrahim Mahama Designs the Purple Hibiscus Installation
Kyoto-Inspired Solo Art Exhibitions
Philadelphia Gallery Displayed Ode to Kyoto and It's Wild Here
Immersive Space Exhibitions
‘Beyond the Light’ Immerses Guests in NASA’s Scientific Discoveries
Oversized Colorful Dynamic Planters
Tuleste Factory and Manscrapers Launch the TFM Collection
Dynamic Public Artwork Installations
NEON Creates the Born to Be Wild Installation in the UK
Natural Material-Transformed Artworks
Borrowed Earth Collaborative Uses Natural Materials for Art
Light Garden Installations
Imaginarium360 is an Immersive Walkthrough Garden Event
Paper-Like Art Museum Roofs
BIG Expands the Museum for Paper Art in Denmark with a Folded Roof
Dynamic Interactive Lighting Installations
Zava Designs a New Light and Metal Installation
Maze-Inspired Performance Spaces
Ma Yansong Designs the City of Time Installation in China
Immersive Balloon Experiences
The Balloon Story Pop-Up Event is Whimsical and Imaginative
Building Block Art Exhibits
LEGO will Host The Art of the Brick Expo in Singapore
Lightning-Inspired Artful Exhibitions
Ugo Rondinone Presents the Bright Light Shining Installation
Permanent London Art Installtions
Yayoi Kusama Presents Her Infinite Accumulation Piece
Bakery Converted Art Spaces
OMA Converts 1900s Bakery into the Lantern Art Building
Dual Level Concrete Galleries
Morphosis Designs the Crow Museum of Asian Art in Dallas
Whimsical Sculptural Furniture Series
Micah Rosenblatt Presents the City Block Series in Art Show
Nature-Connecting Design Installations
OMCC and Diez Office Unveil the Vert Installation
Hopeful Design Installations
Annemoon Geurts Presents the Evolving Harmony Exhbition
Historic Contemporary Sculptural Artwork
The New KAWS:HOLIDAY Lands in Indonesia for its 10th Stop
Nature-Inspired Floral Villas
Thilina Liyanage Designs the Luxurious Blue Water Lily Villa
Weatherized Visual Wooden Homes
Denizen Works Creates the Hundred Acre Wood House in Scotland
Contemporary Permanent Art Displays
Cj Hendry Introduces the HOOPS Tree Installation in Miami