Here’s hoping that all of these sand-sourced works of art convince you that the beaches of the world are actually untapped canvases on which you can create art. All poetic descriptions of beaches aside, these works of art are amazing for several reasons.
The first is that sand is very fickle when it comes to staying in place. It takes patience and skill to shape sand the way you want it to look. Another thing that makes these sand-sourced works of art awesome is that the artists are often working against the tide. The temporary nature of these pieces and the time constraints the artists were under when creating them make them that much more amazing.
These sand-sourced works of art include portraits, sand castles and sand sculptures. Even if you don’t consider yourself artsy, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ll find something to love among all of these epic pieces of beach art. After all, who doesn’t like an expertly crafted sand castle?
22 Sand-Sourced Works of Art
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Beach Art
10 Incredible Sand Sculptures
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Supersized Sand Sculptures
JOOheng Tan Creates an Amazing Art Installation for Omo Promotion
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Sand Hotel
Actual Sandcastle Hotel, Also a PR Stunt
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Geometric Sand Castles
Sculptor Calvin Seibert Creates Modern Beach Artworks
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Sprawling Sand Art
Artist Tony Plant Paints Images by Way of Rakes and Granules
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Nightmarish Sandcastles
Sandlistaverk is Scary, Horrific, and Strange
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Surreal Sand Sculptures
Carl Jara Creates Unexpected Beach Artwork
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Epic Sand Castles
The Zhoushan Sand Sculpture Festival Boasts the World's Largest Sand Sculpture
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Stellar Sand Sculptures
‘Fairy Tales & Legends' at World Sand Sculpture Festival 2009
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Sizzling 8-Bit Sandcastles
Guy-Olivier Deveau Brings Classic Nintendo Games to the Beaches
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Epic Poem Sand Castles
Dante's Inferno Sand Sculptures Journeys to Hell on Earth
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Massive Beach Sculptures
Sand Rushes is a Huge Design
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Stinging Sandy Sculptures
This Jonathan Bouchard Bee Sand Sculpture is Astonishing
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Hypnotic Granular Art
Joe Mangrum Sand Creations are Kaleidoscopic
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Star Wars Sand Art
Jamie Wardley Sends Environmental Messages via Sand
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Beachside Sand Chariots
The Sand Castles of Oregon Puts Oregon on the Map
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World's Tallest Sand Castle
The Ed Jarrett Sand Castle is an Artistic Masterpiece Fit for a King
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Sandy Sculptures
Jesolo Lido's Annual Sand Sculpture Festival Has Dante's Inferno Them
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Presidential Sand Art
Barcelona's Barack Obama Portrait
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Beachy Canvases
Clever Artist Sam Creates Amazing Sand Art
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Sand Canvas Artworks
Jim Denevan Dazzles Viewers With Birds-Eye-View Sand Art
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