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57 Unusually Sculpted Creations

From Breathtaking Driftwood Sculptures to Royal Sand Sculptures

— June 19, 2013 — Eco
These unusual sculpted creations are breathtaking. Artists who have the ability to make sure one-of-a-kind and individual creations are extremely talented and deserve to be recognized. If you like strange art and weird installations, you will enjoy these unusual sculpted creations.

Largescale art has a strong impact on people who view it and these unusual sculpted creations are definitely eye-catching. Oversized animals and ultra realistic people have been sculpted out of strange and unusual materials. From wooden whale-shaped sculptures to hyperreal spouse sculptures, these large scale artworks are hard to miss. Artists recreate recognizable individuals, personal acquaintances and pets to induce a wide variety of reactions to the works.

Whether you find them creepy or divine, these sculpted creations are hard to ignore.
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Metallic Cartoon Sculptures
Metallic Cartoon Sculptures
Unhappy Ending by Michael Doolan Features Classic Childhood Characters
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Sensual 3D-Printer Sculptures
Sensual 3D-Printer Sculptures
The 'Venus of Google' Sculpture Proves Artistic Value of 3D Printers
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Monumental Living Rooms
Monumental Living Rooms
Discovering Columbus Installation Masks Landmark with Mundane Surroundings
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Royalty Inspired Sand Sculptures
Royalty Inspired Sand Sculptures
This Impressive Statue of Queen Elizabeth is All Sand
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Geometrical Pixelated Portraits
Geometrical Pixelated Portraits
The 3D Kinect Art Portraits are Beautifully Blurred
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Makeshift Matriarch Awards
Makeshift Matriarch Awards
The #1 Mom Trophy From Fred Flare Celebrates Mother's Day
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51
Glorious Gypsy Desserts
Glorious Gypsy Desserts
The Zelda Cake by Karen Portaleo is Insanely Detailed and Life-Like
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50
Elaborate Paper Pooch Installations
Elaborate Paper Pooch Installations
The Gerald Project Features Hundreds of Perky Puppy Sculptures
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Life-Sized Grain Sculptures
Life-Sized Grain Sculptures
Saeri Kiritani Created a 100 Pound Statue Entirely Made Out of Rice
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Bizarre Backwards Busts
Bizarre Backwards Busts
Peculiar Portrait 360 Project Plays with Material and Subject Distortion
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47
Salty Butter Exhibits
Salty Butter Exhibits
Sculptor Jim Victor Thinks Outside the Box with Butter Sculptures
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Undead President Piggy Banks
Undead President Piggy Banks
The Zombie Lincoln Resin Coin Bank is Historically Mortifying
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Art Installation Photoblogs
Art Installation Photoblogs
The Installator Tumblr Shows the Painstaking Process of Exhibit Setups
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44
Offensive Political Sculptures
Offensive Political Sculptures
Elliot Arkin Makes a Political Statement With his Profane Statue
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Papercraft Totem Poles
Papercraft Totem Poles
The Designers at INK Studio Crafted a Symbolically Spiritual Sculpture
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Sinister Sculpture Depictions
Sinister Sculpture Depictions
The Mattia Mognetti Graveyard People Portrait Series is Emotive
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Modern Midas Touch Sculptures
Modern Midas Touch Sculptures
The Golden Project Shows How Much Hard Work Goes Into Graphic Design
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40
Movie-Themed Sand Sculptures
Movie-Themed Sand Sculptures
The Weston Sand Sculpture Festival Showcases Beachy Talent
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Animal-Inspired Geometric Benches
Animal-Inspired Geometric Benches
The Animaux Domesticki Colorful Benches are Shaped Like Animals
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38
Meat-Dressed Porcelain Dolls
Meat-Dressed Porcelain Dolls
Mark Ryden’s Porcelain Meat Dress Revives One of His Paintings
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Surreal Cartoon Creature Sculptures
Surreal Cartoon Creature Sculptures
Takahiro Komuro's Art Depicts Unsettling Humanoid Monsters
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Trashed Body Installations
Trashed Body Installations
The 'Down in the Dumps' Sculpture Surprised Spectators With Trash Cans
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Living Dead Escapee Statues
Living Dead Escapee Statues
'Outbreak of the Undead' is a Frightening Outdoor Halloween Decoration
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Magnified Bronze Shell Sculptures
Magnified Bronze Shell Sculptures
'The Archeology of Art' Enlarges Real Shells and Bronzes Them
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Styled Statue Photography
Styled Statue Photography
Saints by Philippe Jarrigeon is Fashionably Religious
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Hand-Headed Hound Sculptures
Hand-Headed Hound Sculptures
The Human Animal by Kelly Colligan is a Series of Flesh-Like Pets
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Intricate Crystalline Statues
Intricate Crystalline Statues
Markow & Norris Create a Dynamic Woven Glass Sculpture Series
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Hand-Inked Mannequins
Hand-Inked Mannequins
The Inky Bodies Sculptures Detail Models with Intricate Ink
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Wooden Whale-Shaped Sculptures
Wooden Whale-Shaped Sculptures
David Kemp's 'Wooden Whaler' is Made of Two Discarded Boats
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Clever Snack Sculptures
Clever Snack Sculptures
These Fruits and Vegetables Depict Sinking Ships and Seats
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Marble-Immortalized Top Models
Marble-Immortalized Top Models
Sebastian Sauvé Becomes a Modern-Day Michelangelo’s 'Dav
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Woven Cattle Art
Woven Cattle Art
A Wool Skeleton Buffalo Sculpture Stands Realistically Life-Like
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Zombified Humanoid Sculptures
Zombified Humanoid Sculptures
The 'Venetians' Installation Places Real Faces on Undead Bodies
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Metaphorical Cardboard Sculptures
Metaphorical Cardboard Sculptures
Laurence Vallieres Turns Societal Issues into Cardboard Animals
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Recycled Keyboard Animal Art
Recycled Keyboard Animal Art
The Hedonism(y) Trojaner by Babis Uses the Internet as a Medium
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Grotesque Organic Sculptures
Grotesque Organic Sculptures
Onania by Jan Manski Utilizes Gruesome Materials
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Fun-Loving Villain Illustrations
Fun-Loving Villain Illustrations
Kiersten Essenpreis Depicts Hated Characters on Their Days Off
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Frightening Surreal Art
Frightening Surreal Art
Troy Coulterman's Scary Art Series Plays with the Human Form
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Disturbing Hosiery Sculptures
Disturbing Hosiery Sculptures
These Nylon Stocking Creations by Rosa Verloop are Gruesome
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Elaborate Trunk Carvings
Elaborate Trunk Carvings
Dead Trees are Turned into a Stunning Tree Stump Sculpture Series
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Hipster Historical Statues
Hipster Historical Statues
The Alexis Persani 'Stone Street' Series Rocks
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Crafty Paper Critter Sculptures
Crafty Paper Critter Sculptures
These Origami Art Works Focus on Animal Life
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Bewildering Life-Like Sculptures (UPDATE)
Bewildering Life-Like Sculptures (UPDATE)
Sculptor Ron Mueck Brings Sculptors to Life
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Impaled Classical Sculptures
Impaled Classical Sculptures
Artist Bai Yiluo Puts a Disturbing Twist on Classical Art
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Fire-Blasted Glass Sculptures
Fire-Blasted Glass Sculptures
The Ceramic and Glass Sculptures by Greg Price are Stunning
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12
Bizarre Morphed Dog Photography
Bizarre Morphed Dog Photography
INK Morphs Furry Friends into Fighter Planes in 'Dogfighters'
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Flesh-Hungry Plant Statues
Flesh-Hungry Plant Statues
Ishibashi Yui Sculptures Portray Human-Consuming Nature
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Full-Figured Furniture
Full-Figured Furniture
The POPRAWIANY Armchair by Wamhouse Plays on Plastic Surgery
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Absurd Realism Sculptures
Absurd Realism Sculptures
Artist Gerardo Feldstein Plays with Different Perspectives
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Junk Yard Critter Sculptures
Junk Yard Critter Sculptures
Prageeth Manohansa Exhibits an Astounding Collection of Creatures
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Mesh Metal Avian Art
Mesh Metal Avian Art
Celia Smith's Bird Sculpture Series is Made Out of Telephone Wire
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Stunning Realistic Animal Sculptures
Stunning Realistic Animal Sculptures
These Life-Like Sculptures by Emilie Pitoiset Include Horses
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Lifelike Pipe Cleaner Animals
Lifelike Pipe Cleaner Animals
Lauren Ryan's Pipe Cleaner Sculptures Closely Imitate Nature
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Flowing Organic Steel Sculptures
Flowing Organic Steel Sculptures
The 'Flow' Collection Transforms Steel into Life-Like Sculptures
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Breathtaking Driftwood Sculptures
Breathtaking Driftwood Sculptures
Artist Jeff Uitto Creates Visually Striking Organic Artworks
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Chubby Clay Animal Sculptures
Chubby Clay Animal Sculptures
Danielle Pedersen Makes Adorable Miniature Animals Out of Polymer
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Hyperreal Spouse Sculptures
Hyperreal Spouse Sculptures
Couple Under an Umbrella by Ron Mueck is Astoundingly Life-Like
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