Amazing sand sculptures from a Chinese master

Amazing sand sculptures from a Chinese master

Categories: Design and Architecture

We bring to your attention several sand works by the sculptor Joo Heng Tan from Singapore, also known as Vincent Send Gogh (sand from English - “sand”). Joo Heng Tan is a three-time world champion in this art form. He started making sand sculptures in 1990. The artist makes one sculpture measuring 3 by 3 meters in about a day. There are projects for the creation of which he needs about 18 tons of sand.

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Amazing sand sculptures from a Chinese master

Amazing sand sculptures from a Chinese master

1. When sand sculpture first appeared, no one knows. According to the hypothesis, even in ancient Egypt, copies of future pyramids were created from sand. But unlike stone castles, sand sculptures are not durable, because their main “building material” is sand and water.

Amazing sand sculptures from a Chinese master

2. As you know, wet sand will not stick, just like dry sand, which will simply crumble. According to BBC's "Coast", the ideal ratio for building sand sculptures is 8:1 - eight parts sand to one part water. Here, as in any construction, there are some nuances.

Amazing sand sculptures from a Chinese master

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Amazing sand sculptures from a Chinese master

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Amazing sand sculptures from a Chinese master

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Amazing sand sculptures from a Chinese master

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Amazing sand sculptures from a Chinese master

7. Robot

Amazing sand sculptures from a Chinese master

8. Astronaut

Amazing sand sculptures from a Chinese master

9. Dragon

Amazing sand sculptures from a Chinese master

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Amazing sand sculptures from a Chinese master

11. Grim Fish

Amazing sand sculptures from a Chinese master

12. Shangri-La

Amazing sand sculptures from a Chinese master

13. Dinosaur bones

Amazing sand sculptures from a Chinese master

14. In the garden

Keywords: Sand | Sculptures

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