When Birmingham, Alabama‘s Sloss blast furnaces closed for good in 1971, it brought to an end the area’s nine decades, as one of the South’s largest pig iron manufacturers. In 2009, University of Alabama alumnus Joe McCreary, secured scrap iron from long abandoned furnaces. He used it to build Goldie 1971; a striking rust colored…
Utah‘s Great Salt Lake contains an extraordinary earthwork sculpture made from crystals, salt, and basalt. However, the 1,500 ft tall counterclockwise spiral can only be seen when the water level is lower than 4,197 ft. Constructed in 1970 by artist Robert Smithson, the jetty is situated on the north shore of the lake. It was…
The United Kingdom is well known for its traditional and unusual architecture. The musical sculpture in Crown Point, Burnley, is definitely a nice addition. A 10 feet tall sculpture is wind-powered and consists of swirling pipes, which resemble a shape of a bent tree. The constant wind blowing through the pipes, creates the eerie sound….
How do you imagine the garden of Eden? A sculptor and art collector of the 20th century Edward James, brought his vision of Heaven to reality, right in the heart of Mexico. Located in the North of Mexico City, Las Pozas is a surreal combination of nature, sculpture and one bold man’s ideas. Tourists, who…
