Realistic sand sculptures
Some people associate going to the beach with relaxing by the water, taking a stroll along the beach, or even attempting to build a sandcastle. But some artists, like Andoni Bastarrika, take this casual activity to a whole new level to create amazing, three-dimensional pieces of art out of wet sand. Amazingly lifelike animal statues by Bastarrika give the impression that they have “washed up” on the shore.
The talented artist does his land art on the nearby Basque shores in northern Spain. He locates a raised cement ledge overlooking the beach and starts tossing buckets of sand there. When the self-taught artist is happy with the subject’s authenticity, he moulds the wet elements by hand and occasionally using sticks. Bastarrika frequently adds decorations made of various items to improve the finished piece. For instance, the life-size bull sculpture in the sand has actual horns on its head and stones for hooves. The animal appears breathtakingly lifelike at first, as though it were simply lounging by the sea.
A horse, a great white shark, a toothy crocodile, a rhino, and even an elephant is some of the other popular sand creations. The Spanish artist also created a sequence of pictures of various dog breeds dozing off on the beach. On his Instagram, Bastarrika shares pictures of the finished products. He frequently poses amusingly next to his incredible inventions.
More Bastarrika sand creations that are realistic may be found below. You can also stay current with the artist’s most recent works by following him on Insta.
Sand carvings of creatures are made by artist Andoni Bastarrika to be incredibly lifelike.
These three-dimensional works of art appear to have crawled ashore for a slumber.
