We usually think of sculptures as solid structures, but sometimes artists prefer to challenge themselves by using more delicate materials than wood or...

Reading a good book has always been a bit like entering an alternative world contained within their pages. Until we saw the world of artist Guy Lar...

Spectacular sandcastles have been built as part of the biggest sand sculpture festival in the world. Around 40 'sand artists' from around the worl...

Try as you might, it is virtually impossible to avoid seeing or experiencing a product or building designed by Heatherwick Studio, particularly if you live (or have recently visited) London or other parts of the UK.

In a few days, the Royal Academy of Arts in London will open its doors to showcase its annual Summer Exhibition, the world's largest show of open-submission contemporary art.

When Damien Hirst unleashed his diamond-encrusted skull onto an unsuspecting public in 2007, most of us gasped in horror at the sheer vulgarity of an ...

Scotland has unveiled a set of giant Olympic rings as it prepares for its role in the 2012 Games. The three-tonne structure went up in George Squar...

Travelling to Naples I was lucky enough to meet with artist French- Italian artist Paul Thorel. He is having his first solo show in Paris in June an...

The Orbit is a case in point. Having seen it last week I can assure you it looks even worse than the photographs. It is an uninspiring piece of scaffolding which has no links to its environment and says nothing about the surrounding area or community.

There have already been sightings of Jesus in a potato and the Virgin Mary in a grilled cheese sandwich - and now the Queen has made an unlikely appea...

A shining 30ft tall sculpture of the word RUN, inspired by the music of rock stars, is now one of the largest new artworks in the Olympic Park. Mad...

Old, defunct typewriters may not be much use to us in today’s world of word processing, but for California based sculptor and illustrator Jeremy May...

Eagle, by Shawn Smith The brief lifespan of video games has been one of extraordinarily rapid advancement, particularly in terms of graphics. ...

The end of the world? One of Lori Nix's sculptures These are the amazing models that give an eerie glimpse into a post-apocalyptic world. A...

Sprinter Usain Bolt is swapping tracks for wax as sculptors race to immortalise the sprint star for Madame Tussauds. The Jamaican world record hold...

As job descriptions go, fossil hunter is right up there with chocolate taster, ninja, paradise island caretaker and senior armageddon avoidance engineer. But no-one really does this for a living, right? Wrong.

In a stylish corner of London, a stone's throw from Fortnum & Mason, Cartier and Louis Vuitton, lies a collection of rifles, revolvers, bullets and hand grenades. But this isn't a police warehouse, an army storage unit or even a street gang's secret cache - it's an exhibition by a Mozambican sculptor who turns weapons into works of art.

Giant crayon-shaped sculptures are adding a splash of colour to the Olympic Park waterfront as the first pieces of artwork to be completed at the venu...

This tank might look like a sturdy piece of military kit but it wouldn't be much use in battle. The Challenger II vehicle is made from 5,016 egg bo...

David Kracov’s breathtaking sculpture entitled The Book of Life will really give you butterflies. The metal sculpture, which stands at around hal...

A circle of six massive stone heads were winched into place today as part of a new outdoor art installation. The carvings, which weigh up to three ...

The Cake Store has turned its cake making genius to producing a sculpture of Her Majesty to kick start the Diamond Jubilee party celebrations this yea...

John Chamberlain, the artist who created powerful and sometimes beautiful sculptures from crushed metal and painted car parts, has died aged 84. H...

A £1,000 reward has been offered to anyone with information relating to the theft of a sculpture by artist Barbara Hepworth from a London public park...