Showing posts with label Sand Sculptures. Show all posts
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Sand Sculptures

Sand Sculptures
Sand sculptors finish a sand replicas at Sand Museum located in the Tottori Dune on April 1, 2012 in Tottori, Japan. The 5th exhibition hosted by the world's first ever sand museum is focusing on the theme of 'Great Britain' as the nation celebrates it's hosting of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The exhibition is open to the public from April 14 through January, 2013 with fourteen foreign sculptors creating structures based on British themes such as the British Empire, Modern London and landmarks of London.



Nicola Wood of the U.K. finishes a sand sculpture titled 'Imperial Guards In Front of The Palace' at Sand Museum located in the Tottori Dune on April 1, 2012 in Tottori, Japan.



A sand replica titled “British Literature William Shakespeare” at Sand Museum located in the Tottori Dune on April 1, 2012 in Tottori, Japan.



Leonardo Ugolini of Italy finishes a sand replica titled “Big Ben in Westminster” at Sand Museum located in the Tottori Dune on April 1, 2012 in Tottori, Japan.



Ilya Filimontsev of Russia works on his sand replica titled “Absolute Monarchism Under the Regime of Queen Elizabeth I” at Sand Museum located in the Tottori Dune on April 1, 2012 in Tottori, Japan.


A sand sculptor finishes a sand replica titled “Big Ben in Westminster” at Sand Museum located in the Tottori Dune on April 1, 2012 in Tottori, Japan.




Alexey Shchitov of Russia finishes a sand replica titled “Queen Elizabeth II with the Horse Wagon” at Sand Museum located in the Tottori Dune on April 1, 2012 in Tottori, Japan.


Karen Fralich of Canada finishes a sand replica titled “British Science – Legend of Sir Isaac Newton & Charles Robert Darwin” at Sand Museum located in the Tottori Dune on April 1, 2012 in Tottori, Japan.


Daniel Belcher of the U.S. finishes a sand replica titled “Traditional England Pub Laughter and Lively People” at Sand Museum located in the Tottori Dune on April 1, 2012 in Tottori, Japan.


An assistant stands in front of the sand replica titled “London Taxi and Tourists” at Sand Museum located in the Tottori Dune on April 1, 2012 in Tottori, Japan.