{"id":24487,"date":"2015-08-17T21:01:17","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T13:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=24487"},"modified":"2022-07-13T16:47:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T08:47:19","slug":"amazing-physics-defying-statues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/amazing-physics-defying-statues\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Mind-Boggling Sculptures that Defy The Laws of Physics"},"content":{"rendered":"

The purpose of art is to make the comfortable uncomfortable, and the uncomfortable comfortable \u2013 We challenge concepts that we are used to, yet find solace in the act itself<\/strong>, and when it comes to public art, no other work of art challenges the status quo than statues that defy logic<\/a> and our understanding of how things work<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In this post we will be looking at 25 jaw-dropping statues that suspend not only the laws of physics but also our belief in the norm<\/strong> \u2013 I hope you will have as much fun as I did, having my mind twisted and boggled<\/a> by these amazing sculptures.<\/p>\n

And if these are not enough, follow the credit source and check out more amazing art by the masters on their website or account.<\/p>\n

#1 \u2013 Flying Stone Statue in Cairo<\/h2>\n

The poor stone is trying to \u201chang on\u201d to its friend, who is at the verge of floating away!<\/p>\n

IMAGE: TheDankula<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n

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#2 \u2013 Floating Elephant<\/h2>\n

Bet you can\u2019t pull off a horizontal handstand, er, I mean trunkstand.<\/p>\n

IMAGE: Daniel Firman<\/small><\/p>\n

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#3 \u2013 Leaning Statue<\/h2>\n

As if Michael Jackson\u2019s Smooth Criminal\u2019s<\/em> gravity-defying stunt wasn\u2019t enough, here comes a statue from Emil Alzamora pulling off a reverse Smooth Criminal<\/em>.<\/p>\n

IMAGE: Emil Alzamora<\/small><\/p>\n

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#4 \u2013 Quintet of Smile<\/h2>\n

If you have never thought of human teeth as creepy, now you know better \u2013 The stuff of nightmares from Hitoshi Itoh \u2013 There\u2019s more in his personal Flickr account.<\/p>\n

IMAGE: Hirotoshi Itoh<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n

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#5 \u2013 Force of Nature II<\/h2>\n

An amazing statue exemplifying the ferocity of Mother Nature\u2019s wrath \u2013 She could you blow you off your toes if you don\u2019t treat her right \u2013 At least this statue is still standing firm as a reminder for us to take better care of our one and only home.<\/p>\n

IMAGE: Lorenzo Quinn<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n

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#6 \u2013 Suspended<\/h2>\n

Watch as these brave ladies stand under this precariously suspended err, boxes?<\/p>\n

IMAGE: Raganella<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n

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#7 \u2013 Circus Act Between Coconut Trees<\/h2>\n

Balancing a sculpture on a thin rope is hard, but making one pose for gymnastic rings between two coconut trees is definitely harder.<\/p>\n

IMAGE: Jerzy Kedziora<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n

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#8 \u2013 Hair-Raising Sculpture<\/h2>\n

A structure of a lady on a cakey surface, nothing special about it until you realize that this is a nano sculpture that measures 80 x 100 x 20 microns, created on a strand of hair (the average diameter is 40-50 microns, for your reference).<\/p>\n

IMAGE: Jonty Hurwitz<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n

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#9 \u2013 A New Form of Life<\/h2>\n

Have you ever seen a sculpture move? They are called kinetic sculptures, and according to Theo Jansen, they are a new form of life.<\/p>\n