Comments on: Coldly beautiful, like Bea Arthur

Coldly beautiful, like Bea Arthur

jonson — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 15:40:12 -0800

Beautiful gallery of ice sculptures. Well, not "scupltures" in the traditional sense of blocks of ice carved into horses and such, but rather abstract shapes, with fixed lighting. Really attractive. via BoingBoing

By: poopy

poopy — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 15:43:59 -0800

amazing beautiful. thanks!

By: signal

signal — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 15:44:53 -0800

[this is good]

By: poopy

poopy — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 15:57:55 -0800

dan flavin

By: riffola

riffola — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 16:04:20 -0800

Beautiful pictures, thanks for sharing them.

By: katherine

katherine — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 17:26:35 -0800

Awesome link. Thanks!

By: weston

weston — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 18:10:24 -0800

Last year when the Winter Olympics came to SLC, they had an international ice sculpture contest in Provo, about 15 minutes from where I lived. Some friends and I went the night before when they were doing the carving, and then went back the next day. Of all the events going on, this might well have been my favorite. It's partly performance art, in that the audience gets to watch you work, and you have to do it quickly, and it's so transient -- many of the sculptures were barely recognizable the next day -- but at the same time, it's very material, visceral. I got a few half-descent photos, including two of the sculptors at work, but the official gallery is a much better display of the final work. The National Ice Carving Association has more.

By: namespan

namespan — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 18:43:38 -0800

I got a few half-descent photos Is Half-Descent anything like a combo of this game and this game? Ha! I kill me!

By: hama7

hama7 — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 20:11:05 -0800

Nice images and link. Thanks!

By: zpousman

zpousman — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 20:25:13 -0800

Yum!

By: swerve

swerve — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 20:31:14 -0800

Just... wow. [this is good]

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 22:09:03 -0800

So, I read the about page where he talks about how he did it...and now, I may have to try it...what great images!

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 22:21:50 -0800

Cool! (heh heh) Thanks jonson.