Contemporary Sand Sculpture

Thank you to Barbara Purchia, E. Ashley Rooney, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., and Netgalley for this advanced reader copy of “Contemporary Sand Sculpture” for a free review.This book ended up being 500% more than I expected when I requested it. This is an amazing artistic tradition, with championships all over the world, and it is a renown art form that I’ve never known about until now. This book displays the best of the best and several of their intricate, gorgeous sculptures from around the world.A perfect coffee table book for a beach house, or, truly, any house that appreciates art can be found in all the world if you just look. It’s definitely inspired me to look up the closest sand sculpture competitions near me (San Castle Days & AIA Sandcastle) to see some more of this up close in my future.

CONTEMPORARY SAND SCULPTURES is a photographic collection of award winning sand sculptures, as well as an anthology of stories of their creators. Never before has a photography book of artwork in any medium made me want to book a series of vacations the way this book did. I literally found myself looking up all the local, drive-able locations online and planning day trips/overnights for this upcoming season's competitions, and sending an e-mail to friends who lived slightly outside of driving distance, yet within walking distance of the competition near them, to see if I could come stay with them during this fall's competition. In other words, it was sort of incredible just to look through.

These artists are amazing, such beautiful and detailed work, all made to last such a sort space of time. The Sculptures could easy grace a building or galley for time perpetuate, yet these sculptures are happy for their work to be seen, enjoyed and then disappear in a blink of an eye.Absolutely wonderful book that brings us such wonderful works, that otherwise I would never see or know they or the artists existed.

Charming story of how the author became a sand sculptor, creating art that would last for only a brief moment in time.  Includes profiles of many other sand sculptors and filled with photographs of outstanding works.I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.5/5 stars.  The photographs alone would have made this an amazing book, the text is a bonus.

The photographs in Contemporary Sand Sculpture are visually beautiful and a tribute to the creativity within us. These sand sculptures are AMAZING!! WOW!!!This book would make a good gift for anyone who loves photography, the arts, the beach, etc., etc., etc.!I feel very blessed that NetGalley and Schiffer Publishing gave me the opportunity to view this book in exchange for an unbiased review.

Growing up on the east coast, I dreamed about being able to create the most beautiful sand castle but was never able to create what I dreamed of. This book makes me want to pull out my plastic pail and shovel. Dozens of sand sculptors across the globe share their stories and photos. Some of the sculptures are realistic, some are futuristic, some are fantasy-is and others are purely artistic. A fantastic read and a perfect coffee table book for your beach house.

This book has a great and varied portfolio of sand sculpture art from artists all over the globe. It also has short bio's of each artist with accompanying photos of their work.

I have met some of the artists so absolutely had to add this book to my library.Art is not just about what hangs on walls.