Concrete Construction Online Magazine: Sculptures

Installing Vertical Overlays

Tue, 5 Jun 2012 04:54:36 EST

Vertical overlay concrete or grout is used to complete vertical rock-work, thinset coatings on walls, stamped masonry unit patterning, free-standing art sculpting, and architectural detailing. They can be built up as much as 3 inches in thickness without sagging or slumping.

Turning Concrete into Art

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:56:48 EST

Brad Burns creates original pieces depicting construction, jobsites, equipment, and workers. These award-winning original paintings often juxtapose powerful heavy equipment with the fragility of man

Cleaning Up the Air

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:35:59 EST

When two sculptures were built for the new I-35W St. Anthony Falls Bridge in Minneapolis, the decision was made to use a new form of concrete—photocatalytic concrete—a mixture that removes carbon monoxide, nitrous oxides, and sulfur dioxide from the atmosphere.

Concrete Sculpture

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:27:39 EST

Today's artisans find more ways to sculpt with concrete, and their work finds its way into gardens and living areas making concrete home building something of a fine art.

Artist Uses Cement as a Window to the Soul

Thu, 9 Dec 2010 04:10:57 EST

A sculptor and art instructor for more than 10 years, Rick True has used a variety of materials. He has created art from cast bronze, welded steel, and latex, and is best known for his large-scale wood sculptures. But True's ecological concerns about using lumber motivated him to explore the use of cementitious materials.

Irish Artist Sculpts with Concrete

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 02:50:02 EST

Artist Kathy Goodhue, Dublin, Ireland, switched to concrete as a sculpting material after experiencing dissatisfaction with using metal and wood. She found that concrete was less costly and allowed her greater creativity with her color and texture needs. Despite the large scale of most of her concrete sculptures, Goodhue needs only a few simple hand tools to create them. First, she makes a small scale model of the piece in plaster, then she builds a full-scale armature using the model as a guide.

Abstract Form Cast in Concrete

Thu, 9 Dec 2010 04:03:59 EST

Concrete sculpture may be done by carving, direct modeling, casting in a mold, or casting on a bed of sand. Brian Adddis has tried them all. The sculptor of "Abstract Form," a 15-foot-high creation standing on the grounds of the Portland Cement Institute of South Africa in Johannesburg, is devoted to concrete as a sculptor's medium. His devotion is due to the strength, low materials cost, and adaptability to almost any size and shape, as well as the variety of colors and textures available.

Forming for Detailed Sculpturing

Thu, 9 Dec 2010 08:51:22 EST

How is detailed sculpturing done?