Art of Sand Sculpture

There is no exact answer to the question when the first sand sculpture appeared. There is a hypothesis that the ancient Egyptians made copies of future pyramids from sand. Unlike real castles, sand sculptures are very short-lived, because the main building ingredients are sand and water.

The art of sand sculptures from different places.

During the construction of sand sculptures there are some nuances. The fact is that grains of sand will not stick together while the sand is wet. On the other hand, dry sand crumbles. According to the BBC Coast program, the ideal ratio for building sand castles is eight parts of dry sand to one part of water.

This sculpture is called "Back to the Past." British Columbia, Sand Sculpture World Championship. (Photo by Amazin Walter):

Another beautiful sculpture from British Columbia is the Dragon. (Photo by Amazin Walter):

A fabulous sandy composition from Port Aransas, Texas. (Photo by Amazin Walter):

Dinosaurs Competition in the state of Victoria, Australia. (Photo by John O'Neill):

Leonardo Da Vinci: Sand sculpture

Sandbank Sculpture Festival in Blankenberg. (Photo sophie):

Sand composition "The art of motion control." Festival in San Mateo, California. (Photo by Ricardo Mendonasa Ferreira):

Baby elephant. (Photo by Amazin Walter):

Sand Sculpture Festival in Denmark. (Photo by Michael Dreves Beier):

Evil Demon:

Sand sculpture of monkeys. (Photo by Karelj):

Sand angel. (Photo by Giorgio Minguzzi):

Mechanical head. (Photo by Robert (Bob) Bowman):

Zeus. (Photo ):

Sand Sculpture Festival in Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo by Gunter):

Sand sculptures on the shore. (Photo by Lori Hurley):

From the cartoon "Cars". (Photo by Stefano Pizzini):

Japanese Sand Sculpture Festival 2011:

The eagle and the statue of liberty. (Photo by Amazin Walter):

Sand Coliseum. Sonderving Sculpture Festival, Denmark, 2011. (Photo by Andersen):

Silent Rabbits, Georgia. (Photo by John Steinbeck):

Chess players. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. (Photo by Ute Hagen):

 Abstraction from the European festival of sand sculptures.

Land of the Pharaohs. Sandstone Sculpture Festival in Brighton, England. (Photo by Antony Scott):

Kinderdijk windmills and sand sculptures. (Photo by Roberto Ruiz):

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