Sand Art - Arte Na Areia

Sand Sculpture - Brazil

Lommel

Lommel

China Style

Known as a modern art for only 20 years, sand sculpting is a popular and recreational art capable of drawing widespread attention from the public. Sand sculptures can create new tourist programmes wherever they go, bringing in considerable commercial profits. From this point of view, the art is the result of the perfect combination of modern art and modern commerce and is closely linked with tourism. For the last 20 years, this symbiosis has greatly promoted the development of sand sculptures around the world.

The two basic building ingredients, sand and water, are available in abundance on a sandy beach, so most sand play takes place there, or in a sandpit. The sand must be reasonably fine, otherwise the grains will not stick together. Dry sand is loose, wet sand adherent, except when it is too wet. Sand sculpting as an art form has become very popular in recent years. Hundreds of annual competitions are held all over the world. Techniques can be quite sophisticated, with record-breaking achievements recorded in the Guinness World Records. Sometimes contests are staged as advertising or promotional events.

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