David Popa

 

David Popa uses charcoal, coconut shell and soil to create giant portraits on ice floats in the Baltic Sea southern Finland. The series is called ‘Fractured,’ each artwork takes approx 4 hours to make.

“Fractured”is a project located on various ice floats in Southern Finland. By use of only earth, charcoal and source water,  A series of portraits were created on fractured ice floats that remained for only a brief time. The pieces were documented via an aerial drone video, photography and photogrammetry. The project evolved as a response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, which has only further highlighted the fractured state of the world. During the project, the ice fractured completely unexpectedly at unpredictable times, leaving the artist conflicted as to whether continuing the work was even worthwhile. From the ground one would never be able to decipher any silver lining within the chaos. However from above, the fragments hold a harmony and beauty that is imperceptible from any other perspective. The work offers a means to point the viewer not to despair and chaos, but rather questions where we must look to mend the broken fragments of our lived reality and perhaps how the fragments can be used to create an entirely new mosaic from the scattered vestiges." David Popa

Ice Sculpture by Lake Erie

These are images of a lighthouse in Cleveland, Ohio after frozen waters of Lake Erie had iced it. You can see the BBC news article here.

Nicole Dextras

I adore these ephemeral works by Canadian artist Nicole Dextras. These clothes trapped in blocks of ice are like drowned souls. This series of works is by it's very nature, impermanent and temporary, a photograph being the only record of its existence, they allude to our temporary existence, fragments of fabric and odd photographs.

Coloured Ice Slide

These images are from the 2008 World Ice Championships at Alaska, found here . I would have loved to have been there and gone down these chutes.

Richard Shilling's Ice Windows

Richard Shillings work is so beautiful, these ice sculptures, like stained glass orbs of light, are magical and radiate happiness for me, ice caught winter sun. Richard has a vast portfolio, is published and has a website and blog for you to explore.