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Artist Uses Playing Cards to Make Works of Art



Meet Bryan Berg, who was officially registered in the Guinness Book of Records at the Texas State Fair after building a mesmerizing skyscraper from playing cards. The building was 25 feet 9 7/16 inches tall and it took the artist about 5 weeks to make.

Among other impressive creations of Iowa native Berg, who now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, there is a replica of a Japanese shrine, the Iowa State Capitol building, Ebbets Field, as well as the Cinderella's castle from the Walt Disney World that Berg made from playing cards without using any glue, tape or other tricks. The castle was created in 2004 when Berg set up a new category in the Guinness Book of Records for the World's Largest House of Cards.

The artist was initially trained as an architect. In 1997 he received his Professional Degree in Architecture, after serving as design faculty for three years in the Department of Architecture at Iowa State University. In 2004 he earned his Master of Design Studies from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2004.

The artist travels often and up till now he managed to stack cards in every major city of the United States, as well as in Japan, Denmark, and Germany.

Besides Walt Disney World, Berg's clients include Star Wars, San Francisco Opera, Neopets/Wizards of the Coast, Fuji Television Japan, Post Cereal, Pinnacle Brands, Topps, Baseball Hall of Fame, DMG World Media, and Procter and Gamble.

The artists also worked on the projects initiated by Coca-Cola, Pepsi, American Airlines, Major League Baseball, and the National Hockey League.

According to Berg, he makes all structures according to a methodical system and he does not arrange cards randomly. He tries to visualize the structure he is about to make and constructs it using a kind of repetitive geometry that looks like a honeycomb. However, there's more than just geometry - Berg estimated that every seven decks is a pound and during a day he uses from 10 to 25 pounds.

"You take all that mass, all that weight, and combine it with all that repetitive geometry, and you're looking at something that's incredibly strong," he says.





Video: ‪World's Best Card Stacker Explains How He Does It‬‏ - YouTube

Source: Artist Uses Playing Cards to Make Works of Art - Offbeat News - InfoNIAC - Latest Inventions

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Artist Creates Big Dogs Out of Small Toys



Artist Robert Bradford got the idea of creating big dogs out of small toy soldiers and animals four years ago. It all started when the artist simply got tired of storing huge amounts of used toys, belonging to his kids, in the boxes. He came up with the idea of turning the cast-off toys into sculptures.

One of his works consists of 3,000 small toy soldiers, animals and a Power Ranger. Some dogs from his collection are made of household brushes, others from buttons and pan scrubs. But the artist does not only create sculptures, he also sells them and one can acquire Bradford's masterpieces for up to J12,000 ($19,365). At the bottom of the article you will find what we here at infoniac.com wrote about various artists that create amazing works of arts. Although the artist mainly enjoys creating dogs, his collection also includes an airplane, a horse and even an AK-47.

One of his latest works is an angel that the father-of-two mounted with musical instruments. The British artist lives in Ladock, Cornwall.

"I stared into my kids' toy boxes and they made a great combination of colors, shapes and textures. It gave me the idea to turn them into new 'beings'," says the artist.



Source: http://www.infoniac.com/offbeat-news...mall-toys.html