Sand-sational beach art from SA and beyond Posted on 19 December 2018 Tags:beach sand art, Durban, South Africa Our country has some fabulous beaches and South Africans seem to have some serious skills when it comes to sand sculpting. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Will Caudle (@ordained3457) on Dec 19, 2018 at 12:37am PST While some of us would rather limit our contact with the scratchy grains that really do get everywhere, others like to get their hands dirty and seem to possess a sand-sational mastery over them, creating impressively large sculptures and grand designs entirely out of sand. Such sculptures are not your average sandcastles either; these elaborate creations can take hours for the artists to complete, and there are even competitions around the world that celebrate this fun, creative outlet at local beaches. Further up the east coast, Durbanites seem to come out on top when it comes to creating wondrous sandy structures on SA’s pretty beaches. Durban’s Lucas Mahlangu and Siyabonga Duma from Port Elizabeth are two artists that come to mind whose creativity has captivated beachgoers. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Candice Singh (@candzinthehouse) on Dec 20, 2017 at 4:09am PST Their craft produces beautiful works of art and sometimes greater messages to society as well. Cape Town has a slightly different kind of sand artist in ‘beachscriber’ Andrew van der Merwe, a letter artist and designer who takes his calligraphy skills to the beach sands. Some of his works are commissioned, and he took part in the Remembrance of Lost Species Day commemorative event at the end of November this year, where he ‘wrote’ the names of extinct species in the sand and spectators later watched the calligraphy wash away with the tide. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew van der Merwe (@beachscriber) on May 13, 2018 at 11:24am PDT Here are some other sand sculptures from South Africa and abroad: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gerrit (@gerrit._._._) on Jun 6, 2016 at 5:04am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cis Victoria (@cisvictoria) on Nov 26, 2018 at 3:21pm PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by ART ➕ Authentic Expression (@touchola) on Dec 18, 2018 at 7:16am PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sabina #mezzosabina (@mezzosabina) on Oct 26, 2016 at 6:02am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Etsuko Bigelman (@woolaladesigns) on Jul 11, 2016 at 9:41pm PDT Featured image from Pixabay. Related Posts Travis Warwick-Oliver: Running for his life 16 May 2023 An adrenaline junkie to the core, Travis Warwick-Oliver came back harder and tougher, refusing to... read more Ghost hunting and other things to do in Montagu 12 May 2023 There's a haunting presence in Montagu, fortunately theres a Montagu ghost and Historic Bike Tour... read more Running the length of Africa: Russell Cook’s epic journey 11 May 2023 Russell Cook is taking on an extraordinary challenge: running the entire length of Africa, from... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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