extreme ice art: larger than life ice sculptures

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This is a collection of ice sculptures from the 2004 World Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks, Alaska and Ice World 2003 in Lübeck, Germany. Ice World had a biblical theme and one of the winning sculptures at the Ice Art Championships just happened to depict an abstract version of Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam," complete with an abstract Gabriel on God's shoulder. Aside from that, all the pictured sculptures have in common is that they go way beyond what you might see on your local Sunday brunch buffet!

Some of the sculptors involved were (I'll complete this list as best I can):

Vladimir Zhikhartsev & Vitaly Lednev: "Dancing with Cat"
Junichi Nakamura: Soldier tribute, Zebra, & "Earring"
Doug Henley & Aaron Costic: "Ascension"
Ma Yue & Shang Daquan: "Chinese Native Girls"
Carl Schlichting & John McKinnon: "Tree of Light"
unknown ice and snow artists at Ice World
Dawson List: "Moses" and "Gabriel" in Lübeck
Vitaly Lednev, Karen Pless, Chuck Carpenter, & Kathleen Carlo: "Michelangelo Hi-tech: The Creation of Ice Man"
Earl Covington, Aaric Kendall, Mark Crouthamel, & Eric Anderson: "Crystal Fairy"
Lumir Lang, Ben Firth, Craig Araqistain, & Stanislav Jenco: "Trip Around the Sun"
Steve Brice, Heather Brice, Tajana Raukar, & Martin King: "A Rabbit's View"
Mark Davis, Alan Cook, Edwin Winslow, & Regan Dillon: 21st Century Free Range Mammoth"
Yan Liansheng, Zhang Daquan, Ma Yue, & An Quifeng: "Dragon Boat"

The World Ice Art Championships are organized by Ice Alaska at http://www.icealaska.com

The video is set to a selection of royalty free music called "Air on a G String (Orchestral Suite #3)" from Audiomagic Music Studios (part of Audiomagic Royalty Free Stock Production Music Library 2: Classical/PianoProduction)

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Photos and video presentation by Dawson List. © 2008 Dawson List

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[CountryBuff08]

Is 0:57 from the Sistine Chapel?

[icecarvingsecrets]

@CountryBuff08 Yes, the sculpture at 0:57 is an abstract modern adaptation of Michelangelo's God and Adam on the Sistine Chapel. It was done in Alaska in 2004 by a four man team over 5 1/2 days; the lead sculptor was Vitaly Lednev. There's also a more standard version at 1:20 that was done in Lübeck, Germany. I don't know the sculptors of that one. Thanks for your comment!

[papylos]

è tutto così surreale............mamma mia k bello!!!!

[daddylionn]

these sculptures must be magnificent. the video is not able to do the justice, but thanks for posting.

[123backinyerface]

Bellissimo.

[SK4869]

The Tiger is my Fav.... :D

[iampeeay01]

magnificent sculptures!!! thanks for sharing.

[toxicwaste08300]

i was moved by the 0:08 sculpture

[icecarvingsecrets]

@oceanblue1224 Most of the blocks in this video are natural ice blocks, frozen during the cold Fairbanks winter. In the right circumstances, natural ice will freeze clear. Freezing the blocks together is mainly a process of matching the welding surfaces and adding cold water when the surfaces are matched together. Sometimes, this can be a difficult technique, especially when you want the weld to be as invisible as possible.

[icecarvingsecrets]

@Beatnikzombie The sculptures shown in the video were not assembled from 400 lb blocks. In the case of these sculptures, the blocks were about ten times that size and were moved with heavy equipment. For most of these sculptures, the blocks were frozen in a pond (in Alaska). In a few cases, the blocks were created artificially in Belgium. But you're right, in most cases, sculptures are assembled from 300-400 pound ice blocks. The ice is kept clear by circulating the water during freezing.

[icecarvingsecrets]

@Beatnikzombie The sculptures shown in the video were not assembled from 400 lb blocks. In the case of these sculptures, the blocks were about ten times that size and were moved with heavy equipment. For most of these sculptures, the blocks were frozen in a pond (in Alaska). In a few cases, the blocks were created artificially in Belgium. But you're right, in most cases, sculptures are assembled from 300-400 pound ice blocks. The ice is kept clear by circulating the water during freezing.

[icecarvingsecrets]

@Beatnikzombie The sculptures shown in the video were not assembled from 400 lb blocks. In the case of these sculptures, the blocks were about ten times that size and were moved with heavy equipment. For most of these sculptures, the blocks were frozen in a pond (in Alaska). In a few cases, the blocks were created artificially in Belgium. But you're right, in most cases, sculptures are assembled from 300-400 pound ice blocks. The ice is kept clear by circulating the water during freezing.