Video: International Snow Sculpture Festival: Not a Snowman Alone
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
In late January and early February, the largest event dedicated to truly winter entertainment - the modeling of snow sculptures - takes place. As you read these lines, dozens of artists are tirelessly working with scoops, saws and hatchets to create magnificent works of art from grazing materials. Read on to see what comes out of it.
In fact, the "race" began three days ago: January 25 was the first day of modeling snow sculptures. The sculptors must complete the work before this Saturday - and on Sunday, the 30th, they will receive a solemn reward. Then their works will be available for review by everyone for another week, until February 6.
We have already written about the Kiruna Snow Sculpture Festival. However, the competition in Sweden is only part of the winter festivities; but the International Festival is a serious thematic event. It takes place in the American city of Breckenridge, Colorado. Sweden and Finland, Italy and China, Germany and Canada send their masters there, and therefore the competition is really serious.
Experts note that the creation of snow sculptures is a type of creativity located in the middle between ice and sand sculpture: snow is both free flowing and cold, and you cannot work on it with your bare hands. A whole small arsenal of tools helps artists: it is not easy to shape a 20-30 ton block into the desired shape!
Despite all the difficulties, the skilful hands of the contestants cope with them and create real masterpieces. Looking at the subtlety and grace of some of the sculptures, you will never believe that they are related to clumsy plump snowmen. And some masterpieces captivate not only with their performance, but also with an original idea - for example, this dog, giving its paw to its own reflection in the mirror.
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