The Fleeting Beauty of Jim Denevan’s Sand Art
Playing with nature is Jim Denevan’s favourite hobby – he surfs, he’s a chef and he’s a well-known sand artist. Simply using a driftwood stick and a few rakes, he creates enormous majestic geometric designs on the flat expanse of the beach. The greatest part is that his work is entirely improvised – he just begins with a centre point and works his way outwards, creating large spirals and perfect circles until he’s covered most of the area. Much of his work is entirely interactive, springing forth from a series of strategic movements – like a dance with nature – and inviting the public to explore the space when they are completed. These beautiful works are temporary though – the tides wash them clean away in stages as they were created, and so the cycle begins anew. He has also branched off into working with snow-and-ice-covered terrain and I can’t wait to see more!
To see more of Denevan’s designs, visit his website.
There is also an interesting article in which he speaks to GQ about his work.
Abominable Ink by Fazooli 
So beautiful!
Agreed! I love the effect of such simplicity on such a huge scale!
UNBELIEVABLE.
Yup! And to think all he uses is a stick and a couple of rakes!
Reblogged this on Ola Niña and commented:
Sand art…. all we can say… AMAZING.
Thank you! I appreciate a re-blog! And yes – Jim’s creativity is unbelievably awesome!