American artist Andres Amador spends hours painstakingly carving giant works of art on the beach shores using nothing more than a garden rake.
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"In the beach mural exploration (aka: playa paintings, beach art) I use a rake to etch designs onto the beach during the low tide. Raking exposes the wetter sand, causing a color difference between the raked and unraked sand."
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"For the geometric designs I use a rope as a compass. the rest is geometry in motion- and its perfection is a thing of beauty to participate in."
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"For the organic designs, the pattern in 'grown' using principles of growth. For them, perfection is a state of such complete integration that the entire artwork seems to 'exist' as its own entity. The best unintended compliments I have received were from folks thinking the pattern was somehow naturally occurring."
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He illustrates each pattern in a sketchbook before re-creating it in the sand.
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"I usually give myself about 2 hours of working in the space of the low tide."
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With the help of Google Earth to pick out the best beaches for his designs, Amador then patiently waits for a full moon to ensure tides are low enough for him to complete his design before it is washed away by the sea.
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"One day while on the beach and was explaining aspects of geometry to a friend, creating circles and triangles on the beach. It was then that it occurred to me that I could do these designs in the sand, that their size could be virtually unlimited and that the most perfect beach to work on was near to my home in San Francisco."
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"My designs are inspired by patterns in nature, such as ripples in water, cracks in mud."
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"My dream is to do my artwork in locations around the world and to bring more people into the creative act with me."
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"Some designs can take years to develop whereas there have been other times when I've sketched a possible design on the way to the beach."
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“The beach is an amazing canvas, albeit not a very reliable one. It is different every time I visit. I love being able to create in such a wonderful environment. And working with this medium, there is no mess to clean up, nothing to put away or store. The ocean prepares a fresh canvas daily.”
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"Once on the beach I generally give myself two hours to work. For more ambitious designs I'll bring together friends and fans to help me."
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Andres didn't mind that the sea washed away all his hard work; it simply wiped the slate clean for him to create a new design the following day.
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"Life is about the process, the doing, it's not about the end result."
Check his website: www.andresamadorarts.com/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/32495669@N04/
[link]"In the beach mural exploration (aka: playa paintings, beach art) I use a rake to etch designs onto the beach during the low tide. Raking exposes the wetter sand, causing a color difference between the raked and unraked sand."
[link]"For the geometric designs I use a rope as a compass. the rest is geometry in motion- and its perfection is a thing of beauty to participate in."
[link]"For the organic designs, the pattern in 'grown' using principles of growth. For them, perfection is a state of such complete integration that the entire artwork seems to 'exist' as its own entity. The best unintended compliments I have received were from folks thinking the pattern was somehow naturally occurring."
[link]He illustrates each pattern in a sketchbook before re-creating it in the sand.
[link]"I usually give myself about 2 hours of working in the space of the low tide."
[link]With the help of Google Earth to pick out the best beaches for his designs, Amador then patiently waits for a full moon to ensure tides are low enough for him to complete his design before it is washed away by the sea.
[link]"One day while on the beach and was explaining aspects of geometry to a friend, creating circles and triangles on the beach. It was then that it occurred to me that I could do these designs in the sand, that their size could be virtually unlimited and that the most perfect beach to work on was near to my home in San Francisco."
[link]"My designs are inspired by patterns in nature, such as ripples in water, cracks in mud."
[link]"My dream is to do my artwork in locations around the world and to bring more people into the creative act with me."
[link]"Some designs can take years to develop whereas there have been other times when I've sketched a possible design on the way to the beach."
[link]“The beach is an amazing canvas, albeit not a very reliable one. It is different every time I visit. I love being able to create in such a wonderful environment. And working with this medium, there is no mess to clean up, nothing to put away or store. The ocean prepares a fresh canvas daily.”
[link]"Once on the beach I generally give myself two hours to work. For more ambitious designs I'll bring together friends and fans to help me."
[link]Andres didn't mind that the sea washed away all his hard work; it simply wiped the slate clean for him to create a new design the following day.
[link]"Life is about the process, the doing, it's not about the end result."
Check his website: www.andresamadorarts.com/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/32495669@N04/
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