16 December 2016
Friday fauxld: The sculptures of José Manuel Castro López
Posted by Callan Bentley
Thanks to my friend Keri Brill, I was alerted to some cool sculpture earlier this morning: the work of José Manuel Castro López. It shows rocks that are sculpted to look as if they were folded, blending the textures of rubber or fabric with the appearance of cobbles and outcrops.
One example:
Art by José Manuel Castro López
…Now that’s some improbable rheology!
Here’s a post on Twisted Sifter that showcases some of his sculpture.
Happy Friday!
Callan Bentley is Associate Professor of Geology at Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. For his work on this blog, the National Association of Geoscience Teachers recognized him with the James Shea Award. He has also won the Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council on Higher Education in Virginia, and the Biggs Award for Excellence in Geoscience Teaching from the Geoscience Education Division of the Geological Society of America. In previous years, Callan served as a contributing editor at EARTH magazine, President of the Geological Society of Washington and President the Geo2YC division of NAGT.