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R. Chirat et al., “Mechanical basis of morphogenesis and convergent evolution of spiny seashells,” PNAS, 110:6015-20, 2013. The spines adorning the shells of marine mollusks have evolved repeatedly ...
These sculptures were truly made with the shells of cicadas. It should be noted that all of these images are several years old, however, and do not feature Brood X cicada shells.
In the U.K., an artist is now having to defend their creation for its misunderstood look. There's some outrage over their sculpture that looks like an unsavory texting emoji.
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Featuring paintings, sculptures, jewelry and more, the market has been drawing visitors to Jacksonville Beach for years.
Her arms balances a large shell atop her head. Water shoots upward from the shell. The sculpture is mounted on a pedestal and set on the edge of circular base lined in red brick and trimmed in white ...
The fossilized shell was collected in Java in 1891 by Dutch physician and anthropologist Eugene Dubois. Dubois traveled to the Indonesian island in search of fossils that would link man and ape on ...
The creator of the Shell Love Bug, a Volkswagen Beetle that serves as the canvas for a shell art sculpture, has won the first round in its legal battle with Lee County, but would prefer to settle ...
The enormous shell rests silently in an oak-studded plaza. You can’t miss it. In fact, Marc Quinn’s “Spiral of the Galaxy” is likely the most easily spotted work of art on the verges of ...
The Shell Love Bug sculpture was created through placement of 20,000 shells on the VW in a pattern designed by Rambo. Volunteers were enlisted to perform the work under Rambo's direction.