Wonderful Shots of the Most Feminine Sculpture at Burning Man

Ben Canales

Curt and Peggy Mekemson

Bexx Brown-Spinelli

Curt and Peggy Mekemson

Curt and Peggy Mekemson

Neil Girling

Scott London

Curt and Peggy Mekemson

Curt and Peggy Mekemson

Curt and Peggy Mekemson

Eleanor Preger

Trey Ratcliff

Trey Ratcliff

Tom Lovering

Wonderful Shots of the Most Feminine Sculpture at Burning Man

 

One of the most eye-catching artworks at this year’s Burning Man festival was a 55-feet tall sculpture of a woman in a beautifully elegant pose. Truth is Beauty is the second of three sculptures in a series called The Bliss Project by artist Marco Cochrane. Constructed of welded steel rods and balls and covered in stainless steel mesh skin, the massive sculpture had interactive lighting effects that made it constantly change.

The original Bliss sculpture from Burning Man 2010 now resides on Treasure Island, San Francisco, where Marco has his studio. The statue weighs 7,000 pounds, is 97% air, and includes 55,000 welds, all done by hand. The internal framework is based on a geodesic structure, and includes 4500 ball joints. The “skin” consists of a steel mesh stretched over the structure and screwed on.

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