Shadow art

Everyday objects manipulated to cast incredibly realistic shadows. Here are some stunning pieces by artists Kumi Yamashita, Tim Noble and Sue Webster, Shigeo Fukuda, and Larry Kagan.

When I tuck my kids in at night, I often find myself making shadow puppets with my hands in the light from their bed lamps. The kids inevitably want to try to make the same shapes with their hands. Sometimes a kind of wall-based puppet show develops in which shadow monkeys and birds fight and […]

Incredible series by Japanese artist Kumi Yamashita. “I sculpt shadow with light or sometimes light with shadow, but both function in essentially the same manner. …

Feathers, blue jeans and chocolate-covered cookies transform into strikingly familiar images from Star Wars when light is shined at them, thanks to an innovative young artist.

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British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster created spectacular shadow art from seeming heaps of trash that actually are plays on light and shadow.

Each Wednesday, I post some of my favorite can't-miss links, images, and otherwise mindblowing goodies from across the web. In 2005, New York artist Jason…