
Artists make the world a more beautiful and interesting place with their creativity and skills every day. This year, in Taiwan for the Fulong Sand Art Festival, a bunch of talented artists gathered to make their best, most exciting sand sculpture art! A whole section was dedicated to celebrating the Disney100 anniversary, showcasing Walt Disney Pictures titles, Marvel characters, and Pixar films via sand art!
Pixar shared that 15 artists from around the world created sand art magic inspired by some of the studio’s classic animation! Check them out!
1 – Toy Story (1995)
2 – Soul (2020)
3 – A Bug’s Life (1998)
4 – Incredibles 2 (2018)
5 – Monsters University (2013)
6 – Toy Story 4 (2019)
7 – Inside Out (2015)
8 – Coco (2017)
9 – Lightyear (2022)
10 – Ratatouille (2007)
11 – Up (2009)
12 – Finding Dory (2023)
13 – Elemental (2023)
14 – Turning Red (2022)
The Fulong Sand Art Festival is an annual event held in Fulong Beach, Taiwan. It showcases impressive sand sculptures created by talented artists from around the world. The festival aims to promote cultural exchange and tourism, while also highlighting the beauty and creativity of sand art. Visitors to the festival can marvel at the intricately designed sculptures that range from animals and famous landmarks to abstract and imaginative creations. Additionally, the festival offers various activities such as sand sculpting workshops, live music performances, and food stalls, making it a popular attraction for locals and tourists alike.
The sculptors really outdid themselves this year with the Pixar art! Visitors were obviously impressed with the sand art, but Twitter users wondered why the artists chose to make two Monsters University sculptures. Also, where’s Princess Merida? It would have been amazing to see her curls carved out of sand! WALL-E and EVE were also notable exclusions.
Which Pixar Sand Sculpture was your favorite?