24 Gravity-Defying Sculptures That Will Make You Look Twice

Art is supposed to challenge us. Challenge our beliefs, our prejudices and even our concepts of what we believe to be possible.

These sculptures do not follow the laws of physics at all.

Sculptures are a great medium for this, as they allow the artist to play tricks on the eye and mess with the viewer’s concepts of logic. This collection of sculptures do just that. Calling into question the laws of gravity and physics they make you wonder, how the heck did they do that? From incredible feats of balance on a grand scale, to just plain head-scratching sorcery, this list has it all!

Scroll down to below to check them out for yourself, and prepare to be bamboozled by these gorgeous and gravity defying pieces.


#1. The Force Of Nature By Lorenzo Quinn

#2. Wursa By Daniel Firman

#3. Wire Fairies By Robin Wight

#4. Trans Ī Re By Fredrik Raddum

#5. Floating Stone By Smaban Abbas

#6. Take My Lighting But Don’t Steal My Thunder By Alex Chinneck

#7. Coffee Kiss By Johnson Tsang

#8. Hyper-Realistic Illusions Carved Out Of Wood By Tom Eckert

#9. Book Sculptures By Alicia Martin

#10. Window With Ladder – Too Late For Help By Leandro Erlich

#11. The Virgins Of Apeldoorn By Elisabet Stienstra

#12. Car Sculptures By Gerry Judah

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#13. Les Voyageurs By Bruno Catalano

#14. Wurf VI By Anna Borgman And Candy Lenk

#15. De Vaartkapoen By Tom Frantzen

#16. Monte-Meubles, L’Ultime Déménagement – Leandro Erlich

#17. Suspended By Menashe Kadishman

#18. Balancing Sculptures By Jerzy Kędziora

#19. Pick Yourself Up And Pull Yourself Together By Alex Chinneck

#20. Abedo By Emil Alzamora


#21. Stone Balancing By Adrian Gray

#22. Pentateuque By Fabien Mérelle

#23. Michael Jones Sculpture By Jerzy Kędziora

#24. La Voiture Sur Le Lampadaire By Benedetto Bufalino

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