WITH MORE ON THE SAND PYRAMIDS AND WHO'S BEHIND WE GO TO ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER FELIX CORTEZ LIVE IN SANTA CRUZ.. DAN WE'RE HERE LIVE AT COWELL BEACH.. WHERE ALL THOSE PYRAMIDS ARE GOING UP... SAND ART AS THE ARTIST LIKES TO CALL IT.. JIM DENEVAN AND HIS SON, BRIGHTON ARE BEHIND THE PROJECT SIMPLY CALLED "PYRAMIDS" TOGETHER WITH THE HELP OF DOZENS OF VOLUNTEERS THEY'VE CREATED 380 SAND PYRAMIDS.. OF DIFFERENT SIZES.. SOME MORE THAN 6 FEET TALL.. THE ARTIST BASED HIS WORK OFF THE GREAT PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT.. (ARTIST 00:3:29 IT'S A REFERENCE TO THE MOST WELL-KNOWN PYRAMID IN EGYPT, JUST IN THE SENSE IT HAS THE SAME ANGLE, SAME FOUR SIDES, SAME STEEPNESS, BASICALLY. AND SO IN USE, IN A SENSE, WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH, YOU CAN YOU CAN REFERENCE MAYBE EGYPT.BUT YES, IT'S A PYRAMID :45) (45:54 IT'S CREATING BEAUTY FROM NATURE. AND NATURE'S ALREADY BEAUTIFUL, BUT SOMEBODY IS MAKING IT MORE BEAUTIFUL. THEY'RE CREATING ART AND IT'S TEMPORARY. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE HERE. IT'S GOING TO GO BACK TO NATURE. SO NO WASTE :06) THE PROJECT WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF ART IN CONJUCTION WITH THE "COMMON GROUND ART FESTIVAL" WHICH RUNS THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.. AGAIN PROJECT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY TOMORROW EVENING.. AND BEST TIME TO VIEW IT MAY BE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.. WHEN THE HUNDREDS OF PYRAMIDS ARE CASTING SHADOWS.. IN SANTA CRUZ FELIX CORTEZ ACTION NEWS 8..
News We Love: Father-son duo build hundreds of pyramids on a California beach
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Updated: 3:13 AM PDT Sep 21, 2024
Hundreds of sand pyramids are being constructed on Cowell Beach in Santa Cruz as part of an art exhibit by Jim Denevan, his son, Brighton and dozens of volunteers.See the sand pyramids in the video above"It's a reference to the most well-known pyramid in Egypt, just in the sense it has the same angle, same four sides, same steepness, basically," Jim Denevan said. "And so in use, in a sense, when you walk through, you can reference maybe Egypt. But yes, it's a pyramid.""It's creating beauty from nature. And nature's already beautiful, but somebody is making it more beautiful," Cindy Martino added. "They're creating art, and it's temporary. It's not going to be here. It's going to go back to nature. So no waste."The project, simply called "Pyramids," involves the creation of 380 sand pyramids of various sizes, some reaching over six feet tall. The exhibit is a collaborative effort with dozens of volunteers assisting in the construction.The Santa Cruz Museum of Art commissioned the project with the Common Ground Art Festival, which runs through next weekend.The best time to view the sand pyramids is in the late afternoon when the structures cast long shadows, enhancing their visual impact.The project is expected to be completed by Tuesday evening.
Hundreds of sand pyramids are being constructed on Cowell Beach in Santa Cruz as part of an art exhibit by Jim Denevan, his son, Brighton and dozens of volunteers.
See the sand pyramids in the video above
"It's a reference to the most well-known pyramid in Egypt, just in the sense it has the same angle, same four sides, same steepness, basically," Jim Denevan said. "And so in use, in a sense, when you walk through, you can reference maybe Egypt. But yes, it's a pyramid."
"It's creating beauty from nature. And nature's already beautiful, but somebody is making it more beautiful," Cindy Martino added. "They're creating art, and it's temporary. It's not going to be here. It's going to go back to nature. So no waste."
The project, simply called "Pyramids," involves the creation of 380 sand pyramids of various sizes, some reaching over six feet tall. The exhibit is a collaborative effort with dozens of volunteers assisting in the construction.
The Santa Cruz Museum of Art commissioned the project with the Common Ground Art Festival, which runs through next weekend.
The best time to view the sand pyramids is in the late afternoon when the structures cast long shadows, enhancing their visual impact.
The project is expected to be completed by Tuesday evening.
