Artist Pours Concrete Into Everyday Objects And Lets Gravity Shape Stunning Sculptures (10 Pics)
Concrete is often thought of as hard and rigid, but for sculptor Jeff Muhs, it’s a collaborator. Through his method of “Dynamic Free Casting”, he lets gravity, chance, and the material itself shape his work in surprising ways.
Muhs, who began sculpting as a child with wood, discovered concrete about twenty years ago while building his studio. “I was struck by its possibilities. I began experimenting, intrigued by the forms that might emerge from its weight, texture, and brutal physicality,” he told DeMilked. His earliest works were architectural: rectangular columns embedded with and distorted by objects of “High Design,” like chairs, ropes, and corsets. These experiments became a dialogue with the material, each piece revealing new possibilities and building toward unknown outcomes.
Suspending concrete in fabric molds revealed an unexpected quality, it suggested flesh. This led Muhs to sculpt torsos, busts, and eventually full figures, exploring the tension between control and surrender. “Concrete continues to challenge and inspire me, as I come to understand uncertainty as a creative force. It resists control, surprises in form, and reminds me always of its sheer weight. That tension, between resistance and transformation, is where the work lives,” he says.
In Jeff Muhs’ hands, concrete isn’t just a material, it’s chaos made tangible. Check out some of his fascinating works in the gallery below.
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