Snow Sculptures
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Snow sculpture uses snow the same way that sand sculpture uses sand--to mold, shape, and carve the raw material into various statues or other artistic forms. Since it is done outdoors in front of spectators, often by a team of artists, some regard it as being a type of so-called performance art; others think of it as a spectator sport.
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[edit] Tools of the Trade
Tools include picks, shovels, and saws--one does not want to annoy any of the artists, especially while he or she is at work with one of these implements. Most snow sculptures are usually carved from a single iceberg and weigh up to 350,000,000 tons. Smaller sculptures, on beaches near mountains, are carved from the aftermaths of blizzards.
[edit] Contests
Since 1973, an international snow sculpture contest has taken place in Cold Ass, Alaska, with preliminary elimination contests in various other cities, including:
- Blue Balls, Montana
- Pokies, Wisconsin
- Shriveled Cock, Russia
- Colder Than a Witch's Tit, Colorado
- Frozen Ass, Japan
- Cold Cock, England
- Snow White Bosom, China.
The next annual international contest is scheduled for February 4.
[edit] Controversy
Initially, snow sculptures were of igloos, ice castles, and giant Popsicles, but, as more men and women have joined the ranks of snow sculptors, the art has become more imaginative and, some would say, more risqué.
The inclusion of erotic statues in these contests has caused a blizzard of controversy and hard feelings among some artists and spectators, who object to such works as "Fornication" and "Ice Phallus" as being "pornographic" rather than erotic. "We used to bring our children, Mikey and Amanda, ages six and four, to view the artwork, but we don't bring them anymore," Sally Puchs lamented. "We don't want them exposed to naked people having sex or erect penises, even if they [Editor's note: the sculptures, not the children] are made only of snow."
[edit] Compromise
Mindful of such complaints, organizers of the contests have begun to partition the exhibition fields into those for children under 18 and adults (ages 18 and older). "We want everyone to feel comfortable and to have a good time," Cesar Butt, one of the contests' promoters said, "and if that means separate exhibition areas for artists' works, so be it."
In addition, some artists have vowed to create artwork that is no more controversial that Hello, Kitty characters or the Simpsons cartoon family.
[edit] Dissent
However, some artists are not happy with such a "dichotomy of the artistic impulse." Sculptor T. T. Show said, "Art is for everyone, and if I want to show someone's snowy tits or frosty ass, that's my right under the First Amendment, and, by God, I will show them!" Show said that, for the next annual international contest, he is preparing "a 350-ton sculpture of the human genitalia in all their magnificent glory," adding that, "as a model for the male organs, I have used my own member, kept in the proper artistic mode by a team of six young women, any of whom I would be glad to recommend for such employment, as they all provided excellent service."
