In Boulder, Colo., for example, a man named Michael Grab (who goes by the name Gravity Glue) has taken rock stacking to a high art, creating sculptures that seem to defy the laws of physics.

Gently, precariously, one by one, stones perch upon stones, rising above the ground in seemingly gravity-defying towers. In settings both urban and wild, the art of rock stacking can be practiced on a ...

Denton Machuga places a rock high atop his record-setting 101-inch stack in the individual height competition at the 2023 Llano Earth Art Festival.

That fleeting nature of the art seems to be part of the general appeal of rock stacking, even among amateurs. “You make it, you look at it,” said Randall McGehee, 56, of the small town of Noonday.

Works of art or monuments to ego? Rock-stacking stirs debate . Sep. 14, 2019 at 10:55 am Updated Sep. 14, 2019 at 11:18 am . By . The Associated Press. The Associated Press.

With rock stacking as a focus, the event grew into an entire earth art festival. She expected it to draw a few hundred attendees; it attracted 5,000. “People are digging this,” Morgan said.

Before and after work, the 32-year-old is often outside, balancing the rocks, one atop another, into pillar-like formations that have caught the eye of many of his neighbors ...

Expertly balancing one rock on top of another at the European stone Stacking Championships, competitors combine skill and artistic creativity to come up with gravity-defying constructions. Now in its ...

AKRON, Ohio - It's not a Zen or chi thing, Ed Cote insisted. Not art. Not therapy. Not even especially a skill, he will tell you. He said this as he hoisted a 40-pound rock, tipped it lengthwise ...

Why do people stack stones in the wild? From Maine to Mongolia, rock piles mark paths, tombs, and create art. But they come with complications.

ODESSA, Texas — There's a mystery in Odessa. One that has local residents scrambling for answers. Unique works of art made by stacking rocks have appeared in parts of Odessa. But what are they ...

To others, these manmade rock formations despoil nature’s beauty and stand as monuments to the human ego.Those who live along the north shore say […] Skip to content. All Sections.