{"id":74221,"date":"2014-02-16T10:29:30","date_gmt":"2014-02-16T18:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/?p=74221"},"modified":"2025-08-22T20:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T03:34:09","slug":"7-spontaneous-temporary-sand-paintings-by-joe-mangrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/7-spontaneous-temporary-sand-paintings-by-joe-mangrum\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Spontaneous Temporary Sand Paintings by Joe Mangrum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/7-spontaneous-temporary-sand-paintings-by-joe-mangrum\/spontaneous-temporary-sand-paintings-by-joe-mangrum-001\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74222\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-001.jpg\" alt=\"Spontaneous Temporary Sand Paintings by Joe Mangrum 001\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-001.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-001-550x385.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSince 2006 artist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joemangrum.com\/\" title=\"Joe Mangrum\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Mangrum<\/a> has taken to the streets of New York, Chicago, San Francisco and elsewhere armed with sacks of colored sand that he sprinkles by the handful to create sprawling temporary paintings. Each work is spontaneous in its design and evolves as Mangrum works, spending upwards of 6-8 hours hunched over the ground to complete each piece.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/7-spontaneous-temporary-sand-paintings-by-joe-mangrum\/spontaneous-temporary-sand-paintings-by-joe-mangrum-002\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74223\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-002.jpg\" alt=\"Spontaneous Temporary Sand Paintings by Joe Mangrum 002\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-002.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-002-550x366.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/7-spontaneous-temporary-sand-paintings-by-joe-mangrum\/spontaneous-temporary-sand-paintings-by-joe-mangrum-003\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74224\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-003.jpg\" alt=\"Spontaneous Temporary Sand Paintings by Joe Mangrum 003\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-003.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-003-550x366.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/7-spontaneous-temporary-sand-paintings-by-joe-mangrum\/spontaneous-temporary-sand-paintings-by-joe-mangrum-004\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-004.jpg\" alt=\"Spontaneous Temporary Sand Paintings by Joe Mangrum 004\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-004.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-004-550x366.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/7-spontaneous-temporary-sand-paintings-by-joe-mangrum\/spontaneous-temporary-sand-paintings-by-joe-mangrum-005\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74226\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-005.jpg\" alt=\"Spontaneous Temporary Sand Paintings by Joe Mangrum 005\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-005.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-005-550x366.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/7-spontaneous-temporary-sand-paintings-by-joe-mangrum\/spontaneous-temporary-sand-paintings-by-joe-mangrum-006\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74227\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-006.jpg\" alt=\"Spontaneous Temporary Sand Paintings by Joe Mangrum 006\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-006.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-006-550x366.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/7-spontaneous-temporary-sand-paintings-by-joe-mangrum\/spontaneous-temporary-sand-paintings-by-joe-mangrum-007\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74228\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"582\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-007.jpg\" alt=\"Spontaneous Temporary Sand Paintings by Joe Mangrum 007\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-007.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Spontaneous-Temporary-Sand-Paintings-by-Joe-Mangrum-007-550x400.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nVia: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2014\/02\/spontaneous-temporary-sand-paintings-by-joe-mangrum\/\" title=\"thisiscolossal.com\" target=\"_blank\">thisiscolossal.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 2006 artist Joe Mangrum has taken to the streets of New York, Chicago, San Francisco and elsewhere armed with sacks of colored sand that he sprinkles by the 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