American artists have drawn criticism after making stunning, intricate sculptures by pouring hot liquid aluminium into anthills.

Farhad Moshiri, an Iranian artist working a lot with carpet media using it as a mean to joke about consumerism culture, was one of the participants of the group show Love Me Love Me Not of Yarat! pavilion curate by Dina Nasser-Khadivi (read on her curating Lalla Essaydi's Harem here) at Venice 2013 Art Biennial. The installation consists of more than 500 carpets depicting celebrities-covered magazines from all over the world.

Jo Jo performs at the Q102 s*xy Singles 2012 the at Hotel Palomar on January 26, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo)

Portuguese driver Ricardo Poremi and co-driver Jorge Monteiro ride during a session on the eve of technical checkup in Jeddah, on December 31, 2020 ahead of the 2021 Dakar Rally, which this year will take place in Saudi Arabia from January 3 to 15, 2021. (Photo by Franck Fife/AFP Photo)

American actresses and singers Rachel Zegler and Maya Hawke at the Time100 Next Gala held at Second on October 24, 2023 in New York, New York. (Photo by Nina Westervelt/WWD via Getty Images)

Gail Couillard, of South Burlington, Vermont, waits with her dog, Lyndon, for Republican presidential candidate, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley to take the stage at a campaign event at the DoubleTree Hotel on March 3, 2024 in South Burlington, Vermont. Despite having lost every state primary thus far to former President Donald Trump, Haley intends to stay in the Republican race at least through Super Tuesday on March 5. (Photo by John Tully/Getty Images)