A-stone-ishing: The artist who balances heavy rocks on top of each other



You probably wouldn't want to challenge Bill Dan to a game of Jenga if your life depended on it, as he claims to be a master of balancing things.

The performance artists insists his skill is genuine but some people believe his work could be fake.



Dan has been wowing the crowds in San Francisco Bay since 1994 with his stunning sculptures of different-sized rocks resting on top of each other.

Ore inspiring: Bill Dan insists he did not use any trickery to create these sculptures

He has since picked up a legion of fans on the internet - his work on YouTube has clocked plenty of hits - and has been asked to create sculptures for galleries and private events.

In fact his gravity-defying work is so amazing that people sometimes refuse to believe he doesn't use glue or some other trickery.

Rock steady: Bill Dan wows crowds with his stunning rock sculptures



Fine art: Bill Dan has been balancing rocks and other objects since 1994



'I had so many negative e-mails from curious sceptics saying that it is computerised art that I got tired of explaining over and over again,' Dan said.

'Please no more questions about glue!'

The artist, who is in his mid-50s, claims he can also balance shoes, glassware and cans.

Explaining how he does it, Dan said: 'I don't picture what the sculpture looks like beforehand, it just forms as I work. It is not difficult to stack two or three rocks upwards.

Wow: Dan's gravity-defying work seems so unbelievable, doubters wonder if he is using glue



'Don't worry if you start with large contact points, you can get smaller and smaller as you build your skills.'

Dan said he enjoyed the art because it was 'uniquely beautiful'.

'Based on curiosity alone I could create a piece of beautiful art, unlike any other.'

Andrew Burton, one of Britain's most respected sculptors, said: 'I would just say that this is possible – after all, he would be found out pretty quickly if it were not.'

Watch Bill Dan create his gravity-defying rock sculptures...



