A photo tour of unusual sculptures by the sea

When art meets the outdoors, the result can be nothing short of inspirational.

The Green Gallery, an outdoor art space in the town of Arsuf Kedem, just north of Tel Aviv, Israel, is a beautiful melding of art and nature.

'Guarded Flower' by Orian Meron greets visitors at the entrance to the Green Gallery. (Photo: Zach Pontz)

The small town's fields, which sit on the edge of a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, were empty for many years before residents there decided to make them the backdrop to dozens of sculptures by local and international artists.

The point of the Green Gallery is, according to the administrator's website, "to display art in and from nature, and ...that the works exhibited in the gallery will have something from the harmony of nature."

The Green Gallery exhibits a rotating list of sculptures from local and international artists. (Photo: Zach Pontz)

This path leads to the center of the Green Gallery. On the left is a garden with 100 different species of trees. Past it, and to the right, are fields filled with sculptures. (Photo: Zach Pontz)

Sculptures such as this one hover over the fields of Arsuf Kedem, a small community outside of Tel Aviv. (Photo: Zach Pontz)

Several paths allow visitors easy access to the sculptures and the ability to wander through the Green Gallery. (Photo: Zach Pontz)

The Green Gallery is the result of a concerted effort by residents of Arsuf Kedem to use the town's fields for something productive.(Photo: Zach Pontz)

Dani Manheim, an artist and one of the directors of the Green Gallery, is responsible for this sculpture, titled 'Device.' (Photo: Zach Pontz)

The Green Gallery is located on a site overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. (Photo: Zach Pontz)