All Blog Posts Tagged 'sculpture' (380)

John Powers creates geometric installations and sculptures that use simple blocks to form interesting patterns with depth and form. The zoomed in view of these pieces makes them look like more like computer generated images than tangible art. Powers states, "I very much like that my work looks digital, that it reflect my exposure to the technologies around me, but I like also that it is…

Every year, a joyous festival of fruits takes over the French Riviera. For 15 days, the French people and tourists from all parts of the globe are uprooted in celebration amongst life-sized and towering citrus sculptures. This year's 79th annual Fete du Citron, otherwise known as the Menton Lemon Festival in France, has begun its parade of citrus sculptures, music,…

Last month, Alice introduced us to artist Do Ho Suh's floor installation, aptly titled Floor, that features a world of tiny men keeping us afloat. Similarly, Suh's Cause & Effect ceiling installation incorporates miniature statues of men, though this time they are mounted on top of one…

Sean Avery is an artist who creates stunning sculptures from recycled materials, classifying his work as "sustainable art." Instead of throwing old CDs away, he transforms them into something quite extraordinary. With the glossy and reflective look of the CDs, the pieces have an inherently mesmerizing quality about them.

Shattered CDs are a difficult medium to work with,…

What is the value of a beautifully crafted gem? What is its worth if it's made of paper? Paper sculptor Kirsten Hassenfeld explores the fantasy-driven world of opulent extravagance through her handcrafted paper jewelry. Using translucent white paper, the artist forms intricately designed polygons that resemble brilliantly cut gemstones. As for how she goes about…

What you see is what you get…or is it? Australian artist Steven Morgana creatively explores and challenges this statement through many of his interactive sculptures. He enjoys creating works that make us think about “our perception of reality and the…

Using materials that include stone clay, epoxy putty, copper line, plastic, and resin, Japanese artist Takanori Aiba has creates this fantastical sculpture called Bonsai-B that looks like someone or something has taken residence in this bonsai tree! It should come as no surprise that Aiba has a background as a maze illustrator and an art director for architectural spaces. Using his…

On any given day, one wouldn't expect to see a giant, luminous fish in the sky, let alone one made of dining utensils. However, entering at Heddon Street in Central London, you'll be able to view just that! The piece known as Cutlery Fish is a woven installation by designer Ian McChesney made of forks. In an attempt to set a marker and draw attention to the fact that this particular…

These hard-bodied men emerging from bare, white walls are the works of Milan-based artist Matteo Pugliese. The most apparent and impressive aesthetic choice that Pugliese has chosen in this series entitled Extra Moenia is the decision to present his sculptures in fragments. A bent knee opens the opportunity to represent one whole form in at least two pieces. It is the…

An uprooted tree typically has roots at the bottom, but sculptor Yoan Capote's bronze renditions change that convention. Instead of roots, there are boots in the Havana-based artist's large-scale sculptures. The long metallic trees lay beside each other, extending human legs and feet in the work entitled Migrant. The installation is a metaphoric representation of migrating one's…

Installation artist Mark Jenkins recently brought his work indoors at his first solo show, Glazed Paradise, hosted by Gestalten. Most famously known for his street installations made of tape, this particular project involved life-like figures placed throughout the Gestalten space in order to provoke audience reactions through interactions with the forms.

His sense…

Levi van Veluw is a multidisciplinary artist based in the Netherlands. His work often consists of illogical “combinations of materials, patterns, colors, and forms.” His earlier work, The Origin of the Beginning, involved a large amount of material and patterns to…

Some people go to the beach to enjoy a beautiful sunset, to search for dolphins, or to watch surfers riding the waves. That's why Montauk, New Yorkers could have never expected to come face-to-face with a 12' long 5' high life-sized rhino, made of mixed media resin, roaming their shores. At least not until today. Davis Murphy, a multidisciplinary artist, sculpted a variety of…

London-based artist Kate MccGwire is quite unique. She specializes in creating magnificently intricate sculptures with thousands of molted bird feathers. When asked the question, “Why feathers?" MccGwire replied, “I deliberately choose materials that possess a beauty and power when used in abundance.”

Her latest body of work includes pieces titled Guile, Lure,…

After posting on Gabor Fulop's Lady Bug sculpture, we knew we had to find out more. We contacted the Hungarian artist to ask him a few questions and were delighted to hear back from him. Fulop not only gave us insight into the creation and meaning of the sculpture, he also…

There's a Batman and a Catwoman so why shouldn't there by a Lady Bug? Hungarian artist Fulop Gabor has taken the word "ladybug" quite literally in this amazing sculpture. Calling his interpretation Lady Bug, this standing yellow and red figure is covered in a swarm of those tiny insects which you can only see and fully realize in the up-close…

“My artwork shows, with the language of sculpture, the essence of matter and tries to reveal with the work, the hidden life within.” –Giuseppe Penone

What better way to appreciate nature and the wonders of life than with a simply amazing art sculpture like this? In The Hidden Life Within, Italian artist Guiseppe Penone carves out a young tree with…

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman withdrew from the Republican presidential race today but not before five artists from Team Sandtastic created this massive 525-ton sand sculpture of the GOP candidates at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Mount Rushmore-like artwork features Huntman's likeness alongside the faces of Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum…

Think you have the time, dedication and patience to create an artwork like this? First, try and comprehend these numbers. 6 million matches. 16 years of life. Bulgarian artist Plamen Ignatov used that many matches and spent that much time to create this impressive miniature model of the Rila Monastery. Made of wood, matches and gems, it's now on display at the Museum of…

At Art Miami this December, I came across the cutest radio I've ever laid eyes on. (It popped back on my radar when I spotted it on toy collector/photographer doc18's Flickr stream.) Popular Japanese contemporary artist Yoshitomo Nara designed Doggy Radio, a fully functional radio that…