Sculpture

July 27, 2025

Thousands of Tiny Vases Come Together To Form Monumental Sculptures

It’s hard to ignore the level of texture in Grégoire Scalabre’s sculptures. Even from afar, his voluminous and otherworldly pieces shoot out toward us, their soft spikes, valleys, and curves as captivating as mountain ranges. Look closer, and these forms begin to resemble impossibly tiny vases, wrapped so meticulously around the artwork’s surface that they almost seem to be vibrating.

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July 22, 2025

Two Decades of an Artist’s Exploration of Timeless Beauty Celebrated in Expansive Exhibition

Artist Karen LaMonte explores concepts of timeless beauty, strength, fragility, and the “fleeting nature of life” through her stunning sculptural works. Porcelain, bronze, glass, and stone are the materials with which she expresses these ideas—and has done so for over two decades. Now, an expansive exhibition at the Munson Museum in Utica, New York, is celebrating her work.

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July 9, 2025

Artist Creates Immersive Marine Seascapes Swarming With Cardboard Animals

For years, Josh Gluckstein has fabricated cardboard sculptures of various animals, but his latest series may be his most ambitious yet. In what he calls a “cardboard museum installation,” the London-based artist has fashioned several distinct scenes of coral reefs, each of which center marine species. Their massive scale and lavish details aren’t the only things that distinguish these new sculptures—at nearly every step, Gluckstein cataloged the process behind their production.

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June 23, 2025

Neptune Sculpture Disappears and Reappears With Rising and Lowering Tides

In Roman mythology, Neptune is the god of the sea. That's why there is no better place for a sculpture of this deity than in the actual ocean. In front of Melenara Beach, in Gran Canaria (one of Spain's Canary Islands), a statue of Neptune seems to rise above the waves. The sculpture greets those who venture into his maritime domains, creating a powerful sight in this popular tourist destination.

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