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Found Silverware and Scrap Metal Are Welded into Lively Sculptural Creatures by Matt Wilson
Wide spoons become muscular hind legs, pointed handles fan out into wings, and fork prongs curl around a branch like talons in Matt Wilson’s wildlife assemblages. Using found flatware and other metal objects, the Charleston-based artist (previously) welds sculptural renditions … Continue reading
An Elaborate Paper Replica Recreates the Heidelberg Letterpress at Full Scale | Colossal
JUNE 23, 2021 GRACE EBERT Following a meticulously built collection of meals and household goods, Korean artist Lee Ji-heereturns to a more mechanical subject matter with a life-sized paper model of the Heidelberg letterpress. Similar to her vintage … Continue reading
Herds of Life-Sized Elephants Roam Through London’s Parks for a Global Conservation Project | Colossal
JUNE 17, 2021 GRACE EBERT Sixty migrating elephants pass between Piccadilly and Buckingham Palace in London’s Green Park in one of nine herds roaming throughout the city. The lumbering creatures are part of an ongoing collaboration between two nonprofits, CoExistence … Continue reading
Nine Massive Waves of Deadwood Surge Across a Forest Floor Near Hamburg
As the fear of a second wave of COVID-19 swept through Germany in the fall of 2020, photographer and artist Jörg Gläscher decided to channel his own worry into a project that felt similarly vast and domineering. “I was working (with … Continue reading
A Butterfly Sipping Moisture from Puddles, Sculpted Entirely in Wood by Toru Fukuda | Spoon & Tamago
MAY 30, 2021 / JOHNNY Butterflies can sometimes be found sipping moisture from puddles or wet soil after a rain. The process, seen here in the image above, is known as “puddling.” Except this image is not a real-life butterfly, … Continue reading
This Restaurant Is Nestled Within a Cluster of Brick Structures
It’ll feel like you’re dining in another world. Atmosphere is an important part of any restaurant experience. This is especially true for a new restaurant called 50% Cloud Artists Lounge by Cheng Chung Design. The Hong Kong-based design studio has … Continue reading
Five Towering Figures Sculpted in Wood by Artist Daniel Popper Loom Over The Morton Arboretum
“Sentient,” 18 feet. All images © Daniel Popper, courtesy of The Morton Arboretum Spread across the 1,700 acres at The Morton Arboretum just outside of Chicago are five enormous figures by Cape Town-based artist Daniel Popper (previously). Constructed mainly of … Continue reading
Beautifully Meditative Faces Emerge From Billowy Lengths of Tulle
By Arnesia Young on May 25, 2021 “A single length of tulle is manipulated to literally and metaphorically represent mindfulness, meditation, and the notion of finding clarity out of chaos.” Since he began experimenting with tulle over a decade … Continue reading
Miniature Architectural Spaces Nestle into Carved Chunks of Raw Marble | Colossal
GRACE EBERT “Tetraconch II” (2019), Faxe limestone, 38 centimeters. All images © Matthew Simmonds Since antiquity, marble has been a preferred material for sculptors and architects alike because of its relative softness and the unlikelihood that it’ll shatter. British … Continue reading
Book Highlights the Experimental Genius of Contemporary Paper Art
Diana Beltran Herrera “We know that this material is the same as the one we use to package pasta or even blow our nose, yet here it comes, taking on a magical transformation that art gifts every material.” Artists … Continue reading
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