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Figurative Wool Sculptures by Nastassja Swift Explore the Memories and Narratives of Blackness
GRACE EBERT Detail of “Passage, when momma lets my braids flow down my back,” wool, synthetic braiding hair, wood, plaster, resin, satin. Collaborators are Kiki Jewell, Nyja Amos, Grace Jewell. Photo by David Hunter-Hale. All images © Nastassja Swift … Continue reading
Kono_Metamorphosis2 | Fashion photography, Fashion, Photography
May 29, 2018 – “Head props are pieces of transformative and wearable art. I don’t see them as headpieces to decorate hair but as a way of creating one-off characters.” Source: Kono_Metamorphosis2 | Fashion photography, Fashion, Photography
Cosmic Nature: A Spectacular Polka Dot-Filled Exhibition by Yayoi Kusama Sprawls Across New York Botanical Garden
Now inhabiting the verdant, 250-acre campus of the New York Botanical Garden are oversized flowers sprouting in seasonal arrangements, a glowing pumpkin-packed infinity room, and a sea of 1,400 reflective spheres by Yayoi Kusama (previously). Teeming with squiggly sculptures, site-specific installations, … Continue reading
A New Book Highlights an Eclectic Collection of Paper Works by 24 Artists Defining the Medium
Judith Rolfe. All images courtesy of Gingko Press A celebration of contemporary paper art, a new book gathers a wide-ranging collection of collages, quilled portraits, and intricately cut landscapes from 24 artists and studios around the globe. Published by … Continue reading
Life-Sized Wildlife Protrude from Ornate Rugs in Perspective-Bending Sculptures
Detail of “Persian Kangaroo” A new menagerie of polar bears, stags, and kangaroos resemble typical wildlife except for the fact that they’re literally swept under the carpet, their features hidden from view. These towering sculptural forms are by artist Debbie … Continue reading
Kinetic Flowers Grow from a Deteriorated Landscape in an Otherworldly Installation by Casey Curran | Colossal
In Parable of Gravity, artist Casey Curran (previously) assembles a vast garden of delicate kinetic blossoms amidst an expanse of deterioration. The sweeping landscape, which is on view at Seattle’s MadArt through April 17, positions Curran’s pulsing plant forms atop … Continue reading
This 18th-Century Sculpture Has a Net Carved Entirely Out of Marble | My Modern Met
By Kelly Richman-Abdou on March 17, 2019 This Italian artist from 250 years ago took 7 years to create this and, honestly, it’s worth it. The Release from Deception’ (1754) by Francesco Queirolo For centuries, sculptors around the world have … Continue reading
Smooth Curves and Negative Space Complete Elegant Wooden Sculptures by Ariele Alasko
From hunks of beechwood or maple, artist Ariele Alasko carves sculptural works that take the shape of smooth curves, ruffles, and squiggled lines. The elegant pieces play with contrast and negative space and are assembled into abstract compositions, whether as … Continue reading
Monumental Masks Submerged as Part of the Underwater Museum | My Modern Met
By Samantha Pires on February 20, 2021 These massive masks are helping to protect and provide refuge for marine life. British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor uses his artistic practice to help conserve our environment. More specifically, his sculptures protect and … Continue reading
Abstract Masses of Porcelain Consume Embracing Figures in Sculptures by Artist Claudia Fontes
Argentina-born artist Claudia Fontes (previously) continues her Foreigners series with small sculptures of figures enveloped by plumes of porcelain. Recent additions to the expanding collection are more abstract than previous iterations, which often revealed the body’s curves and gestures, although all … Continue reading
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