jaume plensa, sculpture, heykel

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African painted clay mask, Luluwa - Royal Museum for Central Africa Photo - Haguard Du Nord Menagerie of mask mystique During the first decades of the 20th century, a shift occurred from purely perceptual art to a more conceptual style fueled by a growing interest in the tribal cultures of Africa, Oceania and North America. The 'Primitivism' and 'Africanist' arts explored by Paul Gauguin just before the beginning of the century was also embraced by artists such as Modigliani, Matisse, Paul Klee, Max Ernst, Brancusi, Giacometti and Picasso. It gifted them with a visual narrative that propelled the movement

The use of masks during the life of the Venetian Republic remains one of mankind's notably eccentric practices. Indeed, masks have been worn in cultures throughout the world for thousands of years, but perhaps never with such fervent pageantry as in Venice. www.maskitalia.com/maskhistory.htm

designers go wild with Sydney gallery's limited edition mask collection...

SO MINT! is a series of posts on fresh graduates in fashion, jewellery and design from around the world. Handpicked by Current Obsession.

Using materials such as plastered strips, silk and paper, French artist Fanny Alloing creates these beautiful body sculptures. Fanny started experimenting with moldings when she lost her beloved aunt, which caused her to think deadly about death and capturing emotion. See more of Fanny’s sculpture at her website or Behance. via: http://oculoid.com/body-sculptures-by-fanny-alloing/

African Traditional Pottery African Water vessel. A ceramic jar which is worn by women on their backs to fetch water from wells and springs and then to store it in their homes. Ouadhias culture. Great Kabylia, Algeria Azande Vessel - Africa, Angola Nupe Vessel - Africa,Nigeria Water jug from the Jerma tribe - Niger Two Samburu girls dressed in her traditional beaded necklaces and headress at a dance. Ol Malo, Laikipia, Kenya African beer pot Nigerian pottery vessel Yellow Hornbill Kruger National Park

An artist and sculptor working with clay and mixed media.