The series "Alone Together" delves into the intricate dynamics of relationships and intimacy, exploring the complexities that arise within human connections.
Italian sculptor Aaron Demetz (previously) will have several new figurative sculptures on view at Gazelli Art House in London starting March 28, 2013 as part of the show The Tainted with Korean sculptor Shan Hur. The new works continue to explore Demetz exploration of the human figure and show his incredible skill in carving wood. Via the gallery: For The Tainted, renowned Italian artist Aron Demetz will present a new body of sculptures, which are a continuation of his long-standing fascination with the human figure. More
The series "Alone Together" delves into the intricate dynamics of relationships and intimacy, exploring the complexities that arise within human connections.
These sculptures pay tribute to Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du Mal, a book of poetry exploring themes of decadence and eroticism. On close inspection their fine petals have a flesh-like appearance, with anthropomorphic scars and sores pitting the skin. They are reflections on the depraved state of modern, media-saturated culture and the spectre of genetic manipulation.
In her salient text, In The Wake: On Blackness and Being, scholar Christina Sharpe delves into the multiple definitions of “wake,” which span from “the path behind a ship, keeping watch with the dead, (to) coming to consciousness.” “In the wake,” Sharpe writes, “the past that is not past reappears, always, to rupture the present.” Largely focused on conversations around anti-Blackness and continued violence, the book is rooted in the afterlife of slavery and what sentiments, practices, and memories linger into the current moment, questions that similarly ground the work of artist Nastassja Swift. More
The Vietnamese photographer takes up this theme in Portraits of Áo Dài (2021-2022), a charming visual choreography that focuses on the traditional dress of women in his country. Here, vaporous fabrics hint at snippets of the past, updated by the author's vibrant compositions., Portraits Of “Áo Dài”, Chiron Duong
These sculptures pay tribute to Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du Mal, a book of poetry exploring themes of decadence and eroticism. On close inspection their fine petals have a flesh-like appearance, with anthropomorphic scars and sores pitting the skin. They are reflections on the depraved state of modern, media-saturated culture and the spectre of genetic manipulation.
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The series "Alone Together" delves into the intricate dynamics of relationships and intimacy, exploring the complexities that arise within human connections.
Exiting the tank and re-entering the daylight made the colours outside seem much more vivid.
Italian sculptor Aaron Demetz (previously) will have several new figurative sculptures on view at Gazelli Art House in London starting March 28, 2013 as part of the show The Tainted with Korean sculptor Shan Hur. The new works continue to explore Demetz exploration of the human figure and show his incredible skill in carving wood. Via the gallery: For The Tainted, renowned Italian artist Aron Demetz will present a new body of sculptures, which are a continuation of his long-standing fascination with the human figure. More
Exiting the tank and re-entering the daylight made the colours outside seem much more vivid.
“The events of my life would fill more than a novel ... I live in a world so curious, so strange. Of the dream that was my life, this is the nightmare.” -- Camille Claudel to
Roni Landa, an Israeli artist based in Tel Aviv, creates polymer clay sculptures that combine the natural shapes of fruits and flora and the texture of butchered meat. “Very Still Life” comments on life and death–a delicate, yet sometimes unsettling display that challenges the world’s current order. Landa takes inspiration from classical sculpture, product and commercial design, and even the culinary world, evidenced by her current body of work.
A photo tour of Oslo's Vigeland Park: More than 200 of Gustav Vigeland’s sculptures are on display in this Norway sculpture park.
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As you probably noticed during the recent artsyF A S H I O N Week, I have a keen interest in the gray areas where art and fashion collide. What we wear and it’s design is such an integrated …
There are primitive animal instincts lurking in our own depths, waiting for the chance to slide past a conscious moment. The sculptures I create focus...
Australian artist Freya Jobbins makes amazing art with old toys. Giuseppe Arcimboldo reincarnated in the NSW bush.
Roni Landa, an Israeli artist based in Tel Aviv, creates polymer clay sculptures that combine the natural shapes of fruits and flora and the texture of butchered meat. “Very Still Life” comments on life and death–a delicate, yet sometimes unsettling display that challenges the world’s current order. Landa takes inspiration from classical sculpture, product and commercial design, and even the culinary world, evidenced by her current body of work.
Garner confronts viewers with the unspeakable abuses perpetrated on the bodies — and subjectivities — of Black women.
Original lithograph in red. Hand-signed in black marker by César on the lower right. Numbered / 500 copies lower left. C.N.A.C. stamp in the lower right corner on the back. (Limited edition of 500 copies for the exhibition César - Plastiques, 1970). Custom frame from the period with aluminum rods (some traces on the rods): 76 x 49 x 2 cm. Provenance: Public auction, Plis plastiques, César Baldaccini
Explore Japan’s ancient indigo textile traditions through a visit to an Edo-era dye house called the Higeta Indigo House in Mashiko, Japan and an exhibition about boro patchwork textiles at t…
Described as "beyond abstract minimalism," the work of Ernesto Neto is being seen in three exhibitions until November in Vienna, Austria.
Woman seen from the Back by Vilhelm Hammershøi, National Gallery of Denmark http://www.smk.dk/en/explore-the-art/search-smk/#/detail/KMS3671
Klaus Rinke is a German artist who explored several artistic means (painting, sculpture) before concentrating on body art. He especially used the movement of the body, captured through performance and photographs, as a means to express the passing of time. The theme of the clock itself...
The Medici Chapels are one Florence's most historic sites. They are the shrine and mausoleum of the Medici family, who ruled Florence for centuries. The New Sacristy was designed and decorated by Michelangelo. It has seven beautiful Michelanglelo sculptures.
I spent two years living in Glen Cove, Long Island and I felt like The Great Gatsby in that secluded place so near to NYC, but it felt a thousand miles away. My neighbours ranged from Wall Street millionaires to a famous Mafia Don to retired fishermen and everyone got along fine! The skating pond was very popular during the winter freeze and these two people allowed me to photograph them as they elegantly navigated the beautiful pond creating a timeless scene., Long Island Winter, Richard Dunkley
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