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Crystal Hearts and Translucent Tongues Shaped Into Sculptural Works by Debra Baxter

Posted on August 14, 2019 by

Santa Fe-based sculptor and jewelry designer Debra Baxter combines glass, bronze, crystal, wood, and found objects to create ghostly sculptures of human forms. In one piece titled “Cross My Heart” (2019), a purple heart sits on top of a rough … Continue reading →

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Banal Moments Contorted into Surreal Stoneware Sculptures by Genesis Belanger

Posted on August 6, 2019 by

Genesis Belanger twists and stretches familiar objects into surreal scenarios with her stoneware, porcelain, and concrete sculptures. The Brooklyn-based artist frequently depicts detached limbs, misplaced teeth, and unusually located food in her work. One sculpture shows a mustard-topped hot dog … Continue reading →

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Thousands of Miniature Mirrors Dazzle and Refract in Multi-Media Sculptures by Lee Bul

Posted on August 2, 2019 by

Korean artist Lee Bul examines shared human consciousness in a variety of forms, creating tentacled sculptures, futuristic chandeliers, and other large-scale forms that refract the audience through tiny mirrored tiles. The installations and sculptures are at once inspired by the past … Continue reading →

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Yulia Brodskaya Reveals Her Process of ‘Painting With Paper’ in a New Book

Posted on August 2, 2019 by

We’ve featured the paper-centric work of Yulia Brodskaya several times on Colossal, and the U.K.-based artist continues to hone her craft with increasingly large-scale portraits. Three recent portraits, Seeing, Seeshall, and Pull to the Light, all feature larger-than-life busts of female … Continue reading →

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Ancient Demons with Irving Finkel I Curator’s Corner season 3 episode 7

Posted on August 1, 2019 by

Irving Finkel talks Mesopotamian demons, ghosts and sprites and how to deal with them.

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Ghostly Figures Occupy Sculptures of Architectural Ruin by Diana Al-Hadid

Posted on July 28, 2019 by

Diana Al-Hadid creates large-scale sculptures and installations that merge bodily forms with collapsing altars, columns, and other architectural forms. Headless bronze figures in repose appear to drip down concrete blocks, while organs surround fictional players like beautiful beasts. In each, … Continue reading →

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The Moon’s Milk

Posted on July 22, 2019 by

Seven and a half years in the making, The Moon’s Milk is an entirely handmade stop motion animated short about a time when the moon was close enough to be reached by ladder. Narrated by Tom Waits, the film chronicles … Continue reading →

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Praying Mantises, Venus Fly Traps, and Autumn Leaves Crafted From Finely Molded Crepe Paper

Posted on July 22, 2019 by

Illustrator and paper artist Tina Kraus sculpts realistic insects, plants, and reptiles out of textured crepe paper, adding colorful details with pastel chalk and paint. Kraus first began using the materials about two years ago, starting with common flowers and … Continue reading →

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Miniature Faces Add Three-Dimensional Personality to Ceramic Vessels and Tableware

Posted on July 2, 2019 by

Rami Kim began making visual artwork as a stop-motion animator, crafting small head sculptures for her films’ puppets. These objects became the inspiration for her works in clay, eventually morphing into the face pots and mugs she creates today. Kim’s … Continue reading →

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An Immersive Inflatable Labyrinth of Light and Color by Architects of Air

Posted on June 30, 2019 by

Designer and Architects of Air founder Alan Parkinson’s latest architecture maze, Daedalum, is a 153-foot long inflatable structure, recently installed in London as a part of the Greenwich + Docklands International Festival. Light fills the labyrinth’s tunnels through colored panels … Continue reading →

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