Tag: sculpture

cressus:

     No one before Bernini had managed to make marble so carnal. In his nimble hands it would flatter and stream, quiver and sweat. His figures weep and shout, their torses twist and run, and arch themselves in spasms of intense sensation. He could, like an alchemist, change one material into another – marble into trees, leaves, hair, and, of course, flesh.  
     –   Simon Schama’s Power of Art. Bernini

alicasanova:

asylum-art:

 Kendra Haste creates the most incredible, life-like animal scultpures using layers of painted
galvanized wire atop steel armature.

Kendra Haste is a contemporary animal sculptor who uses galvanized wire as her medium to create large and small lifelike creatures. From
the muscular body of a lion to the delicate hairs on the monkey’s neck,
you will be amazed at how much detail she weaves with what most people
would consider plain chicken wire.

“No other material I have ever
used has been able to suggest the sense of movement and life, of contour
and volume, the contrasts of weight and lightness, of solidity and
transparency – values that I find in my natural subjects. It is the
perfect medium, inviting continuing exploration and challenge,” Haste says.

Some of his works until 2021 at the Tower of London.

Take a look at a few of her works below and view her online gallery for more.

I use to make sculptures with chicken wire….none of mine ever looked THIS cool though

irakalan:

BOOK SCULPTURES BY BRIAN DETTMER

Brian Dettmer (flickr) is a New York-based artist known for his detailed and innovative sculptures with books and other forms of antiquated media. 

Brian Dettmer – Process: “In this work I begin with an existing book and seal its edges, creating an enclosed vessel full of unearthed potential. I cut into the surface of the book and dissect through it from the front. I work with knives, tweezers and surgical tools to carve one page at a time, exposing each layer while cutting around ideas and images of interest. Nothing inside the books is relocated or implanted, only removed. Images and ideas are revealed to expose alternate histories and memories. My work is a collaboration with the existing material and its past creators and the completed pieces expose new relationships of the book’s internal elements exactly where they have been since their original conception”.

rfmmsd:

Artist & Ceramicist:

Beth Cavener Stichter 

Painted Tattoo Design:

Alessandro Gallo

“Tangled Up in You”

Stoneware, Ink, Paint, Rope.

Total Installation height: 15 Feet from the Top Rope Knot to the

Floor

Total Height of the Intertwined Figures:

65” Inches Height, 42” Inches Length and 24” Inches Wide