Art

January 31, 2019

Colorful Pixelated Wood Sculptures Reveal Complexities of the Human Spirit

Artist Gil Bruvel doesn't confine himself to one method of producing creative work. Whether painting, sculpting, or creating functional art, Bruvel's creative energy flows through each of his pieces. For his Bending the Lines series, the Australian-born, French-raised artist uses simple materials to express complex metaphors. These pixelated sculptures, made from sticks of painted wood, were conceived to show “topographical depth.

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January 28, 2019

Artist Crochets Life-Size Anatomically Correct Skeleton with Removable Organs

Canadian artist Shanell Papp works in many mediums, but it's her eye-catching crochet art and fascination with anatomy that led her to create Bawdy, a life-size model of the human body's inner workings. This research project was started in 2005, when she crocheted the anatomically correct figure with removable organs during her time as an art student at the University of Lethbridge.

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January 26, 2019

Embroidered and Embellished Coral Sculptures Creatively Promote Ocean Conservation

French artist Aude Bourgine crafts coral sculptures with a textile twist. Immersed in whimsical embellishments, each creation in her Poumons des océans (“Lungs of the Oceans“) series reimagines marine invertebrates as multimedia masterpieces. While this sculpture collection captures the dreamy beauty of the ocean, it also highlights its increasing fragility—a reality at the heart of Bourgine's practice. On the surface, Poumons des océans appears to be a purely playful interpretation of a reef ecosystem.

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