Art

June 18, 2019

Artist Uses Thick Brushstrokes to Create Paintings of Plump Songbirds

Inspired by nature, artist Angela Moulton creates stylized bird portraits that are bursting with color and texture. Each impasto painting features abstract layers of thick brushstrokes that are built up to form each adorably plump body, perched on tree branches. Moulton splits her time between Illinois and Idaho, where she comes across the many different bird species that inspire her. “I paint a lot of North American birds because it's my home.

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June 13, 2019

Interview: Bruce Munro Illuminates California’s Wine Country with ‘Field of Light’ Installation

For 15 years, British artist Bruce Munro has illuminated landscapes around the world with his fanciful Field of Light installations. Comprising myriad glowing orbs, each site-specific work of art accentuates its surroundings while also shedding light on the “shared human experience”—a concept at the core of Munro's latest luminous project, Field of Light at Sensorio. Field of Light at Sensorio is set along a hillside in picturesque Paso Robles, a city nestled in California's Wine Country.

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June 11, 2019

Monumental Hands Reach Across Venice Canal as a Symbol of Unity

Sculptor Lorenzo Quinn triumphantly returns to Venice with yet another monumental installation. Six pairs of hands stretch across the basin of the historic Arsenal, joining together to create a bridge of unity. At almost 50 feet high and 65 feet wide, Building Bridges is a stunning addition to the city as it experiences the Venice Biennale. And for Quinn, it's a spectacular bookend to his 2017 work in Venice, Support, which garnered worldwide acclaim.

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June 10, 2019

Amazing Wood Sculptures Carved to Look Like Figures Are Trapped Inside

Taiwanese artist Tung Ming-Chin is a master of transforming wood into pensive, emotive sculptures. His smoothly polished pieces transform as the viewer moves around them, slowly revealing surprises. Often dealing with themes of inner emotion and the subconscious mind, his sculptures regularly show figures trapped within the wood, pressing themselves against the outer layer in an attempt to break free.

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