Art

October 23, 2012

Walking Under a Massive 340-Ton Boulder

Positioned atop the center of a 456-foot long concrete trench, on the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's campus, sits a 340-ton boulder that visitors can walk under. It is securely bolted to two shelves that line the walls they are affixed to, but it's still a thrill to walk below such a massive piece of earth. The installation is said to have the capacity to withstand the tests of time.

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October 20, 2012

Anatomically Correct Glass Sculptures

California-based artist Gary Farlow of Farlow's Scientific Glassblowing, Inc. combines art and science through the production of his anatomically correct glass sculptures. From the vascular system to brain and lung models, Farlow and his team of ten construct borosilicate glass structures representing the inner workings of the human body.

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October 16, 2012

Jaume Plensa’s Massive New Musical Notes Sculpture

In 2011, more than 250,000 people viewed Jaume Plensa's otherworldy sculptures at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, making it the Park's most popular exhibition ever. His first major showing in the UK, it consisted of surreal depictions of human bodies and heads made in metal. Plensa is back, presenting three sculptures for this year's FIAC, Paris's premiere art fair that officially begins October 18 and runs through October 28.

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October 12, 2012

Loving Embrace Solidified in Marble Sculpture

Sculptor Pascale Archambault chips away at huge blocks of marble and turns them into amazing works of art. Chipping away at the stone, she uncovers the human form, and although a couple's bodies readily appear from the outline, viewers can also feel a sense of soul and spirit emanating from within. This piece, titled Simbiosis, was created in 2007 for the first Guatemala Festival of Sculpture “Guatemala Immortel.

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