Art

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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October 10, 2012

Historical Figures Recreated Using Random Postcards

Malaysia-born artist Amir Zainorin reflects on the status of the world, both socially and economically, in his Postcard to… series. Each large-scale wall collage features dozens, if not hundreds, of postcards that echo the bust of three major visual fixtures from international currency–George Washington (USA), Queen Elizabeth (UK), and Mao Zedong (China).

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October 5, 2012

Playful Three-Dimensional Wire Sculptures

It might seem hard to believe at first but these works by German artist Martin Senn are not contour line drawings. They are, in fact, wire sculptures. Senn's three-dimensional figures against a white backdrop certainly resemble ink or marker illustrations that have quickly been scribbled onto one's own sketchpad but there's nothing quick or simple about them.

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