Sculpture

April 14, 2020

Endangered Butterfly Species Are Immortalized as One-of-a-Kind Glass Sculptures

Artist Laura Hart is fascinated by nature and the creatures that inhabit our earth. Inspired by fauna’s seemingly endless visual diversity, she celebrates this fact through striking glass art. Her Lepidoptera series depicts endangered and rare butterflies that are awe-inspiring in their attention to detail—especially in the way they highlight the visual variety of these insects.

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March 6, 2020

17th-Century Sculpture Captures Unbelievable Lace Details in Hand-Carved Marble

The Baroque Period is known for its decadent theatricality, with European artists continuing the classical trends of the Renaissance and shaping them into dramatic paintings and sculptures. Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini's work is particularly revered by art historians. Yet, the work of his lesser known apprentice, Giuliano Finelli, are just as breathtaking. Finelli was born in 1601 in Torrano di Carrara, Italy and received formal training in sculpting in Naples.

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February 24, 2020

Artist Turns Nuts, Bolts, and Scrap Metal Into Life-Size Animal Sculptures

While most of us dispose of old car parts and unused cutlery at the dump, Aloha, Oregon-based artist Brian Mock turns scrap metal into fantastic outdoor sculptures. He collects use and discarded materials—such as screws, nuts, and bolts—and assembles them into human and animal forms. Mock has been exploring a number of artistic practices from an early age, but discovered his love of upcycling art in the 1990s.

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January 22, 2020

Norwegian Artist Sculpts “Plush” White Pillows From Blocks of Marble

The ability to transform marble into skin or drapery is an awe-inspiring skill that plays with our sense of sight and touch—fooling our eyes into believing something we know is stiff can be soft. Contemporary artist Håkon Anton Fagerås recalls such classical mastery in his marble sculptures of pillows. “The common denominator of most of my art is fragility and vulnerability,” the artist tells My Modern Met.

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