Sculpture

May 29, 2017

11 Innovative Ceramic Artists Breathing New Life into an Age-Old Art

When one attempts to imagine examples of contemporary ceramics, simple adaptations and subtle variations on the timeless tradition may come to mind. While plenty of artists have preserved the customary look and feel of the ancient craft, many have opted to reinvigorate the medium through experimental approaches and unconventional aesthetics. Here, we explore the groundbreaking work of some of these avant-garde contemporary ceramic artists.

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May 10, 2017

Giant Lion Carved from Single Tree Trunk Took 20 People 3 Years to Complete

Taking 20 people more than 3 years, a single tree trunk has been carved into a giant lion titled Oriental Lion. Sculptor Dengding Rui Yao led the team in carving out the enormous redwood trunk, which is now located in Fortune Plaza Times Square in Wuhan, the capital of China’s Hubei Province. The artists worked on the mammoth sculpture in Myanmar before it traveled a little over 3,000 miles in December 2015 to China. Measuring in at 47.

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April 29, 2017

Artist Transforms Everyday Objects into Quirky and Surreal Sculptures

Spanish artist Jaime Pitarch puts an unconventional twist on everyday materials for his cutting-edge artworks. Based in Barcelona, Pitarch has been manipulating household items for years, transforming your common chair or wire coat hanger into a contemporary sculpture. By re-contextualizing these objects, he asks viewers to re-evaluate their functions and how we relate to them on a daily basis.

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February 19, 2017

Dynamic Pixelated Wood Sculptures Are Contemporary Masterpieces

The wood sculptures of Hsu Tung Han are dynamically fashioned pieces of fine art. The Taiwanese artist is a master of puzzling together pieces of wood into unbelievable figurative sculptures. This contemporary sculptor thinks of his work as a puzzle, carefully laying out each piece in preparatory drawings and clay models. Then, strips of walnut, teak, or African wax wood are joined together and worked over meticulously.

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