Sculpture

January 14, 2020

Artist Creates Amazing Sculptures With Hand-Made Textures Imitating Aquatic Life

Artist Lisa Stevens creates stunning ceramic sculptures that imitate organic motifs found in nature. Her small, decorative pieces are composed of dozens of notches and ridges made without the use of any stamps. Instead, Stevens uses a variety of small tools to achieve the crisp structure of her creations. Based in Bristol, Stevens worked as a sculptor for Aardman Animations before beginning her ceramic art practice.

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December 31, 2019

Learn the Ancient Art of Glassblowing and the Contemporary Artists Who Blow Us Away Today

How does a glass bowl get formed or an exquisite sculpture get made? This is done through the art of glassblowing. The practice involves shaping the material using heat and, as the term implies, blowing. It’s a relatively simple act that has the power to create awe-inspiring art that can be functional, decorative, or both. The techniques used in glassblowing have remained nearly the same since it was first discovered.

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November 23, 2019

Luminescent Sculptures Explore Our Relationship to a World Dominated by Technology

The modern world is an ever-changing source of inspiration, and American artist Doug Aitken has managed to capture today's mutability in his newest exhibition, Return to the Real. On show at London's Victoria Miro Gallery, Aitken's exhibit consists of two installations—All Doors Open and Inside Out—which he calls a “portrait of the present” or the “near future.” For these immersive installations, Aitken utilizes lonely sculptural figures that glow with color-changing lights according to accompanying soundscapes.

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November 18, 2019

Giant Fire-Breathing Dragon Operated by 17 People Roams the Streets of Calais

For most people, dragons only exist in fairytales or fantasy films, but for the people of Calais in France, a huge, fire-breathing beast roams their own streets. Don’t worry though—this particular dragon isn’t real. The mechanical Dragon of Calais (Le Dragon de Calais) was created by La Machine, a non-profit organization comprised of artists, technicians, and theater designers who work together to construct epic mechanical monsters.

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