Brendan Monroe’s art is destined to catch your eye and pull you in a world where organic forms and structures create cosmic explosions of hauntingly beautiful color and depth. Some of his pieces have a nightmarish feel to them. The artist also creates abstract sculptures which follow the concept of his paintings. A must see portfolio!
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The human form is a subject that deeply inspires Antony Gormley who has been creating sculptures of the human body and experimenting with the notion of transformation and collective identity for the last 25 years.
The artist’s both sculptures and large scale installations have been exhibited internationally. Ron Pippin creates outstanding art out of mechanical & animal parts and various found or collected objects. There is a certain “steampunk” feel in his creations and the artist has mentioned in an interview: “My work is often related to ideas about the relationship of Science, Art, and Nature. My scientific aesthetic is primarily drawn from the 19th Century, when, I feel, science still had a relationship to beautiful forms.”.
A definitely worth viewing collection! Cooking with Heart The work of Kira Shaimanova is simply stunning. Focusing in sculpture illustration, this talented artist creates her doll characters from clay along with hand-made sets and finally stylizes and photographs her creations. Shaimanova is inspired by the fantastical and a “black” sense of humor is obviously incorporated in her artwork. Kate MccGwire’s overwhelming feather sculptures are urging the viewer to alter their perception and preconceptions about beauty.
Using uncommon materials, the artist creates dynamic forms that intrigue one’s imagination! I read in the artist’s statement: “Intrinsic to her method is the collecting and sorting of materials from hundreds of different sources over a period of months, even years. In turn, pieces evolve intuitively as if out of the subconscious, the language evocative rather than purely illustrative. As the work takes shape, a new, playful reality emerges, so that the object itself becomes a sort of prism, refracting the layers of meaning and cultural associations buried within, the quantity of materials used sometimes deliberately overwhelming, as if charged with a power and ambition beyond the reach they possess when seen in isolation”. Jamie Salmon creates impressive photorealistic sculpture that take your breath away! The materials he uses include silicone rubber, fibre glass and acrylic. The British artist notes: “I like to use the human form as a way of exploring the nature of what we consider to be "real" and how we react when our visual perceptions of this reality are challenged. In our modern society we have become obsessed with our outward appearance, and now with modern technology we are able to alter this in almost anyway we desire. How does this outward change affect us and how we are perceived by others?”
Taxidermy is the act of mounting or reproducing dead animals for display, while Crochet is the process of creating fabric from yarn or thread. The Crochetdermy project of Shauna Richardson is an original combination of the two. The UK based artist creates animals in life size scale, a process that may last even months.
I really like the photographs with her animal creations placed in various urban areas. Amazing wire sculptures by artist Frank Plant. The artist often experiments with various techniques that incorporate wooden backgrounds, light boxes, sensors, sounds and music in his 3d pieces, seeking for alternative ways of visual communication with viewers. Frank Plant’s work has found its way into public and private collections all around the world. The American sculptor is currently living and creating in Barcelona.
The work of Sayaka Ganz is in my opinion the ultimate definition of recycle art. These magnificently assembled sculptures are made of various kind of materials such as plastic, utensils, toys and metal pieces among other things. The artist notes: “My goal is for each object to transcend its origins by being integrated into an animal form that seems alive. This process of reclamation and regeneration is liberating to me as an artist. By building these sculptures I try to understand the human relationships that surround me. It is a way for me to contemplate and remind myself that even if there is conflict right now, there is a way for all the pieces to fit together. That even if some people don’t feel at home here and now, there is a place where they belong and that they will eventually find it.” I discovered Ron Mueck’s work a couple of days ago and I was awestruck! Unrealistically sized hyper realistic sculptures created out of silicon, fiberglass and various materials using a traditional casting technique. The artist was born in Australia and started out as a model maker, moved to photo-realistic props and animatronics and gradually transitioned to fine art in 1996. He has participated in numerous group exhibs and has held solo exhibitions all over the world, his sculptures have gained international recognition and attention in the contemporary art scene.
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