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Klaus Littmann's stunning ark-like sculpture turns a single tree into a piece of art

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The Swiss artist's new installation, Arena For a Tree, encased in a basket-type structure of wooden ribs, not only asks audiences to reflect on themes of nature and sustainability, but delivers a stark warning on climate change. Made possible with support from the arts foundation Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger | KBH.G

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UAL student Shihui Li highlights animal extinction through sugar-spun folk art

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When themes of social justice are built into the curriculum, they become embedded into the wider picture, helping us to both imagine and realise more just, sustainable futures. This ancient Chinese folk art traditionally depicts animals of the zodiac or scenes from myths and legends. And she produced a highly original way to do so.

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Cultural festivals for the soul: 2024 events that celebrate art, design, and creativity

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Art Basel Miami Beach. January Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival – China, 5 Jan-early March Ever been to an ice sculpture festival? Dress warmly in layers and book a guided tour to explore Harbin's ice sculptures and local cuisine. Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, 2020.

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Paper artist Lisa Lloyd explores the flow of emotions in dazzling new foil block printed sculpture

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Brighton-based paper artist Lisa Lloyd pushes her work in new directions with Flux, a fish-themed sculpture created with the help and craftsmanship of printers at Barnard and Westwood. Three-dimensional paper artist Lisa Lloyd takes inspiration from the natural world when creating her beautiful paper sculptures.

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Shotaro Kitada creates a serious yet jokey reality in his paper sculpture artworks

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Japanese illustrator Shotaro Kitada uses humble rolls of copy paper to create three-dimensional handmade sculptures that inhabit their own peculiar reality. Taking the shape of whacky giant heads perched on the top of vans to clumsy pedestrians getting their tongues stuck to icy lampposts, Shotaro's sculptures are a bizarre joy to behold.

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Haunting wooden sculptures by Claudette Schreuders reveal why we can't escape from ourselves

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In Doubles, her latest series of figurative painted wood sculptures and works on paper, Cape Town artist Claudette Schreuders takes a closer look at the double lives we lead, from what we do in private to how we present ourselves in public. The artist's sculpture work is rooted in both African and European traditions.

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A new sculpture of rainbow-coloured ribbons is amazingly made of steel

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Incredibly, the dynamic flowing sculpture is fashioned from steel and powder-coated in an array of vivid colours. After collaborating with Levitt Bernstein to build the City of Stories installation for the London Festival of Architecture, Hanna's studio has also created public art across the capital and internationally.

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