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“Trans A.M.”: The Superb 3D Surreal Digital Art and VR Sculptures by Elena Romenkova

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Herzen with a degree in Fine Arts and has participated in art exhibitions in Russia and abroad since 2004. With a melange of glitch sculptures and rendered surrealistic images, the virtual space “beyond the mind” represents a transitional state between dream and reality that comes from the unconscious.

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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

Creative Boom

Others were not, so on occasion, they came together and made their own exhibitions or created their own gallery spaces. Susan Sontag (1933-2004) was an American writer, philosopher and political activist best known for her essays on modern culture and criticism of the Vietnam War. Ninth Street Women by Mary Gabriel.

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Rooted in the American South, ‘Souls Grown Deep Like the Rivers’ Recognizes Remarkable Artistic Traditions of Black Artists

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Thornton Dial, “Stars of Everything” (2004), mixed media, 248.9 Encompassing more than 60 quilts, sculptures, installations, paintings, drawings, and assemblages by 34 artists from the mid-20th-century to the present, the exhibition is drawn largely from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation. centimeters.

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LDF23: 2LG Studio + British Craft Shine at the 2023 London Design Fair

Design Milk

You CAN Sit With Us (emphasis on “can” and referencing the 2004 movie Mean Girls ) is a curation that responds to prejudice they have felt and still feel from the industry. ” But with Russell and Jordan about, you won’t be needing one.

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In ‘Glass Microbiology,’ Sculptures Explore the Science Behind Modeling Viruses and Bacteria

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Back in 2004, artist Luke Jerram began questioning the impact of this creative license, asking whether people believed that microbes are inherently vibrant and how exactly viewers are supposed to tell which renderings feature accurate colors and which are alterations. based artist said in an interview. “By

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“A creative polymath”: Isamu Noguchi’s life explored in new Barbican exhibition

Design Week

Ostende has curated the Barbican’s upcoming exhibition on Japanese-American designer and artist Isamu Noguchi. Alongside design, being the “creative polymath” he was, she says he worked across disciplines as diverse as theatre set design, sculpture, painting and even dance. “Was he a designer? A sculptor?

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Milan Design Week 2022: Highlights from Our Camera Roll

Azure Magazine

The biggest draw of the week-long design event was the 60th edition of the sprawling furniture expo, Salone Del Mobile , which was held at the Fiera Milano exhibition centre, where major design brands unveiled fresh products that provided insights into hot new colours (oranges, teals, and purples). Design is Milano is design.