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Humans Bond with Animals and Nature in Adrian Arleo’s Poetic Ceramic Sculptures

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All images © Adrian Arleo, shared with permission Honeycomb faces, a hound with hands for fur, and the all-seeing eyes of a badger are just a few of the hybrid figures in Adrian Arleo ’s striking sculptures. x 22 x 11 inches Detail of “Persistence Badger” “Embodiment II” (2005), clay and glaze, 6 x 11.5

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Humans and Animals Commune with Nature and the Cosmos in the Multidisciplinary Work of Kiki Smith

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Her early drawings and sculptures literally turned the figure inside out, often depicting organs, body parts , and bodily fluids, which related closely to the root concern in the AIDS epidemic as well as the visceral experience of the menstrual cycle. Edition 1 of 3, edition of 3 + 1 AP Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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‘An Indigenous Present’ Is a Paradigm-Shifting Illumination of Native North American Art Today

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“The writing often references previously published texts that can be problematic and outmoded.” 2005), red cedar, acrylic, and horsehair, 24 x 20 x 10 inches. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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Where did this interaction come from??—?a brief history of interaction design

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Max Ernst put an ax beside his sculpture to be used by the visitors “in case they did not like the object”. Happening In the early 1960s , Nicolas Schoffer created the series of “CYSP” (Cybernetic-Spatiodynamic) sculptures capable of responding to changes in sound, light intensity, color, and movement, of the audience.