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JANUARY 17, 2023

DRIFT’s “Shylight” (development 2006–2014), aluminum, polished stainless steel, silk, LEDs, robotics. Dutch artists Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta are DRIFT, a multidisciplinary group that creates experiential sculptures, installations, and performances, uniting audiences with moments that inspire a reconnection to our planet.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

Comprised of the work of 84 contemporary artists from around the world?—including Often, the artists reinvent the craft by altering the methods and materials they use and rejecting the outdated notion that embroidery is only a feminine past time. “A Turncoat” (2014) by Raija Jokinen, fibre sculpture.

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MARCH 23, 2023

All images © the artist, shared with permission courtesy of Galleria Continua. Since 2014, he has utilized LEGO as a medium but not without some controversy along the way due to the political nature of his work. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Ai Weiwei, “Water Lilies #1” (2022), LEGO.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Joost x Ice Carpet: Sketch Carpet, 2014, Sketch Carpet, 2020, Sketch Stool, 2019 Photo: Katie Treggiden Joost’s Sketch Collection , pictured above on the Sketch Carpet, was inspired by his knowledge and passion for abstract expressionist paintings. “Fear has no place here.

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

“If the Leader Only Knew” (2014). Through his bronze sculptures and public installations, Hank Willis Thomas ( previously ) examines history’s repetitions. No matter the medium, the interdisciplinary artist begins by examining advertisements and archival images and the messages those contain. ” (2013).

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MARCH 2, 2022

Based in Toronto, the artist has created a body of work that’s broad in medium and subject matter, ranging from small sculptures installed in circular formations to bulbous paper lanterns with rotating parts. The texture is enhanced, the artist shares, to mimic concentric tree rings and prompt questions of aging and time.

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Designspiration

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Vintage Textiles Transformed Into Flora and Fauna by Self-Taught Artist Mr. FinchJanuary 13, 2014 #fabric #sculpture #birds #vintage

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

(2014), porcelaneous stoneware, 12 7/8 x 20 x 22 1/4 inches. All images courtesy of Joan B Mirviss LTD, shared with permission Creating one of Hattori Makiko ’s twisted porcelain sculptures is an exercise in patience. Photo by Hayashi Tatsuo Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Photo by Richard Goodbody.

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Feature Shoot

JANUARY 2, 2020

So much of Black history around the continent and across the diaspora has been whitewashed or erased, much like the noses hacked off the faces of Egyptian sculptures to destroy evidence Black power and leadership — but as Malcolm X wisely observed, “Truth is on the side of the oppressed.” Courtesy of the Artist.

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MAY 25, 2022

Brooklyn-based blogger Ariel Adkins , who is also Curator of Art, Culture & Community at Twitter, takes her love of masterpieces to the next level by creating one-of-a-kind apparel inspired by some of the world’s most influential artists. Dress inspired by Seward Johnson, “Welcome Home” (2014) at Grounds for Sculpture.

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Creative Boom

MAY 19, 2024

At the same time, the commission held deep personal resonance for Julio, who is Latin and was born in El Salvador but grew up in Australia and trained in Sydney before moving to New York in 2014. Integrated into this fabric were channels for LED lights that could transform the entire sculpture into a dynamic, colour-shifting element.

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Azure Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Sculptor Richard Serra’s creative practice deals in the malleability of space: his larger-than-life sculptures refuse to adapt to a pedestal or plinth, instead standing declaratively alone — sometimes in locations deemed impractical. It’s no wonder, then, that the artist would wish for a permanent home for one of his pieces.

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JULY 12, 2023

All photos by Jonty Wilde, installation at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (2023) courtesy of the artist and Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery. Acclaimed Austrian artist Erwin Wurm ’s first large-scale museum exhibition in the U.K., Acclaimed Austrian artist Erwin Wurm ’s first large-scale museum exhibition in the U.K.,

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

Embedded within the eroded cement and marble pillars of artist Jamie North are a host of plants native to Australia. Kangaroo vines, Port Jackson figs, and kidney weeds wrap themselves around steel cables and grow from the crevices of the cracked stone forms, juxtaposing the industrial, human-made sculptures with organic elements.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 5, 2024

The glass artist has created more than a dozen well-known series of works, as well as celebrated for large architectural installations. If he weren’t a renowned artist, Dale does have a few other careers in mind. Music I love rock-n-roll, especially music from The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and other artists from the 50s and 60s.

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Azure Magazine

MARCH 12, 2021

Following an official naming ceremony in the fall of 2020, the word was bestowed on the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s new beacon — the long-awaited 3400-square-metre addition dedicated solely to the work of Inuit artists, past and present. ” Also claiming prominent space on the ground floor is the stepped educational facility Ilipvik.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

Photography provides the foundation for the Houston-based artist’s practice, which often encompasses sculpture, text, and collage to examine ideas around self-representation, gender, race, and a sense of belonging. inches Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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Design Milk

MAY 21, 2024

For over 2 decades, artist Tara Donovan has transformed everyday objects in her work – from plastic straws, Styrofoam cups, and toothpicks – creating ethereal visual magic through highly-precise unexpected accumulations.

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Design Milk

JUNE 22, 2021

The second designer we’re spotlighting for Design Milk’s 15th Anniversary is Tanya Aguiñiga , a triple threat artist, designer and craftsperson whose work we’ve been covering since 2010. “I’m creating large-scale fiber sculptures in a femme-centered studio, which are sold in galleries.

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Design Milk

MAY 27, 2021

These are the tools and materials New Orleans-based artist Demond Melancon uses to create his Black Masking suits and his contemporary art portraiture series. CERF+ , a mutual aid safety net for artists, introduced us to Melancon recently, and we jumped at the chance to learn more about him, his work and his ambitions.

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Design Milk

APRIL 14, 2023

She’s helped M&C Saatchi coin the first ever integrated destination Brand – Brand Dubai – which launched in 2014 and is still going strong. Samir Sayegh Samir Sayegh is an incredible artist whose body of work in modernizing the Arabic script spans decades. Today, Samar Maakaroun is joining us for Friday Five !

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

The Tokyo-born artist splices fragments of found objects that otherwise would be regarded as refuse, like a crumbling brick from Iizuka City or coal waste, to repurpose the existing material with a lustrous embellishment. Top: “Debris – 267411” (2014), debris and glass, 8 1/10 × 23 3/5 × 7 1/10 inches.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

“Bonsai City” (2014), paper, inkjet printing, fake grass, acrylic elements, 8 x 118 x 21 1/2 inches. All images © Katsumi Hayakawa, courtesy of the artist and McClain Gallery, shared with permission. To explore more of the artist’s projects that are concerned with the complexity of modern life, head to Artsy.

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Azure Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Long-standing racial tensions came to a head in 2014 when Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer in the suburb of Ferguson, sparking the nascent Black Lives Matter movement. Courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco. Photograph courtesy of the artist and Garth Greenan Gallery, New York City.

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Colossal

JANUARY 19, 2024

All images © the artists Let’s rewind to 1991. Ceramic artist and professor Bobby Scroggins, who was frustrated by the lack of access and recognition for artists and craftspeople of color—particularly Black artists—took matters into his own hands. The original organization ran until 2014. Read the interview.

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MAY 1, 2020

“Ondulation” (2014), white zip-ties, RGB LED light, and painted plywood, ?36 Montreal-based artist Elisabeth Picard curls, fans, and locks together hundreds of zip-ties into tremendously formed glowing sculptures and undulating installations. 36 x 36 x 6 ¼ inches. ?Photo Photo by Michel Dubreuil.

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JUNE 26, 2020

“Untitled” (2014–15), bronze (polished patina), 114 x 48.5 A self-taught artist, Krisár uses his own meticulous techniques and methods for creating a finished piece—constantly reworking the casts to a state of simplicity and smoothness. “Torso 3” (2014), bronze (polished patina), 46 × 104.8 × 14.8

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2023

As a result, children can now delight in the park’s charming custom playground equipment, which includes climbable river otter, sturgeon and salamander sculptures by Danish studio Monstrum. Its popular outdoor performances became a fixture of summer in the city before the space eventually closed in 2014.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

“Zip thorax” (2014), zippers. Belgian artist Élodie Antoine understands the behavior of fibers, controlling them in ways to produce textile designs that are organic, fungal, and oftentimes anatomical in nature. Quilted brain” (2014), lycra and padding, 33 x 25 centimeters. Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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AUGUST 24, 2021

Indiana-based artist Jessica Calderwood imbues her whimsically camouflaged figures with questions about the female psyche. Many of the pieces shown here are all on view at Asheville’s Momentum Gallery through September 7, and you can find more of Calderwood’s peculiar sculptures on her site and Instagram.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Spotted with corroded patches, Tomàs Barceló ’s sculptures fuse classical antiquity and retro-futurism. The Cala Millor, Mallorca-based artist casts steampunk-style figures from resin and recycled objects that resemble ancient art while evoking otherworldly relics of an alternate reality. “WINNA-T,” resin.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Participating artists include Noma Bar, Zoë Barker, Sarah Boris, Marylou Faure, Peter Greenwood, Dani Molyneux, Danielle Rhoda, and Wendy Wong. We'll now share a little more detail about each of the eight artists below and give you an overview of the exclusive print they've created for Creative Boom. Love Boom by Sarah Boris.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 8, 2023

"I have always loved expressing myself," says Henri Campeã , a queer visual artist, illustrator, 2D animator and art director hailing from the vibrant city of São Paulo, Brazil. This was ultimately the start of a blossoming relationship with the craft of illustration, alongside a love of clay, paper sculptures and acting.

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MAY 23, 2022

“Minimum Monument” (2014), Lima. The Brazilian artist is known globally for “Minimum Monument,” a collection of small ice figures that melt in situ. “The sound is very important because it invokes that disappearance,” the artist tells Great Big Story.

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Azure Magazine

JUNE 1, 2020

On May 31, 2020, influential contemporary artist Christo — who wrapped bridges, monuments, museums and even parliaments — passed away at his New York home at the age of 84. In 2016, the artist completed The Floating Piers, a three-kilometre marigold walkway floating atop Italy’s Lake Iseo.

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Azure Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2024

In 2014, photographer Milos Bicanski revisited a series of venues constructed for the 2004 edition of the Olympics in Athens, Greece. A symbol of winding migrant journeys, the sculptural form culminates in panoramic views of the landscape. “For me, it’s a metaphor for the journeys of migrants who passed through this building.”

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Feature Shoot

JULY 7, 2022

There are many, many possible outcomes, but only 48 pictures will ever be created, meaning that the artist has given up some creative control to the blockchain, the code, and most all, the collectors themselves. The collector sees the finished artwork before the artist does, giving new meaning to the idea of “owning” a photograph.

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