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In ‘Zoophites,’ Les Lalanne Hybridize Beasts and Botany into Functional Sculptures

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It’s also an apt title for a poetic exhibition of sculptures blending beastly and botanical forms by the late Claude (1925-2019) and François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008). ” Zoophites borrows its title from a 1964 show in Paris that was the first the pair presented together and is on view through May 9.

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Somerset House art show revisits the last 50 years through the prism of horror

Creative Boom

Juno Calypso, The Honeymoon Suite, 2015. We Invoke the Culture of Heretics”) , 2015. The exhibition's third and final act, Witch, focuses on the period stretching from 2008's financial crash until the present day. Jeremy Millar, Self Portrait as a Drowned Man (The Willows) , 2011. © Jeremy Millar. Courtesy of the artist.

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

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All images © DelMonico Books, shared with permission “Historically, books about contemporary Native and Indigenous art have often been composed of academic essays illustrated with artworks by Indigenous makers,” Jeffrey Gibson ( previously ) says in the introduction to An Indigenous Present.

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Jan Kaláb’s Graffiti Has Always Been Art + Now It’s Even More

Design Milk

“My paintings teeter on the edge of sculpture and my sculptures are mostly painted,” said Czechoslovakian contemporary artist Jan Kaláb. Since the early days of his practice, paintings, sculptures, and 3D graffiti have been added to his portfolio, and his work has been shown in galleries around the world.

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“Kiss Me Quick. We’re All Dying”: The Evoking Digital Sculptures by Sasha Katz

Design You Trust

Today Sasha Katz is formerly employed as editorial designer by Afisha Mir magazine and works as a freelance illustrator and GIF artist.

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Illuminated Streaks Appear to Fall from Trees in Light Paintings by Photographer Vitor Schietti

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In Vitor Schietti ’s Impermanent Sculptures , thick treetops and branches are swollen with light that appears to drip down in incandescent rays. Schietti shot the pieces shown here in February and March of 2021 around his hometown, Brasília, but the ongoing series first was developed in 2015.

Sculpture 101
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Globes and Astronaut Helmets Form Heads of Figurative Sculptures by Artist Yinka Shonibare CBE

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“Woman Shooting Cherry Blossoms” (2019), unique fiberglass sculpture, Dutch wax printed cotton textile, bespoke hand-colored globe, steel, brass, zamak, wood, resin, and silk, 244 x 193 x 436 centimeters. All images © Yinka Shonibare CBE, by Stephen White.

Sculpture 101