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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

All images © Patrick Bergsma, shared with permission Resisting the confines of porcelain vases, Dutch artist Patrick Bergsma ’s vibrant bonsai sculptures illustrate the strength and resiliency of nature. In his ongoing Expanding China Series, the artist references the rich, global history of porcelain.

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MAY 16, 2023

All images © Jonathan Hateley, shared with permission Immersed in nature, female figures dance, reflect, and rest in Jonathan Hateley ’s limber bronze sculptures. “I was drawn to create a sculpture reflecting nature on the surface of the figure, which could be better highlighted with the use of colour,” he tells Colossal.

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JULY 13, 2020

“small sweet pink lump” (2020), polyester, polyurethane, pins, and adhesive, 40 x 44 x 39 centimeters. Many pet owners are quick to name their dog or cat’s breed, but those bringing home one of Troy Emery ’s colorful sculptures might need to figure out what species they’ve adopted first.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

Illumination Devices is comprised of the artist’s bent portraits and totems of merging faces, in addition to a series of irradiated kinetic sculptures. “Art to me is the wordless conversation between us and our inner beast. Yellow Glass Urn” (2020), steel, glass, 15 × 13 inches. via Supersonic ).

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Digital and analog realms collide in the dynamic sculptures of Taiwanese artist Han Hsu-Tung ( previously ). Explore more of Han’s fragmented sculptures on his site and Instagram. “Shaolin” (2020), western redcedar, 130 x 78 x 40 centimeters. Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

Carla van de Puttelaar for Iris van Herpen, various collections (2020). All images courtesy of Musée des Arts Décoratifs, shared with permission Water, skeletons, and the origins of life usher in a major retrospective of the exquisite, otherworldly garments of Iris van Herpen ( previously ). Image © Dominique Maitre.

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APRIL 4, 2024

All images © Hyun Jung Jun, shared with permission We’re excited to share a Colossal-curated project debuting April 11 at The Other Art Fair Chicago. On opening night, usher in spring with a magical edible installation by Chicago-based artist Hyun Jung Jun of Dream Cake Test Kitchen.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

“Untitled” (2020), cast tinted hydrocal, 9 x 9 x 4 inches. While the sculptures are playful in both color and form, the Los Angeles-based artist notes that they also hold earnest themes of masculinity and aging, two concepts he’s thinking about often. All images © Joe Davidson, shared with permission.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

N” (2020), copper and paint. Artist Wang Ruilin ( previously ) visualizes nature’s interconnectivity by literally imprinting a rocky terrain or ice cap onto the bodies of wild animals. See more of the Ruilin’s recent sculptures below, and head to Behance and Instagram for glimpses into his process.

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APRIL 12, 2023

All images © Bayne Peterson, courtesy of the artist and Kristen Lorello, NY, shared with permission As artist Bayne Peterson sketches the voluptuous and sinuous shapes of what will become his vibrant wooden sculptures, he takes cues from organic movement. Photo by Jeffrey Sturges Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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JULY 7, 2022

Artist Warren King ( previously ) finds much of his inspiration by wandering through Chinatown in New York City, where he encounters “street musicians, chess players in Columbus Park, vegetable sellers, knockoff handbag vendors on Canal Street, lion dancers during Chinese New Year celebrations,” he tells Colossal. “Xuanzang.”

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MAY 19, 2022

The enchanting, imaginative narratives usually bound between the covers of a book burst from the page in the sculptures of Su Blackwell. via Women’s Art ). “To Kill a Mockingbird” (2020). “The Ship” (2020). All images © Su Blackwell, shared with permission. Photo by Yeshen.

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JULY 28, 2020

In 2012, Bristol-based artist Diana Beltrán Herrera ( previously ) began sculpting impeccably layered paper birds and other wildlife as a way to record her surroundings. Beltrán Herrera’s upcoming projects include a commission for a coral sculpture, in addition to plans to launch a studio with her brother by the end of 2020.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

Seoul-based artist Yeesookyung ( previously ) fuses Korean and Japanese craft traditions in her elegant, gilded sculptures. In a statement about her latest additions, she describes her fractured sculptures: To me, a piece of broken ceramic finds another piece, and they come to rely on one another.

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JANUARY 20, 2022

Kaws: New Fiction in Fortnite © Epic Games Brian Donnelly, the New York-based artist better known by his alias Kaws, is showing works in a new show at London’s Serpentine Gallery, his first major solo exhibition in the city. These can be accessed through the Acute Art app, along with a miniature render of the entire show.

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APRIL 22, 2022

“Style Variation 35” (2020), acrylic paint and graphite on digital inkjet photograph, 245.1 In Looks , artist Derrick Adams references the immense potential of a wig to alter an appearance and construct a persona. I personally don’t need to be reminded of it in art and choose to instead highlight Black normalcy.

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Azure Magazine

MARCH 18, 2022

Courtesy of the artist and Desert X AlUla. The organization behind the exhibition, The Desert Biennial , is a California-based arts non-profit dedicated to staging site-specific interventions that build upon the land art movement of the ’60s and ’70s. Courtesy of the artist and Desert X AlUla. Photo Lance Gerber.

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APRIL 25, 2024

” The Brussels-based artist’s frequent travels provide encounters and research opportunities that fuel both her work and devotion to the beauty and wonder of the sea. I like to think of my sculptures, installations, exhibitions (as) projects from scratch, nourished by many other things,” she shares.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 15, 2022

Students at Glasgow School of Art. 22 Men by Emma Williams, MA Art and Science (Central Saint Martins). Celebrating the best creative work from Goldsmiths students, spanning fine art, design, film-making, photography and more, this year's annual summer shows run until 26 July at venues across the UK capital.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

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. For four decades, the Missoula-based artist has explored poetic imagery that creates strong emotional bonds.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

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. Find your copy on Bookshop.

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JANUARY 5, 2021

“Clio’s Dream” (2020), bronze and blue patina. At the center of Coderch & Malavia ’s artistic practice is the beauty of the human figure and its various expressions. “Probably that is the main reason why we are attracted to sculpture. It is the closest artistic representation of ourselves.”

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JUNE 25, 2021

Artist Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford reenvisions classical sculptures as chaotic, glitched assemblages that piece together fragmented bits of the original work. Find more of Hulsebos-Spofford’s sculptures on his site and Instagram , where he also shares glimpses into his process.

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

The online art market boomed during the pandemic, and there’s no sign of it slowing down anytime soon. As people adjust to spending more of the workday at home, the need for art and access to an art collection becomes more apparent. That’s where online art buying comes in. All images by Artsper.

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APRIL 20, 2021

Hundreds of thousands of sleek, black LEGO structure the utopic universes by Toronto-based artist Ekow Nimako. Another facet includes a broad, architectural sculpture that expands 30-square-feet. Left: “Kadeesa (Griffyx Cub)” (2020). They live in our DNA,” the Ghanaian-Canadian artist says.

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JANUARY 6, 2022

The Korean artist ( previously ) welds spindly shoots and sprawling root-like shapes into facial features and bodies that are then finished with urethane paint. For more of the artist’s intricately formed animals, visit Instagram.

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MAY 17, 2022

In a new exhibition in London, the world of reading provides a starting point for the seven artists to explore a wide range of themes and materials, highlighting our perennial fascination with the printed and bound medium. Russell Webb, “Portrait of the Artist as an Author” (2022), oil paint and varnish on ply.

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JULY 27, 2023

All images courtesy of the artists and the Torggler Fine Arts Center, © the artists, shared with permission From intricate, laser-cut tendrils to vibrantly patterned collages, a new exhibition at The Torggler in Newport News, Virginia, explores the vast potential of a conventionally utilitarian material.

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Azure Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2020

Here are 10 of 2020’s most anticipated buildings, finally seeing the light of day: 1. We’ve been told that 2020 is the year that patrons and curious passersby alike will be able to step inside this one-of-a-kind hotel. Datong Art Museum by Foster + Partners. Inuit Art Centre by Michael Maltzan.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

” Rasmussen’s sculptures often shapeshift, at first glance appearing like a cluster of foliage, pinecones, or berries and on closer inspection revealing a troll’s bearded face. ” The artist says the people photographed “look a bit off. Find more on the artist’s website and Instagram.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

“You Don’t Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows” (2020), cardboard, staples, and polyurethane, 101 x 44 x 20 inches. Exemplifying the possibilities of combining humble materials with a good dose of resourcefulness, Ann Weber ’s monumental sculptures find their beginnings in discarded cardboard boxes.

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APRIL 12, 2021

“Sans titre” (2020), bronze, 35 x 14 x 13 centimeters. Whether folded into a box, bound by cords, or fragmented and stacked, the nondescript figures that Paris-based artist Khaled DAWWA sculpts experience some form of confinement. Explore more of the artist’s compacted sculptures on Instagram.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

All images shared © Elias Sime, courtesy of GRIMM and James Cohan Gallery, shared with permission Thousands of microchips, terminals, nails, letter keys, and lengths of wire transform into spectacular, monumental sculptures by acclaimed Ethiopian artist Elias Sime. “Tightrope: Concave Triangle #2” (2020).

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

Delicate baubles frame a central figure or scene that the Philadelphia-based artist illustrates with scraps of pressed glass. “Nowadays, this material is out of fashion and relegated to the dustbin of American design,” the artist writes, noting that she often finds masses of historic hues at the scrapyards.

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JUNE 11, 2020

” Shorter than the Day” (2020), powder-coated aluminum and steel, 48 x 30 x 30 feet. Artist Sarah Sze explores the myriad conceptions of time and space through a tremendous, new spherical sculpture. All images © Sarah Sze by Nicholas Knight. It is suspended above an atrium in Terminal B.

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Azure Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Born in Egypt and raised in Lebanon, where her childhood was interrupted by the Lebanese Civil War, Khouri has since lived in Spain, Italy and France — where she was classically trained in sculpture at l’École du Louvre in Paris — before finally settling in Canada. Hasting St., Opening night Oct 1; open to public Oct 2 to 8. 50 Water St.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

“Mother and Child” (2020), cast glass, ceramic, and oil paints, 18 x 27 x 7 inches. “I have always viewed the body as a transitory object,” writes artist Christina Bothwell. The artist’s subject matter is rooted in the ethereal and embodies the delicate ways spirits and physical figures change over time.

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