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Haunting wooden sculptures by Claudette Schreuders reveal why we can't escape from ourselves

Creative Boom

Public Opinion, 2021 © Claudette Schreuders. In Doubles, her latest series of figurative painted wood sculptures and works on paper, Cape Town artist Claudette Schreuders takes a closer look at the double lives we lead, from what we do in private to how we present ourselves in public. Intruder, 2021 © Claudette Schreuders.

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Magical world of inflatable art opens new cultural landmark in Manchester

Creative Boom

Yayoi Kusama and Dots Obsession, 1996-2011 Installation view_ The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Victoria Miro and David Zwirner. Positioned on the floor, these soft sculptures invite visitors, for the first time, to sit or lie on the works. © YAYOI KUSAMA.

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New Depth-Filled Wall Sculptures by Joshua Abarbanel

Design Milk

He refers to his sculptures and projects as “visual metaphors for archetypal relationships between people, individuals, and communities, and humankind and the planet.” ” Mega Reef 02, seen above, was commissioned by Art in Embassies of the U.S. Department of State for the lobby of a new U.S.

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

Creative Boom

An imaginative new art show points to how the horror genre influences rebellious artists and helps us to understand a chaotic world. There are modern works, too, including Pam Hogg's new Exterminating Angel (2021) and art by Gareth Pugh and the late Leigh Bowery. Kerry Stewart, The Boy From The Chemist Is Here To See You, 1993.

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Dancing Figures and Natural Elements Coalesce in Jonathan Hateley’s Elegant Bronze Sculptures

Colossal

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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Wooden Pixels Dissipate from Han Hsu-Tung’s Fragmented Figurative Sculptures

Colossal

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. “The Dawn” (2021), western redcedar, 101 x 77 x 40 centimeters. “Hussar” (2022), mixed wood, 71 x 81 x 26 centimeters.

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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. His view on the evolution of his own art, from what began as lettered graffiti, is interesting and a real story of following what’s possible.

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