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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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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.” Abarbanel’s work is full of juxtapositions between made and grown, life and death, and microscopic and aerial perspectives.

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Design Trend Report: Fall 2021

Creative Market

Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures come to life surrounded by whimsical gradients and botanical motifs. All things 2021 considered, space sounds like a great place to visit. Fall Design Trends: C ollections. Fresh Antique. The spirit of the Renaissance is alive and well in these bold graphic sets. Cinemagic Forest. Galactic Escapism.

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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. . All images © Han Hsu-Tung, shared with permission.

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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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2021 Year in Review: Unframed

Design Milk

Tara Donovan: Seeing Through Sculptures. The Brilliant Mirrored Sculptures of Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. The kaleidoscopic sculptures of Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (1922-2019) were on view at both locations of the James Cohan Gallery in New York. The Sculpture of Kathleen Ryan: Thousands of Gemstones + Decaying Fruit.

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New exhibition casts cowboy culture in a new light

Creative Boom

As a result, we've seen a lot of cultural works in recent years redefine cowboy culture, challenge traditional stereotypes and offer more nuanced portrayals, from the 2015 movie Brokeback Mountain about gay cowboys to 2021's The Harder They Fall, a Netflix Western featuring a diverse cast, including black and indigenous characters.