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Klaus Littmann's stunning ark-like sculpture turns a single tree into a piece of art

Creative Boom

Nestled in a grandstand that can accommodate up to 50 people at a time, it acts as an immersive experience in which viewers can witness an organism-cum-sculpture out of context as its roots safely drink away from a water basin. An accompanying exhibition titled Tree Connections followed in 2021 in Basel before moving to Zurich in 2022.

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Class of 2022: A guide to all the UK's graduate shows this summer

Creative Boom

Left to right: Billy Paterson (Communication Design Y3), Jihye Baek (MFA 2022), Fleur Connor (Painting and Printmaking 2022), Sophie Ammann, Leonie Hiller (Communication Design 2022). The Degree Show is open to the public from 1-9 July at the university's Greenwich campus. BCU Inspired 2022 , Birmingham City University.

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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. There is a type of madness in repetition.

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Top 10 of 2022: Our Favourite Public Spaces

Azure Magazine

When we came up with this multifarious grouping of our favourite public spaces, we thought of the variety of projects that have enlivened and bettered our shared realms. In 2022, design took centre stage. Forest Pavilion, Winnipeg, by Public City Architecture. To wit: where are the restrooms?

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Shawn Huckins gives new meaning to dirty laundry in his evocative paintings

Creative Boom

The title of the series, Dirty Laundry, also denotes a connection to the personal – in this case, the private life of one's dirty clothing that often remains hidden from public view. Sculptural and enigmatic, the fabrics appear stacked and precarious as if they might fall or collapse at any given moment. And we couldn't agree more.

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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

Creative Boom

This publication traces a selection of 100 surfers from the series, from smaller monochromatic works on paper to colourful large-scale paintings. These include oils, watercolours, drawings, prints, photographs, mixed media, textiles, fabric art, sculpture, performance pieces, and installations.

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June 2022 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Colossal

Deadline: Midnight (UTC-11) on July 11, 2022. Deadline: July 17 2022. Deadline: Midnight PST on July 17, 2022. Artists across genres, disciplines, and technologies are invited to imagine temporary and site-specific projects to be installed at the Faena Beach during Miami Art Week 2022. Deadline: August 1, 2022.

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