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Japanese artist En Iwamura's fanciful sculptures are a holiday for the mind

Creative Boom

No artist can be immune to the confusion, chaos and climate disasters taking place around the world right now. Japanese artist En Iwamura 's response invokes a sense of lively and wondrous innocence with his paintings, sculptures, and installations, which take the viewer on something approaching a holiday for the mind.

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New Manchester art trail features sculptures that promote mental health and well-being

Creative Boom

The project, funded and supported by the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership, Salford City Council, The University of Salford, LandsecU+I and Arts Council England, will comprise a series of head sculptures installed throughout the city.

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Paper artist Lisa Lloyd explores the flow of emotions in dazzling new foil block printed sculpture

Creative Boom

Brighton-based paper artist Lisa Lloyd pushes her work in new directions with Flux, a fish-themed sculpture created with the help and craftsmanship of printers at Barnard and Westwood. Three-dimensional paper artist Lisa Lloyd takes inspiration from the natural world when creating her beautiful paper sculptures.

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

Creative Boom

Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. 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.

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Natalie Wong's paper sculptures of classic video game consoles

Creative Boom

If you remember the good old days of Nintendo Gameboy and Sony's PlayStation One, a new paper sculpture series by award-winning mixed-media artist Natalie Wong will bring back happy memories. RetroPlay is inspired by the resurging popularity of classic gaming. Suppose you want to remember that joy in your home or office.

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Murugiah set to light up Greenwich Peninsula with dazzling Rangoli Mirrored Cosmos sculpture

Creative Boom

London-based interdimensional artist Murugiah is set to illuminate the Greenwich Peninsula this September with a new light sculpture titled Rangoli Mirrored Cosmos. Opening on 16 September, the sculpture will also feature large interactive floor graphics at specific slots.

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Amy Cushing + Lara Sparey Explore Intersecting Crafts With DIORAMA Sculptures

Design Milk

DIORAMA – a series of three freestanding mixed media sculptures by artisans Amy Cushing and Lara Sparey – distills a variety of multidimensional scenes into an amalgam of colored glass and black metal artifacts to offer respite from the din of existence. Fresh colorways and designs are in progress due to launch February 24, 2024.

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