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Fantastical Totems Emerge from Clay in Yu Maeda’s Vibrant Sculptures

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Based near Tokyo, the artist began experimenting with ceramics after a career focused on painting when he started transforming animals and imaginary beings into vibrant, lighthearted sculptures. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month.

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New exhibition by photographer Marc Holm casts celebs in a new light

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These 11-foot tall sculptures, displaying Mark's images in flexible 3m-high frames, expose the portraits to the evolving elements, creating an ever-changing viewing experience. Taylor to Tarantino To complement this groundbreaking show, Mark has published a retrospective book also titled Re-Framed.

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Jean Jullien's bold, graphic underwater world will awaken your inner child

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He has created popular illustrations for The New Yorker, The New York Times and The Guardian and recently published his first self-titled monograph with global art book publisher Phaidon.

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‘Doing Is Living’ Highlights Five Decades of Ruth Asawa’s Biomorphic Wire Sculptures

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1960-1965) At David Zwirner in Hong Kong, a new exhibition titled Doing Is Living celebrates Asawa’s renowned wire sculptures ( previously ) and intimate works on paper. ” Asawa began developing her wire sculptures in the 1940s while a student at Black Mountain College. . “Untitled (S.081, I draw something on paper.

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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

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Mainstream publishing and media haven't always done a great job at representing the contribution made by black creatives to the British art scene. While she wasn't a professional photographer herself, her groundbreaking critique of photography, first published in 1977, is required reading for anyone interested in the subject.

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Megan Du on creating bright and bold illustrations that are fascinated with retro-futurism

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I found a lot of magazine publishers from the UK and Europe in a comic store, so I decided to study illustration in London and work as a freelance illustrator.". I'm always exploring new areas, such as clay, ceramics, papier-mâché sculpture, and sometimes working with a new tool that you're not familiar with can produce great results.".

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Illustrator Montse Galbany uses kind shapes and vibrant colours to tell her stories

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Titled Benditos Errores (or Awesome Mistakes in English) and published by Mosquito Books, it's all about celebrating life's fortunate mishaps. "In Outside of work, Montse's main passion is crafting ceramic sculptures. Speaking of books, Montse created her first illustrated one in 2021.