Metamorphosis: Rona Pondick, at Nassau County Museum of Art’s
ROSLYN HARBOR, NY.- Sculptural work by Rona Pondick, fusing human and natural forms in provocative ways, will be on view in Metamorphosis: Rona Pondick, at Nassau County Museum of Art’s (NCMA) Contemporary Gallery from March 13 to May 23.
Rona Pondick Muskrat, 2002-05 Stainless steel, ed. of 3 + 1 AP 10 12 x 12 12 x 4 5/8 inches
Rona Pondick blends traditional sculptural methods with the latest 3-D computer technology to produce powerful sculptural objects that morph human, animal and [...]
Jupiter Artland Announces Four New Sculpture Commissions
EDINBURGH.- Jupiter Artland announced four major site specific commissions to be unveiled in May 2010. New works by Turner Prize short-listed artists Cornelia Parker, Nathan Coley and Jim Lambie as well as young British sculptor Peter Liversidge, will be displayed in the 80-acre woodland grounds of Bonnington House on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
Since opening in May 2009, Jupiter Artland has quickly established itself as an exciting new addition to the UK art scene, offering visitors a unique opportunity to explore [...]
Groundbreaking Acquisition by DeCordova: Antony Gormley’s “Reflection II”
LINCOLN, MA.- DeCordova Sculpture Park + Museum announces the acquisition of Reflection II, a sculpture by internationally acclaimed artist Antony Gormley. It is the first international acquisition for DeCordova. Reflection II is scheduled to be installed Monday, March 15, 2010.
Director Dennis Kois says, “the Gormley acquisition not only brings an incredible work of art into the collection, but signals the seriousness of our intent to build an exciting, engaging, and ambitious sculpture program. As the largest year-round sculpture park on [...]
Walk-Into Sculptures by Collective Atelier Van Lieshout at MUMOK
VIENNA.- This spring, as part of the OUT SITE programme, MUMOK in collaboration with the MuseumsQuartier Vienna is showing three ‘walk-into’ sculptures by the Dutch art collective Atelier Van Lieshout : the “BikiniBar” (2006) — a female torso dressed in a bikini; “Darwin” (2008) — a dark blue sperm; and the “BarRectum” (2005) — a multi-functional, real, oversized anal orifice.
People look into a giant, walk-in sculpture of a woman’s bikini-clad torso in front of Vienna’s MuseumsQuartier cultural complex. The creation [...]
Medieval Mourning Sculptures from Court of Burgundy Featured at Metropolitan
NEW YORK, NY.- The renowned 15th-century sculptors Jean de la Huerta and Antoine Le Moiturier labored together for more than 25 years on a grand and complex commission: the tomb of John the Fearless (Jean sans Peur, 1371–1419), the second Duke of Burgundy, and his wife, Margaret of Bavaria, which featured 41 alabaster mourning figures, among other elements. Following the precedent of the mourners carved for the tomb of Philip the Bold, the first Duke of Burgundy, de la Huerta [...]
Sculpted Pictures: Innovative Photography Sculptures
It could be said that the goal of modern art is to surprise viewers and force them to stretch their understanding of “art.” By using completely new methods and/or materials, artists cause us to reevaluate our expectations. That’s exactly what Korean artist Osang Gwon does with his sculptures. They are completely unlike what you’d expect from a sculpture, yet they are as expressive and beautiful as more traditional sculptures.
Gwon’s sculptures aren’t chiseled from marble or cast in metal; they are [...]
New Sculptures by Niklas Klotz at Jens Fehring Gallery
FRANKFURT AM MAIN.- Jens Fehring Gallery will be opening an exhibition entitled i’m so grouchy featuring works by sculptor Niklas Klotz (born in 1968), a native of Dresden, Germany. The exhibition will open at 7:00 p.m. with an introduction by Prof. Dr. Achim Preiß from Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.
In the not too distant future, it will only be possible to experience large chunks of our culture digitally. By contrast, Niklas Klotz takes the totally opposite approach. He designs digital humans on the [...]
Wind Powered Art: Sculptors and Sculptures that Harness Nature
As the battle over climate change is waged, there’s a group of sculptors who are leaping ahead of the crowd and utilizing wind power already. Artists create wind powered sculptures to make a statement about the combination between nature and art, or just because wind is a plentiful power source. Whether sculptures are kinetic or static, gritty and down to earth, or large and exotic, wind powered sculptures bridge the boundaries between man and nature.
(Images via chadvonnau, nounsafterverbs, cyanatrendland)
Joshua Allen [...]
Refurbished Dundee Gallery Lights Up with Spectacular New Commission
DUNDEE.- A stunning, luminously coloured new sculpture has been installed in its new home at The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum, to mark the building’s £12 million refurbishment.
Commissioned directly from the artist, “Waldella, Dundee”, by David Batchelor was partly funded by independent charity The Art Fund with a grant of £27,740.
The work, specifically designed for The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum and never publicly displayed before, is the largest and most ambitious contemporary work ever to have been [...]
Sculpture of the Italian Renaissance at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
BOSTON, MA.- In Italy during the Renaissance (around 1400 to 1600), an innovative form of sculpture was developed using fine clay that was shaped and modeled before being fired in a kiln. Called terracotta in Italian (meaning “baked earth”), this type of sculpture often has been overlooked by scholars in favor of the more commonly known Renaissance sculptures carved in marble or cast in bronze.
“Modeling Devotion: Terracotta Sculpture of the Italian Renaissance”, a new scholarly exhibition at the Isabella [...]
Exhibition Re-Asserts Henry Moore’s Position at the Forefront of Sculpture
LONDON.- Radical, experimental and avant garde, Henry Moore (1898-1986) was one of Britain’s greatest artists. This major exhibition will re-assert his position at the forefront of progressive twentieth-century sculpture, bringing together the most comprehensive selection of his works for a generation. Henry Moore will present over 150 significant works including stone sculptures, wood carvings, bronzes and drawings.
Henry Moore will reveal the range and quality of Moore’s art in new ways – sometimes uncovering a dark and erotically charged dimension that [...]
Famous Trumpeter, Herb Alpert, Exhibits Totems at Ace Gallery
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- Totems have pan-cultural associations throughout diverse cultures around the world, and these vertical forms have been used throughout history as tribal talismans representative of the spirit world and genealogies, ancestors and documenting societies. Herb Alpert, in his Black Totem series, has focused on this language of sculpture for the past 20 years and addresses this geneaology in his Black Totem sculptures.
Alpert’s process for creating these sculptures is manually intensive. He works with wet clay first, molding it [...]
Butter Sculptures: art with food
Butter Sculptures: A Brief History
Tibetan Buddhists were first to bestow upon us the butter sculpture. Covering monastery altars and family shrines for years, the intricate offerings are still sacred today. Monk artists work in extremely cold conditions to avoid the inevitable melting issue.
During the 19th century, the tradition spread to North America where butter sculpting has become a standard at state fairs. One of the most recognizable and beloved is Butter Cow, first created at the Iowa State Fair in [...]
A Collectors Menagerie Animal Sculpture from the Ancient World
LONDON.- Ever since I first drew on the walls of his cave, man has had the desire to depict the creatures around him. The Sladmore Gallery, 57 Jermyn Street, St James’s, London, animal is renowned for exhibiting sculpture from the last 200 years, and has now invited Rupert Wace Ancient Art to introduce collectors to a veritable menagerie from the ancient world, spanning a period of some 2.400 years. A Collector’s Menagerie: Animal Sculpture from the Ancient Worldwill be on [...]
Kenny Hunter’s I Goat Wins 45,000 Spitalfields Sculpture Prize
LONDON.- Kenny Hunter is the winner of the inaugural Spitalfields Sculpture Prize. Hunter beat seven other shortlisted designs to win the £45,000 commission and his work – I Goat – will be sited in Bishops Square, Spitalfields from October 2010. Scottish sculptor Hunter is known for his monumental sculptures and his works have been exhibited worldwide.
I Goat shows a hand-sculpted goat standing atop a stack of packing crates. Hunter was inspired by Spitalfields’ rich, ongoing, social history. The goat stands [...]
