Fabien Merelle

August 24, 2016 by Arseny Vesnin in Sculpture, Art, France, 2016

Fabien Merelle's "renderings, simultaneously absurd, humorous, ironic and cruel, weave their own tapestry of tales and legends, blurring the line between what has been written and what our memory has forged."

Sculptures by Crisitina Córdova

August 16, 2016 by Arseny Vesnin in Art, Portfolios, Sculpture, USA, 2016

Cristina Cordova is a sculptor currently based in Penland, North Carolina. She now works with ceramics to create powerful, reflective figures which create an emotional entrypoint for those experiencing her work. She often jumpstarts her work with a specific notion: what is important to her culture or her family. She envisions herself primarily as a growing artist; though her identity now includes being a partner and a mother.

Quayola Captives #B04

July 30, 2016 by Arseny Vesnin in Art, USA, Sculpture, Portfolios, 2016

“In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped, and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it to the other eyes as mine see it. The best artist has that thought alone which is contained within the marble shell; the sculptor’s hand can only break the spell to free the figures slumbering in the stone. The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.”

— Michelangelo

In Spring 2016 Quayola presented solo exhibition Laocoön at One Canada Square in London. The exhibition was a continuation of the artist’s ongoing research into iconography, whereby he abstracts classical sculptures using digital rendering and production techniques. In so doing, Quayola creates new spaces in which relationships between classical and contemporary art forms and themes can be re-thought.

Left Out by Maxwell Rushton

July 21, 2016 by Arseny Vesnin in Art, United Kingdom, Sculpture, 2016

As there is literally no Planet B we must think not only about our relationship with environment but with the people around us, especially the ones in need. It is still unclear how we can raise millions in kickstarter for another gadget and avoid helping a bunch (in terms of percentage) of homeless people. British sculptor Maxwell Rushton approached by similar thoughts has created a "Left Out" piece on streets of London where nearly 7000 slept rough on streets during last year.

Filmed by Liam Thomson

Samuel Salcedo Sculpture

July 20, 2016 by Arseny Vesnin in Spain, Portfolios, Sculpture, 2016

“I invent during the process, so I don’t know what will happen at the end of the sculpture. I don’t always remember what I have done. Every time I stop, it’s something new”

— Samuel Salcedo

Samuel has a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona and has exhibited at various venues throughout Spain.

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Translated Vase by Yeesookyung

June 29, 2016 by Arseny Vesnin in Portfolios, Art, Sculpture, South Korea, 2016

“Korean artist Yeesookyung masterfully produces imperfect sculptures, bulbous yet elegant works composed from mismatched porcelain. The series, titled “Translated Vase,” was first inspired by the Korean artisan tradition of destroying porcelain works that are not deemed pristine, and she has continued to make the fused pieces since 2001. Intrigued by these tossed aside works and shards, Yee began saving fragmented tea cups and pots rejected by contemporary masters. Honoring the works’ dismantled states, she traces each crevice in 24-karat gold leaf in the style of Japanese kintsugi, merging the unwanted works together in a way that heightens the beauty of their distress. In this way she blends diverse methods to form a contemporary process that evokes both the elegant designs of her homeland and the delicate rebuilding of damaged works in Japanese tradition.”

— Colossal

http://www.yeesookyung.com/

Romain Langlois Sculpture

June 17, 2016 by Arseny Vesnin in France, Portfolios, Sculpture, 2016, Art

Romain Langlois is a self-taught French contemporary artist based in La Côte Martin, France. He is known for manipulating natural elements and using bronze sculpture to challenge and shape viewers' perceptions of life, death and the world around them. Langlois uses specialized methods that lead to controlled, relatively fast petrification and crystallization, which continues his theme of questioning nature and human perceptions.

"Rain" sculpture by Nazar Bilyk

June 15, 2016 by Arseny Vesnin in Art, Sculpture, Ukraine, 2016

Ukrainian artist Nazar Bilyk created the 6-foot tall sculpture “Rain” as a symbol of man’s communication with nature, a dialogue between the human race and the world around us.

“The raindrop is a symbol of the dialogue which connects a man with a whole diversity of life forms. The figure has a loose and porous structure and relates to dry land, which absorbs water. In this work I play with scale, making a raindrop large enough to compare a man with an insect, considering that man is a part of nature. Moreover, this work concerns the question of interaction and difficulties in coexistence of man with environment”

— Nazar Bilyk

Scuptures Of Alessandro Boezio

June 13, 2016 by Arseny Vesnin in Italy, Portfolios, Sculpture, 2016

On the 500th anniversary of Hieronymus Bosch’s death, Milan-based artist Alessandro Boezio pays homage to the Dutch master through a series of surreal sculptures

“Exploring the intriguing interplay between reality and illusion, Boezio refers to the motifs of Bosch’s paintings, in particular ‘Triptych of the Temptation of St. Anthony’. Inspired by characters who try to refuse – or not – physical temptations, Boezio created a series of provoking sculptures in various anatomical formations. With some of them referring to the position during the prayer, and the others suggesting alluding to sexual positions, Boezio’s works teeter between the themes of spirituality and temptation.”

— iGNANT

Fernando Mastrangelo

June 10, 2016 by Arseny Vesnin in Design, USA, Portfolios, 2016, Art, Sculpture

Won't mind to have this type of sand and cement furniture in my loft designed by Fernando Mastrangelo

Clay Sculpture by Irma Gruenholz

May 25, 2016 by Arseny Vesnin in Illustration, Portfolios, Spain, Sculpture, 2016

Madrid-based Irma Gruenholz calls herself a 3D handmade illustrator as she works on her artworks using clay sculpture and mixed media. Find here works on Behance and Tumblr

Seven Magic Mountains by Uno Rondinone

May 19, 2016 by Arseny Vesnin in Art, Switzerland, Portfolios, 2016, Sculpture

Check out this beautiful project by internationally renowned Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone’s titled ‘Seven Magic Mountains’. This project is a large-scale site-specific public art installation located near Jean Dry Lake and Interstate 15, approximately ten miles south of Las Vegas, Nevada

Surreal Sculpture of Dan Lam

April 08, 2016 by Arseny Vesnin in Art, Sculpture, USA, 2016

"At first glance, the sculptures of Dan Lam (Instagram) might seem like living organisms. Created with intense hues, the pieces seem to drip right before the viewers’ eyes with an undeniable energy.Lam uses polyurethane foam, acrylic paint and epoxy resin to create her intricate pieces. She starts with a shape and lets the foam takes its own course, guiding it ever so slightly. Afterwards, she chooses a colour and dots the surfaces of each piece with paint to create even more visual rhythm." via TCP

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A video posted by Dan Lam (@sopopomo) on Apr 7, 2016 at 10:54pm PDT

A video posted by Dan Lam (@sopopomo) on Apr 7, 2016 at 10:54pm PDT

Bronze drifting sculptures by Olivia Berckemeyer

April 01, 2016 by Arseny Vesnin in Art, Germany, Portfolios, Sculpture, 2016

Bringing a modern twist or a pixel-drift screen-like effect to the ancient art of bronze casting, artist Olivia Berckemeyer creates delicate bronze sculptures that appear to flow in her studio in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Read full interview on iGNANT

Photography by Ana Santl

Abstract Paper Art By Marit Roland

March 23, 2016 by Arseny Vesnin in Art, Norway, Portfolios, Sculpture, 2016

For her ongoing series ‘Paper Drawings’, Norwegian artist Marit Roland creates abstract installations entirely made from paper – from large scale sculptures to tiny works in a box.

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All images © courtesy of Marit Roland / SKMU – Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Kristiansand / MRK – Møre og Romsdal Kunstsenter, Molde / Prosjektrom Nordmanns, Stavanger / Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo / MAGO, Eidsvoll / Sandefjord Kunstforening / Hunsfoss Paperfactory

Kim Joon

March 18, 2016 by Arseny Vesnin in Digital Art, Portfolios, Sculpture, South Korea, USA, 2016

Kim Joon pulls from the cultural influence of the United States—steeped in commercialism, superficiality, artifice and fantasy. He frequently appropriates brands in his work, distorting them onto the surfaces he builds in his digital prints. The result is a strange look into a world where commercialism has destroyed life as is, leaving a wake of surreal textures and patterns.

Figurative sculpture by Johnson Tsang

March 16, 2016 by Arseny Vesnin in Art, China, Hong-Kong, Portfolios, Sculpture, 2016

"Tsang’s work integrates the themes of human beings vs. objects. Sometimes he anthropomorphizes these objects, giving them human attributes— like in the example of the coffee cups. In other cases, the figures he develops are decidedly human, but distinct nonetheless. He is particularly adept at sculpting expressive, childlike faces— sometimes cheerful, at other times ominous, especially when used in depictions of child soldiers or with other socio-political themes. On the one hand, he can make lovers out of coffee. On the other, he can turn transform a grenade into a pile of human organs. Johnson Tsang’s work has many faces— usually turned out to the world in an unexpectedly jarring way." via Decompoz

John Breed

March 10, 2016 by Arseny Vesnin in Art, Netherlands, Portfolios, Sculpture, 2016

Breuninger Shoe Salon commissioned John Breed (Instagram) to create a colourful installation at their shop window. He did a sculptural mural of 145 shoes sit on multicoloured and golden legs.

Steel wire sculptures by Kendra Haste

February 23, 2016 by Arseny Vesnin in Portfolios, Sculpture, United Kingdom, 2016

Working only with layers of painted galvanised wire atop steel armature, UK artist Kendra Haste creates faithful reproductions of creatures large and small for both public installations and private collections around the world. A graduate of the from the Royal College of Art, Haste says she is fascinated by how such a seemingly ordinary medium, chicken wire, is capable of suggesting “the sense of movement and life, of contour and volume, the contrasts of weight and lightness, of solidity and transparency—values that I find in my natural subjects.”

Tiny Environments Sculpted inside Glass Tubes by Rosa De Jong

December 22, 2015 by Arseny Vesnin in Netherlands, Portfolios, Sculpture, 2015, Art

Encapsulated within long vertical glass volumes, the miniature landscapes built by Amsterdam-based designer Rosa De Jong form tiny scenes for the viewer to investigate and imagine.