Sculptures

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A sculpture is a form of visual art or plastic art presented in three dimensions (3D). Three-dimensional artworks can be created through modeling, carving, molding, or constructing. Sculptors often use clay, wood, ceramics, metal, stone, clay, or an array of other materials to create sculptures.

Sculptures have played a significant role in religious survival and devotion in various cultures and societies. There are many surviving sculptures from ancient civilizations of Africa, South America, China, India, and the Mediterranean. Contemporary sculptures have also had a major mark in the art world and inspired genres like surrealist sculpture.

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Torres de Satélite by Luis Barragan – What you need to know

Architecture, Sculptures / 10 minutes of reading
The Torres de Satélite or Satellite Towers are a collection of sculptures installed in the Ciudad Satelite district of Naucalpan in Mexico State, a few kilometers outside Mexico City. They are considered among Mexico’s first large-scale urban sculptures. The monuments were conceived in 1957 by the famous Mexican painter Jesús Reyes Ferreira, architect Luis Barragan, […]

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Tiger & Turtle – A roller coaster for pedestrians

Sculptures / 7 minutes of reading
The locals call this sculpture the world’s slowest roller coaster, but the most fitting name will be stroller coaster. It gives visitors the pleasure of a fairground ride without the speed usually characterized by roller coaster rides. However, the official name is the Tiger and Turtle – Magic Mountain. This interactive installation-turned-landmark by Ulrich Genth

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Why should you visit the Teshima Art Museum?

Architecture, Installations, Japanese architecture, Sculptures, Sound installations / 7 minutes of reading
Why does the Teshima Art Museum that only hosts a single piece of work by one artist attract art lovers from all over the world? One of the main reasons is perhaps that this clever construction allows the audience a chance to not only look at the art. It lets you experience the buildings and

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Mario Bellini’s Kar-a-sutra – You can’t drive this car

Sculptures / 1 minute of reading
Mario Bellini created an outrageous concept that he dubbed Kar-a-Sutra. He worked on it in collaboration with two of the world’s most famous companies: Citroën and Pirelli. Through it, the Milan-based architect and designer astounded all and sundry with this artwork. Eventually, art lovers around the world referred to his creation as Mario Bellini’s Car.

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Richard Artschwager’s blps in empty & useless spaces

Sculptures / 2 minutes of reading
For over three decades, Richard Artschwager (1923-2013) had stayed in the New York scene without a fair recognition of his work. People identified him with minimalism, conceptualism, and pop art without relating to him any category. He had been making sculptures resembling furniture out of wood grain Formica and smudged soot paintings. In 1988, his

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Gilbert & George’s Singing sculpture – Breaking down this barrier

Performances, Sculptures / 3 minutes of reading
The artist duo of George Passmore and Gilbert Proesch – famously known as Gilbert and George – is undoubtedly one of the most long-standing and prolific collaborations of the post-conceptual art era. Perhaps the pair is best recognized for its wall-to-wall, colorful paintings, such as The Tuileries (1974). Living Sculptures Gilbert and George - Singing

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Architecture Studio Ensamble & their weird & impressive sculptures

Architecture, Sculptures / 3 minutes of reading
Ensamble Studio, an architect studio, persisted in finding a balance between architecture, art, local fauna, and the ranching activity in the area. The architects behind Ensamble Studio resorted to natural elements to shape the site-specific architecture in alignment with nature. They worked with the existing material at the art center, from rocks to earth. And

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Jean Dubuffet’s Villa Falbala – His largest sculpture

Murals, Sculptures / 3 minutes of reading
Sculptor and painter Jean Dubuffet had his art styles that shunned classic aesthetics for what he perceived as original and idealistic. Despite his radical approach to art, the renowned sculptor left many artworks that mark his career as incredible. Closerie Falbala At the top of his artworks was the Closerie Falbala, which, up to date

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Edoardo Tresoldi’s wire mesh Coachella sculpture

Architecture, Sculptures / 4 minutes of reading
In recent years, Edoardo Tresoldi has made a name on the artistic stage by creating near-transparent sculptures made from wire mesh. His works take the form of humans, animals, and buildings. These sculptures are placed in public spaces in music and art festivals, group showings and public events. He has designed impressive installations placed in

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The 10 best works of Shanghai’s West Bund Art Fair 2019

Ceramics, Paintings, Photography, Sculptures / 1 minute of reading
West Bund Art & Design fair shows modern and contemporary art in Shanghai. Well-known local artist Zhou Tiehai, previously director of the Minsheng Art Museum in Shanghai, established it in 2014. Now, West Bund is one of the major Asian fairs, hosting more than 100 galleries from Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Along with numerous

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