Corten steel art

Why did some hate Pablo Picasso’s Chicago sculpture?

Sculptures / 10 minutes of reading

Pablo Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain. His father was a respected art teacher, and because of this, Pablo attended the prestigious Academy in Barcelona when he was just 14 years old. It was here that he painted his first work titled Girl with Bare Feet. After two years …

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Sculptor Tony Smith & his 7 best works

Sculptures / 7 minutes of reading

Tony Smith was quite the phenomenon back in his day. He was often referred to as the Renaissance man who dabbled in a variety of mediums. Smith successfully included architecture, sculptures, and taking part in art critique. Sculptures Although he succeeded in almost everything, he is best remembered for his steel sculptures, which he …

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Richard Serra in Qatar – East-West/West-East

Sculptures / 5 minutes of reading

East-West/West-East has become a famous landmark in Qatar since its installation in 2014. The work is by Richard Serra, one of the most celebrated living sculptors. He was voted third greatest living artist by Vanity Fair poll in 2013. Richard Serra is known for conceptual manipulation of space, and East-West/West-East is more evidence than …

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These are Richard Serra’s Torqued Ellipses

Sculptures / 3 minutes of reading

Structured art is appreciated for the tangible experience it provides – the Torqued Ellipses has a different feel in the interior and another in the exterior. The experience of walking around the Torqued Ellipse is quite awakening. The steel surface of the structure is covered in a layer of rust and it is not …

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Richard Serra - House of Cards, 1969_1978. Lead antimony. Fisher Collection. SFMOMA, 2016 feat

Richard Serra’s One Ton Prop (House of Cards) – The summation of his work

Sculptures / 3 minutes of reading

Richard Serra has undeniably consolidated his career in contemporary art through his many controversial works including his now well known installation One Top Prop. Most Richard Serra exhibitions have elicited debates and discussions. In some cases, visitors have even sustained injuries, and there have even been some incidences of death recorded. This sculpture killed …

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What made Richard Serra’s Tilted Arc sculpture so controversial?

Sculptures / 3 minutes of reading

Embed from Getty Images Who is Richard Serra? Richard Serra is a leading sculptor who is known for creating minimalist artwork. While he began his career after studying fine arts at Yale University, he created the sculpture Tilted Arc in 1981 in New York after celebrating his fortieth birthday. By this time, he was already …

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Wim Delvoye’s models of cathedral-like trucks – Attractive & repulsive

Sculptures / 2 minutes of reading

What is Wim Delvoye known for? Wim Delvoye is a neo-conceptual artist that is well known for his innovative and sometimes out-of-the-box projects. He connects the attractive and the repulsive effortlessly, creating works that are inherent contradictions. When you see his pieces for the first time, you almost feel repulsed, then seduced, and finally held …

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