/ Tag:sculpture

The intricately detailed work by Japanese artist Takahiro Iwasaki. Using a range of materials Takahiro has created these miniature and scaled down pieces. The micro-sculptures range from topographies carved from rolls of tape, Ferris wheels constructed out of thin wire, to scale replicas of temples made out of cypress wood. -@teemunny via Colossal, designboom

A parallel aspect of these “geodes” in nature and in the city is they are always unexpected treasures. You might go hunting for treasures but you generally happen upon them during your adventures or casual interaction with the environment. I enjoy the fact that many people will not notice these, but some astute people will; that these will not last forever and [...]

By transforming familiar objects into nature-inspired forms and patterns, I examine how we classify the world around us. Manufactured goods appear as natural objects, something functional becomes something decorative, a simple material is made complex, and the commonplace becomes unique. In changing books into fossilized remnants of our culture, or in arranging elegantly sliced PVC pipes to suggest ripple and wave patterns, [...]

via: Peeta is a young Italian artist born in a small town near Venice. He entered the graffiti scene in 1993 and since then, he has been collaborating with some very important crews: the Paduan EAD, the FX crew and the RWK crew, both from NY. After having painted his graffiti all around Europe and America for a very long time, he [...]

Gravity Stool by Jólan van der Wiel In dialogue with a natural phenomenon. The Gravity Stool thanks its unique shape to the cooperation between magnetic fields and the power of gravity. Departing from the idea that everything is influenced by gravitation, a force that has a strongly shaping effect, I intended to manipulate this natural phenomenon by exploiting its own power: magnetism. The positioning [...]

One Piece at a Time by Jonathan Brand is a 3D paper version of a 1969 Ford Mustang. The sculpture is a one-to-one scale of the classic ’69 chassies, all the details of the car, amazingly, are based on his memory and a few photographs. Strapped for cash, Jonathan sold his ’69 Mustang to buy a diamond engagement ring. Great story, great art. Also, those who are familiar with the processes of translating 3D models to physical form [...]

Shuttle islands is a set of space devices to play with the elements that make up the city environment. They will pop up on walkways, hide in a park, be on display in a shop, floating in the middle of a lake, to question and influence the perception of spaces from unpredicted points of view. Materials used: badminton feather shuttles, plastic straps. [...]

ART+COM: In the redesigned Deutsche Bank headquarters in Frankfurt am Main,

UK designers Heather and Ivan Morison and Sash Reading have created a 3D cubed kite. The kite is

Guy Laramée is an interdisciplinary artist who is a writer, director, musician, singer, filmmaker, sculptor, installation artist and painter, based in Montréal, Québec. His work has been witnessed in Canada, United States, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Japan and Latin America. Along with his artistic practice, he also pursues studies in the field of anthropology. Laramée has done something original and rich. He has immaculately [...]

David Letellier (Lyon, France): VERSUS is a sound installation consisting of two kinetic sculptures placed face to face. Each sculpture is made out of 12 triangular panels, hinged and powered by six linear actuators, controlled by a specific program. At the center of each corolla, a loudspeaker and a microphone allow to play and record sounds. At regular intervals, each sculpture produces [...]

Concentricity 96 (2011) 38″ x 37″ x 15″ aluminum, acrylic, stainless steel, magnet, electronic components by Joshua Kirsch Concentricity is an interactive light sculpture series. Each of the three works presents an illuminated white handle which the viewer is invited to move in any direction. Reed switches located within the sculpture’s circuitry sense the movements of a magnet contained in the handle and [...]

Shayna Leib is a multimedia artist whose sculptural glass and metal art reflects her intelligence, sense of design, and rhythm. Her art reflects her ability to manifest her diverse artistic background with her creative talents in an intelligent way. Her intricate cane pieces focus on the beauty of a single solitary unit, which both asserts and subordinates its autonomy in a work. [...]

Watch the making of the sculpture by AJ Fosik for the cover of Mastodon‘s upcoming album, The Hunter.

MÖBIUS – Federation Square (Melbourne, Australia) A collaborative stop motion sculpture Twenty-one large triangles animated by Melbourne, throughout Federation Square. MÖBIUS is a sculpture that can be configured into many cyclical patterns and behave as though it is eating itself, whilst sinking into the ground. The result is an optical illusion and a time-lapse of people interacting with the sculpture and moving [...]

Maskull Lasserre was born in Alberta, Canada in 1978. He spent much of his childhood in South Africa before returning to Canada. He now works out of studios in both Montreal and Ottawa. Lasserre’s drawings and sculptures explore the unexpected potential of the everyday through allegories of value, expectation, and utility. Elements of nostalgia, accident, humor, and the macabre are incorporated into [...]

Trailer for Amon Tobin‘s all new, highly ambitious, breathtaking ‘ISAM‘ live show. Tobin will be stepping away from previous DJ centric performances, and instead will be providing a large scale live audio/visual experience to select cities around the world. Designed in conjunction with Blasthaus, VSquared Labs, Vita Motus Design, Leviathan and others. www.lvthn.com/work/amon (hat tip to Phillip C. for the lead)  

Here is some groundbreaking work by progressive glass artist, Thaddeus Wolfe. Some of the free-blown glass vases we have featured are a part of a series titled, Inclusions. In that series, Wolfe incorporates a technique of injecting colored glass into clear molten glass to create floral patterns. If you can afford them, you can purchase the captivating and sensual objet d’art here. [...]

Ron van der Ende is a sculptor based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He specializes in wall mounted bas-reliefs made from salvaged and reclaimed timber; which are then colored by a mosaic of veneers, producing a technique that looks painterly and rendered. The usual subjects stem from the industrial, mechanical and the pop cultural. Van der Ende flattens and projects the subjects into [...]