Sculpting News Archives

“About five years ago I started asking myself, 'Where is this going?'”

Thousands of passers-by watched Doug Aitken's monumental video "Sleepwalkers" last winter when it was projected nightly across the facade of the Museum of Modern Art for nearly a month. via New York Times

Fifteen years after Allentown's Lawrence Street was renamed Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, an effort is taking shape in the city to honor the slain civil rights leader and his wife, Coretta Scott King.

Starting with a $400,000 grant commitment from Gov. Ed Rendell, city leaders and a grass-roots network of people who pushed for the 1992 renaming have announced a $1 million fundraising campaign to build two life-size, bronze likenesses of two of the most celebrated civil rights figures in American history. Read more

FASCINATING VISUAL LANGUAGE One of Karl Antao's sculptures He took up the hammer and chisel after he had mastered the use of brush and paint, acquiring a degree in Applied Arts from the J. J. School of Arts, ... via The Hindu

The second annual exhibition of Aakriti Art Gallery, Gen Next II , included works by several contemporary artists from different parts of the country. via The Telegraph

“I'm pretty lazy. So I was like 'Oh no, this is a real record now,'”

Johnette Napolitano Johnette Napolitano loves to create. Yes, there's her best-known music with group Concrete Blonde, as well as her solo career and side projects. via Falls Church News-Press

Artist Susanne Bradley has kept her passion for bronze sculpting in the almost four years she has lived in Papillion. via La Vista Sun

Earlier this month, Sunset River Studio in Calabash hosted a plein air workshop by nationally known oil painter John Poon. via StarNewsOnline.com

“Some people are really disturbed by it”

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If that is true, Harrod Blank might need a whole new dictionary. via The Herald Democrat

“I've always said I'll go there and go to school for four days a week and get a Eurorail pass and explore the other three days of the week”

Photo Credit: Zach Ornitz/ADN The Aspen Gentlemen opens division team runs drills on Thursday evening in Rio Grande Park. via Aspen Daily News

One of the earliest and most influential icons of contemporary Chinese art, Zhang Huan , is best known for his performance piece in which he covered himself with honey and sat naked in front of a fetid public ... via Cool Hunting

“She was a person who enjoyed being, not simply doing.”

Deb Smith, former co-pastor of Fellowship Christian Church in Monfort Heights, used her artistic talents to worship God and to enrich the lives of family, friends and strangers. via The Cincinnati Enquirer

From correspondents in Haryana, India, 04:30 PM IST A school here will organise an art festival in which folk artistes and craftsmen will be invited to exhibit their work and conduct workshops for the students. via India eNews

“Hanson has always been on my hit list”

As summer wanes, it's time for the Pensacola Museum of Art's annual fall blockbuster show, always an exhibitional heavyweight. via Pnj.com

Screw eggnog! We're going to be spending our Christmas Day with another acidic liquid - 'alien blood! That's the day that Aliens vs. via Wizard Universe

“A visual artist fascinated with popular culture and mass production, Warhol was attracted to the deceptive case of creating images with a movie camera, and he was drawn to a medium that allowed for voyeurism and cool detachment.”

The Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, often neglected in the NYC museum circuit, is making a major star power push with the upcoming can't-miss retrospective of Andy Warhol's films. via Cool Hunting

“They curve out to cup the space and diffuse light into the galleries”

Some projects simply include lighting in their design, others root light in their core. via Architect Online

The Tell-Tale Heart , adapted and directed by Barrie Kosky, performed by Martin Niedermair and Barrie Kosky. via Esoteric Rabbit Films

“This is so beautiful, so functional”

Visitors tour the Grand Island Public Library following its grand opening ceremonies Sunday afternoon while others use the public computing area. via Grand Island Independent

“Instead of art imitating life, here it's threatening life.”

At the Tate Modern museum in London, UK, is a new art installation by Colombian artist Doris Salcedo: a 548 ft crack on the floor, one foot wide in some places that set the museum back 300,000 and more than 6 ... via Neatorama

“If you're going to do rodeo artwork, you better have some kind of background in rodeo if you're going to get it right”

Inside Ross Contway's steel-framed shop northeast of Fairfield is a mess of machinery - part of a dirty process to create beautiful bronze statues. via Great Falls Tribune

As I was subscribing to stumbleupon.com and setting up my preferences, it occurred to me that I could edit myself into being a total moron. via Chicago Tribune

“It pretty much goes with anything.”

In his sculpting, Travis Christopher has used copper tubing, plywood, forks, spoons, PVC pipe and Styrofoam. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Siletz Bay is just one of the idyllic settings for the second annual Plein Air Art Festival taking place Saturday in Lincoln City. via Newport News Times

“She inspired me, and I used to love to watch her”

Gloucester sculptor Margaret Cassidy Manship walked the streets of Rome and Florence where, at the height of the Renaissance, her favorite sculptor, Donatello, walked. via GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

“Only when the headgear, arm-bands and waist belts are adorned do we feel satisfied as this is what make the sculptures complete”

B. Thrivikraman's muse is Kathakali and Kerala's classical theatre and dance forms Photo: S. Mahinsha Touch wood B. Thrivikraman admires the wooden sculpture of a Kathakali character made by him He possesses ... via The Hindu

Oct 02, 2007 Mask Making Workshop in October Mask Making in Neoprene With award winning mask designer Alyssa Ravenwood ravenwoodmasks@yahoo.com www.alyssaravenwood.com Evening Workshop: October 22-25 In Los ... via Maskmakersweb.org

“This is it Stjepan, this is our money shot, make everyone's jaws hit the floor”

Stjepan Sejic's artwork already leaps off his pages with more heat and dimension than that of the average comic book artist. via Wizard Universe

Linda Phillips looks on as Lynne Baker does rug hooking at the CACE Artisans Exposition Sept. via Crossville Chronicle

Sheer genius ... works by Damien Hirst at the Turner prize winners' retrospective. via MediaGuardian.co.uk

“Because of our interest in gardening, we are never going to get old.”

Dew is glistening on the grass, inviting wildlife to visit for a sip of moisture. via The Orlando Sentinel