[ad_1] Misato Sano’s studio is replete with piles of wooden offcuts, heavy lumber, woodworking equipment, and flowing natural light. The Miyagi-based artist has been sculpting charismatic dogs for several years, steadily adding more distinct characters to her growing pack. Self-portraiture remains a consistent theme within Sano’s practice. Each dog evokes a different emotion mirroring the […]
Get ‘Super/Natural’ Inside Judith Schaechter’s Stained Glass…
[ad_1] Like a miniature chapel with enough space for one person to stand comfortably, Judith Schaechter’s glowing installation, “Super/Natural,” invites viewers to reflect on nature. An exhibition of the same name just opened at Claire Oliver Gallery and pays homage to biophilia, a theory positing that humans seek connections with nature through an innate attraction. […]
Álvaro Urbano Suspends Fleeting Moments of Decay in Metal Pl…
[ad_1] Anyone who’s decried the seasonal blip we call autumn knows how rapidly nature can swing from verdant greenery to leafless branches. The same goes for the missed watering of an overlooked houseplant: skip a week and bear witness to browning edges that curl into a crisp. As quickly as these natural changes occur, so […]
Stephanie Temma Hier Juxtaposes Uncanny Ceramic Sculptures w…
[ad_1] By marrying the realistic with the fantastical and uncanny, Stephanie Temma Hier conjures tension: there’s a calf-hair necktie that morphs into a table fan, popcorn surrounding pink ballet shoes, and a rapt snake framed by orange igneous rocks. The Brooklyn-based artist is formally trained as a painter and self-taught as a ceramicist, and she […]
Meticulously Sculpted Books by Brian Dettmer Explore the Inn…
[ad_1] What is the value of knowledge? A coffee shop latte easily costs six dollars or more these days, but peruse any used book sale and you’ll find classics of literature and science for mere cents—published works that have had an indelible impact on culture. In many cases, mass production has rendered the value of […]
Detroit’s Heidelberg Project in Wisconsin? Tyree Guyton Tran…
[ad_1] If you were to have visited the 3600 Block of Heidelberg Street in Detroit around 1986, you would have likely encountered a young artist beginning the project of a lifetime. Found object assemblages and painted patterns were quickly transforming a neighborhood that had experienced mass disinvestment, turning grassy lots and abandoned homes into an […]
Song Dong’s Monumental Installations Mirror Memories, Global…
[ad_1] Mirrors, lights, and household furnishings converge on a grand scale in the luminous installations of Song Dong. The Chinese artist’s interdisciplinary practice often combines performance, sculpture, painting, video, and calligraphy to summon memories and create monumental immersive experiences. Themes of transition and ephemerality often appear in Song’s pieces, like a series of installations and […]
In ‘JUJU’s Castle,’ Jean Jullien Reinvents His Childhood Esc…
[ad_1] As a child, Jean Jullien (previously) preferred to spend his time immersed in the pixelated worlds of video games, embarking on adventures with action figures, and reinventing himself in RPGs. Imagining a universe parallel to his own offered a joyful refuge when he needed it most. Jullien summons this memory for JUJU’s Castle, an […]
Donald Wasswa’s Delicate Wooden Creatures Emerge from a Spec…
[ad_1] Using the wood of silk trees, ebony, and embedded copper details, Donald Wasswa conjures bold forms evocative of imagined living beings. Based in Kampala, Uganda, Wasswa explores the relationships between—and evolution of—science, technology, society, and environmental transformation. Loosely resembling tentacled jellyfish yet somewhat unsettlingly dark and sharp, his sculptures evoke a distinctive tension between […]
Xanthe Summers Weaves Themes of Labor and Visibility in Bold…
[ad_1] “Clay is an incredible medium to hold narrative,” says Xanthe Summers, who turns to the medium as a way to explore themes around domesticity, craft, and so-called “women’s work” like cleaning, mending, working with textiles, and caregiving. When it comes to clay, she says, “I think mostly I am invigorated by its ability to […]