After a very long time, I decided to start publishing something again.
These months was very busy for us,between work, problems, various stresses, inner conflicts and demons… anyway the whole World seems to be against our wish to make art. But I’m not a person who gives up easily and I really love what I do. So life goes on ;)
I’ve got a lot of things to show you. For now, I’m going to share just some meaningful things. Among these, I re-discovered an old passion of mine, the sculpture. I’m having a lot of fun with fantasy miniatures and small objects like pendants and keychains, can’t wait to show you someting more!
I’ve always been shy and a private person, so I find difficult to use social networks in general and that’s one of the reason I’ve take a little break from Tumblr. Also, in a sea full of water drops, it’s diffcult to be noticed and this could means that nevermind how much effords you put in your artworks, it’s kinda easy to remain in the ocean deeps. And it’s demotivating. You know, the most important thing is to continue doing what you love. Yes, but it’s not easy to stay positive in some moments, right? xD
Anyway, I’ve met some beautiful people here that gave me so much motivation to continue my journey as an artist. I will be always grateful for all that wonderful support. Also a smile means so much even in the darkest moments, and if I will be able to give to you some positive emotions throught our art, it’ll be worth believing that also a little waterdrops is enought to make the World a better place ;)
Edem believes he gives a new life and form to the woods he uses for his sculptures. The woods he uses usually will end up being used as firewood in some households and chop bars. But he’d rather buy them and give them a new way to live than end up as ashes from being used as firewood.
The statue, on display at Saint-Étienne church in the French city of Bar-le-Duc, is known as a “transi.” Popular in western Europe during the Renaissance, the art form depicts a deceased person during the transition between life and death—the corporeal husk of a departed soul. It’s a particularly impactful memento mori.From the late 14th century onward, some tombs were also adorned with recumbent transi sculptures. In contrast to the usual serene depictions of eternally sleeping saints, these “cadaver tombs’ showed the effects of death in stark detail. The effigy of French doctor Guillaume de Harsigny is emaciated and noseless, while Belgian sculptor Jacques du Broeucq’s 16th-century "l'homme à moutons” (“man eaten by worms”) shows a decaying body riddled with the wriggling creatures.A Look at the Striking “Transi” Corpse Sculptures.
[ “House of Thoughts” ] [ Paper installation by: Peter Callesen. ] [ Acid free white cardboard, paper and glue. ] [ Aprox. 1000 sheets of A4 paper. ] [ 2,3 x 2,3 x 2,7 m ] [ Curated by: the mad curator.]
Equestrian Culture magazine is looking for horse art and photography submissions from individuals either who paint, draw, sculpt or photograph horses for fun (children included) or who have just started a business as an equine artist or photographer! Read this post to learn how to submit your work for a chance to be featured in the Fall issue: http://www.cavalcadeblog.com/2013/08/equestrian-culture-magazine-art.html
Equestrian Culture magazine is looking for horse art and photography submissions from individuals either who paint, draw, sculpt or photograph horses for fun (children included) or who have just started a business as an equine artist or photographer! Read this post to learn how to submit your work for a chance to be featured in the Fall issue: http://www.cavalcadeblog.com/2013/08/equestrian-culture-magazine-art.html
Ruth Asawa (1926 – 2013), best known for her looped wire sculptures, worked in a wide range of media, including drawing, painting, lithograph, ceramic, and public art. In the May 2022 issue of Artforum, Kaelen Wilson-Goldie writes in an article entitled “Productive Tensions” that “Asawa worked in a crowded constellation of artmaking modes.”
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Asawa and her family were sent to internment camps all over the country. Her father was arrested, and Asawa faced unrelenting prejudice and racism. After nearly completing her training at Milwaukee State Teachers College, Asawa learned that she would not be able to complete the student teaching requirement for her degree, because at the time no schools would allow a Japanese-American student teacher into their classrooms.
In a letter to her daughter Lanier, Asawa wrote, “I no longer want to nurse such wounds.” Then turning to her hands to work on sculpture, “I now want to wrap fingers cut by aluminum shavings, and hands scratched by wire.” To warn her daughter about the prejudice and violence her children may face, Asawa continued, “This attitude has forced me to become a citizen of the universe, by which I grow infinity smaller, than if I belonged to a family, or province, or race.”
Image 1: Black and white photograph of Asawa drawing at her home. Photo: Bob Turner. 1990.
Image 2: Asawa teaching art to elementary school students in San Francisco. Photo: Laurence Cuneo. 1973.
You can find Artforum and many other periodicals in our Reading Room.
Yeap, I’m still working. Good news is today I know is Sunday xD Yesterday I thought it was a Wednesday..wtf.. imagine my surprise when I found out it was Saturday
Hi guys! This Video is part of my Video Tutorial Pack ‘Introduction to Sculpting’ where I talk about the most important basic things you need to learn before getting started! Watch it now on Youtube!
Hola a todos! Este video forma parte de mí Video Tutorial Pack 'Introducción a la escultura! En ese pack hablo de las cosas más básicas a saber antes de comenzar a hacer tus figuras.
Hi guys! This Video is part of my Video Tutorial Pack ‘Introduction to Sculpting’ where I talk about the most important basic things you need to learn before getting started! Watch it now on Youtube!
Hola a todos! Este video forma parte de mí Video Tutorial Pack 'Introducción a la escultura! En ese pack hablo de las cosas más básicas a saber antes de comenzar a hacer tus figuras.
SCORE! I found someone to take these broken stained glass pieces (that my father made) and repurpose them. They’ve been bothering me because a) I hate throwing away something handmade, even if it’s too broken to reasonably fix, b) stained glass is incredibly expensive, and even small pieces would be useful to some creators and c) that there’s actual lead; it shouldn’t go in the landfill even if the glass does.
One of the other artists members of our local arts council is Hilmar Gottesthal, a painter and sculptor from Austria. He lived in Turkey and Greece before moving to the US, and he has pieces in museums all over. Of all our local yokels, he may be the one with the best claim to the title ‘world famous.’ I mean, just look:
Anyway, regarding the glass, he said he’d take it and try to get some use out of it. In addition, I found a third light when I was scooping up the pieces of the two above - and it is unbroken. Which means I do get to keep a piece that my father made, and I found a useful way to get rid of the others. Yay!
For my next act, I will capture and medicate the Eldest cat. Without needing stitches myself. Ready … Set …
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