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Working with local artisans across Africa and the Middle East in a variety of mediums, French multidisciplinary artist and designer Louis Barthélemy @louisbarthelemy creates contemporary artworks and artefacts based on centuries-old techniques, driven by his commitment to conserving and supporting vernacular handicrafts threatened by globalization. Inspired by the mystical universe of Senegalese wrestling which Barthélemy immersed himself during a trip to #Dakar, his latest series of appliquéd tapestries, “Wrestlers”, evocatively encapsulates the anthropological-informed approach of his practice as well as reflects the diverse influences behind his work. Made with “bazin”, a type of cotton brocade popular in West Africa, the quilt-like tapestries were handcrafted in Cairo in collaboration with Egyptian artisans who practice “khayamiya”, a type of decorative appliqué technique historically used to decorate tents across the Middle East. On view at Théodore Monod Museum of African Art in Dakar until January 20, 2022.
Photography © Louis Barthélemy.
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Featured: From the series Lutteurs/Wrestlers. Appliquéd and hand embroidered “bazin” on cotton canvas. Unique edition. 2: Khayamiya 19 - The Adversity, 2021; 4: Khayamiya 5 – Overturn, 2021; 6: Khayamiya 1 – Push Off, 2021; 9: Khayamiya 6 – Pressure, 2021.
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Louis Barthélemy Conjures the Mystical Universe of Senegalese Wrestling Through Hand-Crafted Tapestries
https://www.yatzer.com/wrestlers-tapestries-louis-barthelemy
#yatzer #yatzer_inspiration #Barthélemy #handcrafted #khayamiya #Africa #Senegal #art #kunst #bazin #藝術 #アート #هنر #арт #tapestry #walldecor #woven #handmade #textileart #interiordesign #tapestries #applique #appliqué #يدويا #زين #السنغال #حضاره #التقليد #نسيج (at Dakar, Senegal)
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Sitting adjacent to the entrance of @ngadc National Gallery of Art’s East Building in Washington, DC, Henry Moore’s monumental “Knife Edge Mirror Two Piece” epitomise the artist’s late period which was defined by powerful, complex abstract forms, experimentation with materials and scale, and a new dynamic relationship with architecture. Commissioned by the museum in 1973 to design a grand sculpture for East Building’s Pennsylvania Avenue façade, Moore developed Knife Edge Mirror Two Piece in collaboration with the building’s architect I.M. Pei despite his acknowledged aversion to architects and architectural commissions – perhaps a sign of his maturing sensibilities. That’s not to say that the 4-year process was all smooth sailing, Moore’s insistence on being able to see the sculpture from all sides that for all his meant that I.M. Pei had to redesign the original pedestal into a triangular promontory jutting out from the terrace.
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Henry Moore, Knife Edge Mirror Two Piece, 1976-1978. Gift of The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation. Installation view, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Photo @caylonlawrence.
#yatzer #yatzer_inspiration #nationalgalleryofart #ngadc #art #kunst #konst #藝術 #アート #هنر #арт #artecontemporanea #コンテンポラリーアート #modernart #contemporaryart #contemporary_art #kunstwerk #アートワーク #installation #contemporaryartgallery #artwatchers #abstract #artnow #escultura #installationart #مجسمه #installationart #gallery #henrymoore (at National Gallery, East Wing, Washington DC)
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Featuring 13 large-scale, media-based installations, “LUX: New Wave of Contemporary Art” is an immersive London exhibition that brings together 12 of the world’s most celebrated new media artists and collectives working with the latest audio-visual technologies. Organised by SUUM Project in collaboration with Fact, the exhibition unfolds at @180.studios, a Brutalist edifice in central London which has been transformed into a multipurpose venue and home to several creative brands. The installations, several of which are new commissions, blur the lines between the physical and virtual worlds and expanding the boundaries of interactive and immersive art.
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Featured: (1) Universal Everything @universaleverything, Transfiguration, 2020. 4k digital film with stereo sound depicting a giant walking figure who undergoes a metamorphic change from water to fire, to lava, before cooling to solidify into rock. Held in the collection of Sifang Art Museum, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. (2) Carsten Nicolai, Unicolor, 2014. The work unfolds against a long projection wall with two mirror walls on the side, thus visually expanding into infinity. (3) Es Devlin @esdevlin, BLUESKYWHITE, 2021. A site-specific installation co-commissioned by 180 Studios and LG that takes the form of a 24-meter light tunnel that modulates from portrait to landscape exploring our emotional response to the possible extinction of blue sky.
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The exhibition runs until December 18, 2021. Details: https://www.yatzer.com/lux-new-wave-contemporary-art
#yatzer #yatzer_inspiration #180LUX #LUX #SUUMProject #FactMag #180Studios #LGOLEDART #art #kunst #konst #藝術 #アート #هنر #арт #artecontemporanea #modernart #contemporaryart #contemporary_art #kunstwerk #アートワーク #contemporaryexhibition #artwatchers #abstract #artnow #modernsculpture #escultura #sculptureart #مجسمه #installationart (at London, United Kingdom)
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Underpinned by abstract forms and muted, earthy tones, the minimalist-inflected work of Nashville-based artist Rebekka Seale @finea_studio is imbued with a soothing sensibility that unwittingly captivates you. From paper collages and oil paintings, to ceramics and hand-dyed tapestries, the simplicity of Seale artworks belie a tactile beauty and inner harmony.
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Image @finea_studio
#yatzer #yatzer_inspiration #art #kunst #konst #藝術 #アート #هنر #арт #artecontemporanea #コンテンポラリーアート #modernart #contemporaryart #contemporary_art #kunstwerk #アートワーク #artwatchers #fineart #abstract #artnow #modernsculpture #minimalistart #papercollage #oilpaintings #ceramics #tapestries (at Nashville, Tennessee)
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Titled “Like in paradise”, the 8th edition of HÖHENRAUSCH in #Linz, Austria, brings together over 40 international artists at OÖ Kulturquartie @ooe.art in an attempt to comprehend the concept of paradise as a guiding vision of our life in the here and now. Curators Martin Sturm and Rainer Zendron explore what we mean when we fantasize about earthly paradises. Is it simply a state of mind? Is it something that can be bought? For some it means a dream holiday in the Caribbean, for others a visit to a strip club or sitting in one’s backyard, or, in times like these, simply a return to normality. This subjective nature of our idea of paradise is evocatively reflected in the diverse artworks on display: some artists imagine paradise to be colourful and garish, others black and white; some are playful, astute and humorous, others sarcastic and sad; some are hyper-realistic, others abstract. Despite their differences however, they are all sensuous, insightful, visionary and poetic.
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Featured: Cyril Lancelin @town.and.concrete, Flamingo one arch, 2019. Installation view. “Like in Paradise” at HÖHENRAUSCH, May 6 - Oct 17, 2021. Photo by Otto Saxinger.
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Details:https://www.yatzer.com/hohenrausch-2021-like-in-paradise
#yatzer #yatzer_inspiration #likeinparadise #paradiso #art #kunst #konst #藝術 #アート #هنر #арт #artecontemporanea #paradise #コンテンポラリーアート #modernart #contemporaryart #contemporary_art #kunstwerk #アートワーク #contemporaryartgallery #artwatchers (at Austria)
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Classical sculpture looms large in the Western canon so it’s not uncommon for contemporary artists to incorporate the cultural legacy of ancient Greco-Roman statues into their own work. One of such artists is Barcelona-based artist @sergioroger who stands out thanks to the medium he uses: 100-year-old antique linen. Painstakingly stitched and draped to create the appearance of stone, Roger’s textile sculptures astound in their uncanny beauty and subverting whimsy. Treading a fine line between homage and irony, the artist is interested in exploring ancient artistic representations of beauty as much as revealing our misconception about them.
Photography Sergio Roger.
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Textile Ruins: Sergio Roger’s Subversive Tribute to Classical Sculpture-Making
https://www.yatzer.com/sergio-roger
#yatzer #yatzer_inspiration #textiles #textileart #softsculptures #softart #classicart #antiquelinen #fiberartist #fiberart #art #artwatchers #konst #藝術 #アート #арт #هنر
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Named after a village on the Cycladic Island of Tinos, “Volax” at @carwangallery in Athens presents the latest work of @objects_of_common_interest, a series of life-size lighting and seating pieces inspired by the large granite boulders that dot the village’s wind-swept landscape. The collection marks the studio’s first ever use of wood, featuring a series of low chairs, benches and side tables whose abstract, geometric forms and monolithic design defy categorization. Monumental yet playful, primitive yet sophisticated, the pieces comprise a sui generis sculptural garden amid the gallery’s crumbling industrial setting, creating “moments of unfamiliar simplicity”.
Photography by Giorgos Sfakianakis.
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Objects of Common Interest Gets Intimate with Isamu Noguchi at his Eponymous Museum
https://www.yatzer.com/objects-of-common-interest-noguchi
#yatzer #yatzer_inspiration #volax #exhibition #carwangallery
#wood #newworks #objectsofcommoninterest #sculptural #sculptureart #sculptureartist #industrialinterior #lightinginstallation #installationart #abstractart #kunst #藝術 #アート#هنر #арт #artecontemporanea #コンテンポラリーアート #kunstwerk #アートワーク #contemporaryartgallery #artwatchers #artnow #modernsculpture #escultura #مجسمه (at Piraeus, Greece)
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