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Copenhagen Art Week: Highlights From The Danish Capital

Alice Finney — Wed, 30 May 2018 12:12:46 +0000

Now in its sixth year, Copenhagen Art Week has become a leading cultural event in the Danish capital, with over 30 galleries taking part and an array of talks, screenings, installations, and performances included in the extensive programme.

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Berlin Gallery Weekend Guide: Three Curators Share Their Top Picks

Alice Finney — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:00:27 +0000

We’ve enlisted the artistic prowess of three of Berlin’s most renowned curators — David Marzona, Nina Pohl, and Thomas Schulte — to guide you through this year’s Gallery Weekend (April 27-29, 2018).

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Gaku’s Fresh Take On Traditional Japanese Vegetable Carving

Anna Dorothea Ker — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:00:19 +0000

Japanese artist Gaku works within minutes to carve intricate, traditional floral and patterns into fruit and vegetables, using a simple vegetable knife.

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Gary Schlingheider’s Replacement Of Form And Substance

Paula Lou Riebschläger — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 17:00:58 +0000

Artist Gary Schlingheider focuses on reduction and simplification of familiar shapes using different materials with various techniques. The core of his latest work “30mm“ is the relation between color, form and space symbolized through objects made of pure steel. Seemingly everyday things were a starting point. Later, the artist isolated these studies from their old belongings and contexts. Emotional attachment, function, consistency – nothing of that sort counts anymore. Instead, the viewer gets the chance of interpreting outlines, recognizing real objects and making new connections with the artworks. Schlingheider waived extravagant coloring of the steel shapes to increase the level of abstraction. Thus the focus lies on the aesthetic dimensions of the forms and their peripheral area. Schlingheider studied fine art and graduated from the Berlin University of the Art. He is part of a group exhibition where the university shows artworks of graduates and master-class students.

From February 15-21 visitors can see his works in Quergalerie, Hardenbergstraße 33, 10623 Berlin.

All images © Gary Schlingheider

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En Concreto By Liliana Ovalle

Sarah Press — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 10:00:28 +0000

En Concreto is a collection of narrowed objects, exploring the materiality of concrete and its cultural reference to modern architecture. Inspired by the architectural style “béton brut”, the sculptures are cast in different textures and geometries, featuring ridged towers and smooth curved surfaces.

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Maurizio Cattelan’s Macabre Sculptures

Sarah Press — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 17:00:25 +0000

Born in Padua, Italy, in 1960 the artist Maurizio Cattelan is best known for his satirical and hyperrealistic sculptures. His source themes range widely from popular culture, history, and organized religion to a meditation on the self, characterized by humour and profoundness. Cattelan creates confusing veristic sculptures that reveal inconsistencies at the core of today’s society. His work is deadly serious in its scathing critique of authority and the abuse of power. Cattelan has openly thematized historical narratives and public figures. His art work “La Nona Ora” (1999) shows a wax replica of Pope John Paul II, slayed by a meteor and pinned to a red carpet. “Him” (2001) is a small simulation of Adolph Hitler, kneeling on the floor, represented as a prayer. In the more reverent and mournful piece titled “All” (2007), a series of marble sculptures, figured as dead bodies covered in sheets, are placed lined up on the gallery floor. Cattelan is seen by many art historians as one of Duchamp’s greatest contemporary successor, emulating morbidly humorous replicas on objects.

All images © Maurizio Cattelan

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Tatiana Blass’ Melting Sculptures

Sarah Press — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 10:00:33 +0000

Brazilian artist Tatiana Blass integrates a variety of media in her masterpieces, including painting, sculpture, installation and video. Blass has been exhibiting regularly in art salons and studio shows in Brazil and abroad since 1998, when she started her career. Titled “Tails”, her installation from 2006 shows several wooden chairs and other sculptural objects that seem to melt into the ground. The art objects merge with the floor through additions of specifically cut lacquered wood or fiberglass. Blass works with pictorial sculptures of pieces of furniture and balls that extend into shapes with curving outlines. Solid forms pretend both brightly colored and woodgrain patterned liquid. The sculptures are spreading out on the floor as they were melting, in a transformation of the three-dimensional objects. The Brazilian artist is represented by Galeria Millan in Sao Paulo.

All images © Tatiana Blass

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Miniature Tree Huts For House Plants

Anna Dorothea Ker — Tue, 03 May 2016 09:00:05 +0000

LA-based artist and prop builder Jedediah Corwyn Voltz created a range of miniature treehouses for succulents, cacti and bonsai trees. Entitled ‘Somewhere Small’, the series began as a side project – a way of using scrap wood, fabrics and other materials left over from Voltz’s building of miniatures for stop motion films. Now the project has taken on a life of its own, the artist states that he tries to “build structures that compliment the plant they’re living in, and grow with them.” Hand-made pottery, rugs, furniture and sculptures, as well as semi-precious stones, complement the houses to create a tiny world in each plant. “This is my way of bringing my love of geology into my work just a little bit.” Voltz says.

All images © Jedediah Corwyn Voltz

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Otherworldly Human Sculptures By Kyuin Shim

Jessica Jungbauer — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:00:21 +0000

Based in Seoul, Korean digital artist Kyuin Shim creates otherworldly human sculptures. Using 3D rendering software, the images depict the human body in a surreal way. By exploring the various meanings of Korean expressions in his work, one of Shim’s latest series is titled ‘흑흑’, which means ‘cry cry’ and ‘black black’ and depicts a dissolving human figure. In his work, Shim focuses on digital art, motion design and illustration.

All images © Marco Ugolini | Via: designboom

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Miniature Stone Sculptures By Matthew Simmonds

Jessica Jungbauer — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 08:59:02 +0000

Artist Matthew Simmonds creates miniature sculptures that are meticulously carved out of stone and marble. As a trained stonemason, Simmonds focuses on architectural stone carving with a special interest in sacred architecture. His small-scale artworks are self-described ‘internal worlds’ and each one of the pieces explores themes such as the play of light and shadow as well as the relationship between nature and human achievement. Before shifting to creating miniature sculptures, Simmonds has worked on the restoration of Westminster Abbey, among other projects. Simmonds is currently living and working in Copenhagen and his work is exhibited internationally.

In a statement about his artworks, Simmonds says: “I feel that being trained initially as a stonemason rather than as a sculptor gave me a very direct connection to the material I am working in and a strong sense of discipline, while studying history of art has given me a more profound understanding of the buildings I am inspired by than if I had trained as an artist.”

All images © Matthew Simmonds

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Sarah Lucas Shows The Power In Woman

Anna Dorothea Ker — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 09:00:48 +0000

Renowned British artist Sarah Lucas’s latest exhibition explores the suggestive power of the female figure in a play on the traditional female reclining nude.

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The Art Of Breakage By Graziano Locatelli

Paula Lou Riebschläger — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 19:00:35 +0000

Graziano Locatelli’s artwork consists of damaged items comprising mixed materials like tiles, cement, glue, and metal plates. He enjoys creating disruption, but in a controlled, precise way.

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A Modern Take On Bronze Casting By Olivia Berckemeyer

Jessica Jungbauer — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 12:57:57 +0000

Bringing a modern twist to the ancient art of bronze casting, artist Olivia Berckemeyer creates delicate bronze sculptures that appear to flow in her studio in Berlin-Kreuzberg.

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Abstract Paper Art By Marit Roland

Jessica Jungbauer — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 13:56:52 +0000

For her ongoing series ‘Paper Drawings’, Norwegian artist Marit Roland creates abstract installations entirely made from paper – from large scale sculptures to tiny works in a box.

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Lights Exploring Dawn Illumination By Sabine Marcelis

Anna Dorothea Ker — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:00:45 +0000

Rotterdam-based designer Sabine Marcelis created ‘Dawn Lights‘, a series of neon sculptures playing on the relationship between light, color, saturation and transparency. The ‘Dawn Lights’ were created as an exclusive commission for Victor Hunt Designart Dealer, and form part of a larger set of light works entitled Voie Light Series. Each Dawn Light is formed from a white neon tube in tinted cast resin. Speaking of her motivation behind the work, Marcelis says she was inspired by “A time in the day where the sun, clouds and sky join to create a momentary riot of hues.” For more lighting products, take a look at our shop.

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