This particular sculpture (I wish it were an actual product) drew me into Nancy Fouts’s work.
She has a number of other interesting, surreal little pieces as well.
See more here.
Tag: sculpture
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Face Off very effectively pits my love of horror makeup design against my aversion to reality TV (WHY can’t this be a regular documentary series? Fewer petty squabbles and more monsters, please!).
Contestants are given various cinematic makeup challenges. Recently they were asked to create something that looks “Tim Burton inspired.” I inadvertently caught about 10 seconds of this episode and figured I’d check out the results.
Here are some of the creations.
This was the challenge winner:
Since most of you reading this have probably seen a Burton film or two (*wink, wink*)…what do you think of these? The winner was pretty well done, but I’m also a fan of the bellhop character.
I think the episode will be on Hulu at some point. See a little recap here.
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I’ve seen scattered images from Troels Carlsen around the web and just managed to track down the name behind the work. I’m rather partial to his series of skeleton installations.
These skeletons are always emerging…breaking through…enjoying miniature moments of personal triumph. They are curious and worldly little things.
See more here.
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Have a bunch of time you want to kill looking at wonderfully fun art? Visit the Laluzapalooza group show if you’re in LA.
La Luz De Jesus Gallery proudly rebrands our annual juried group exhibition, LALUZAPALOOZA. This gigantic, no-theme show features works from some of the freshest and most relevant artists working today. Over 9,000 submissions from commercial illustrators, graphic designers, tattooists, scenics, students, animators and working gallery artists had to be sorted-through, and we’ve finally narrowed it down to 125 or so artists.
There is a ridiculous amount of eye candy in this show. Paintings and sculptures abound, to suit all of your pop surrealism and lowbrow art needs!
If you can’t make it there in person, you can always do what I did last night: dive into the buffet of creatures, warped pop culture, anatomy, undead and just plain beautiful things by viewing the whole exhibit online.
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Looking at the incredible sculptures by Takanori Aiba it is no wonder he began as a maze illustrator.
Delicate yet exquisitely elaborate, each scene is a complex miniature world…villages bursting out of tiny tables and bonsai pots…
See more here.
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Kinetic sculpture fascinates me, not only because I’m intrigued by the way creators manage to piece things together and animate them, but because of the incredible tendency we have to anthropomorphize anything that even remotely emulates human shape or motion.
“Pony” by Tim Lewis is an amazing chimera. I’m sure many people would think it’s “creepy,” but I rather like it. I’d love a ride in its little carriage.
Lewis states:
I think that when you first approach a piece of art, and you imagine it and draw it, there’s a sense that it will always remain somewhat in your imagination. Its only when you take the 2D object and re-work it into the physical 3D world that it becomes somewhat more real. It no longer just exists in your eyes and mind, but instead has to react with the floors and walls around it in the physical world. For me, kinetic art highlights the importance of bringing both inventions and imagination into a physical existence.
See it in motion. It’s a mesmerizing and mildly disquieting sight…
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I’m almost embarrassed by the number of times I’ve posted about Sandra Arteaga.
I’ve featured:
A Mixture of Works
The Funeral of Mr. Cookie
The AxolotlAnd now I give you Last Chapter.
Before I ever considered cremation a possibility, I always thought I’d like my tombstone to be a book open to the last page. Perhaps that is why this sweet little book at rest resonates with me.
See a few more shots here.
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Amazing craft idea for the zombie lover in your life!
Imaginary boyfriends are the best.
This is how to get ALL the ladies!
Who knew cupid’s name was…DAN?
Unparalleled romance:
On a related note, the Newton Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Brooklyn is offering a morning tour of its sludge processing facility (I’m not kidding!)
My kinda cupid!
If I ever get married, I would shower my husband with beautiful sentiments like this:
You’ll rarely hear me say this, but…forget the chocolate…I want the box!
I forgot to put this fellow, all spiffy in his Valentine suit, in my Bat Valentine post:
Many folks who frequent this blog would probably appreciate the Tim Burton Valentine Card Set.
Boo Boo the Valentine Ghost just wants someone to love him.
And a couple of other sculpted creatures I found, without artist credit.
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Dirk Staschke’s food sculptures are slightly reminiscent of decadent Baroque period imagery…
However, I enjoy that these sinfully indulgent displays have a slightly pale, sickly look…often topsy turvy, nearly ready to rot or collapse upon themselves.
This next piece comes from his show opening next month at the Bellevue Arts Museum in Washington, entitled “Falling Feels A lot Like Flying.”
See more here.
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